Mogadishu (SD) – Today, the United Nations and partners in Somalia launched the Somalia COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan (CPRP) to address the immediate humanitarian impact and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 […]
SOMALIA COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN LAUNCHED
Somaliland Bans Kat in the Month of Ramadan
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland has imposed a 25-day ban on the importation and trafficking of Kat, according to the Coronavirus prevention and control committee. The commission said the Kat traders of the […]
Somalia: NISA follows through with its Prosecution of VOA Reporter
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali National Security and Intelligence Agency (NISA) announced last night that it has forwarded its investigation findings of VOA journalist Harun Maruf to the Attorney General’s office. NISA announced […]
President Qor-qor Forms Galmudug Cabinet
Dhusamareb (SD) – Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qor-qor has released a list of his new cabinet Ministers of 23 members, including prominent politicians. MP Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, a member of the […]
Jubaland President signs agreement with opposition Leaders
Nairobi (SD) – The president of Jubaland regional state, Ahmed Madobe and opposition leaders Abdirashid Hidig and Abdinasir Serar signed an agreement in the capital Nairobi today. In a joint statement issued […]
Kenya: Mandera county lockdown after COVID 19 cases increased
Mogadishu (SD) – The Border town of Mandera county governor, Ali Roba has confirmed a total of eight COVID 19 cases in the county on Wednesday evening. “Health department has been doing […]
Somali Government Adjusts Curfew for Ramadan
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali government has extended curfew hours in an effort to combat coronavirus following the largest new COVID 19 cases recorded in the country on Wednesday. Police Chief, Abdi […]
Kismayo (SD) – Jubaland Minister of Interior and chairman of the administration’s Covid-19 Disease Prevention Committee, Mr. Mohamed Warsame Darwish, said that Jubaland did not received the millions of dollars the federal […]
Somaliland strongly opposes Farmajo’s Bahnano project
Mogadishu (SD) – Somaliland has strongly opposed the new Bahnano program recently launched by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in Mogadishu. “The Government of Somaliland informs the United Nations, the African Union, the […]
Somali Government accuses Journalist Abuja of a Murder and Al Shabab member
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali government says that Mohamed Abdiwahab Abuja, a journalist detained in Mogadishu for more than a month, is suspected of being a member of al-Shabaab. A press statement […]
Somali Government Warns Traders in Price Gauging
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali federal minister of commerce and industry Abdullahi Ali Hassan has issued a stern warning to Somali traders by increasing pricing of the basic items during this epidemic difficult […]
Southwest State Bans Radio Barawe to Broadcast local Dialect
Baidoa (SD) – The deputy District Commissioner of Barawe town, the capital of Southwest State of Somalia Abdikarim Sheikh Ali ordered in an interview that radio Barawe FM to stop broadcasting local […]
Puntland Possible COVID-19 patient dies
Puntland Committee for Prevention of coronavirus has today announced a the death of a suspected COVID-19 patient in Puntland state. A statement from the COVID-19 Prevention Committee said that the person was […]
Hudeide: a monumental musician who uplifted Somali life
There are many attributes that capture Somali identity, however none seem so deep and abiding as these two: constant hyper anxiety over scarce rainfall, and uncommon talent in poetic composition and artistic […]
“We Would Just Do What Muse Wants” Faisal Ali Warabe goes on a Bizarre Tirade Against Everything
Hargeisa (SD) – The chairman of the UCID opposition party in Somaliland Faisal Ali Warabe, held a press conference in Hargeisa today, incoherently discussing the country’s current situation. The Chairman, as usual […]
Benadir Regional Court Chairman suspended for Releasing a Journalist
Mogadishu (SD) – There are reports indicating as to why Chairman of the Supreme Court of Bashe Yusuf Ahmed suspended Benadir Regional Court Governor Muse Moalim from office indefinitely. Sources indicate to […]
Equipment delivered to health authorities in Sool region
Lasanod (SD) – The ARC International office in Sool region today handed over the administration to the Ministry of Health equipment for the rehabilitation of Las Anod’s quarantine center. Chairman of ARC […]
EU Ambassador to Somalia urges the government to be patient with the media
Mogadishu (SD) – In a statement posted on his Twitter account, EU Ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga called on the Somali Federal Government to stop silencing journalists, in order to get a […]
Somalia and FAO strengthen cooperation to curb the spread of desert locust
Mogadishu (SD) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Somalia have made cooperation and partnership to scale up local capacities, surveillance and control operations to combat the desert locust […]
UNITED STATES BOLSTERS SOMALIA COVID-19 RESPONSE WITH DONATION OF 350 HOSPITAL BEDS
The United States Embassy Mogadishu, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will donate 350 hospital beds and 500 bedsheets to support the Somali Government in preventing and controlling the […]
