Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Prime Minister Ali Hassan Kheyre has today directed the Ministry of Finance to provide funds to the flood prevention efforts in Beledweyne. The news comes after Beledweyne’s Flood […]
PM Kheyre: Provide Funds for Flood prevention in Beledweyne
Somaliland COVID-19 Update
Hargeisa (SD) –The Director General of Somaliland Ministry of Health Mohamed Abdi Hargeye, in his daily Covid_19 briefing announced new COVID-19 cases in the country. The director said 11 new patients were […]
Social Distancing in place as Mosques reopen in Germany
Berlin (SD) – A number of German mosques were reopened this morning, with social distancing and other health orders like wearing a masks in place. According to Turkish news agency Anadolu, this […]
Somaliland: Burao General Hospital does not have a single Medical Emergency Vehicle
Burao (SD) – Burao General Hospital does not have a single Medical Emergency Vehicle according to the Director General of the Somaliland Ministry of Health. The DG’s comment comes at a time […]
Puntland Forces and Daish Clash in Bossaso
Bossaso (SD) – Puntland’s regional security forces reportedly clashed with Daish militias in the coastal town of Bossaso today. According to reports from Bossaso’s local media, an armed Daesh gunmen attacked Puntland […]
Dhusamareb Police District Commander Resigns over the Release of Militants
Dhusamareb (SD) – The Dhusamareb district Police commander Captain Burhan Ahmed Roble, who spoke to the media last night, announced his resignation due to pressure and threats from senior officials. General Burhan […]
Non-Amsom Ethiopian Troops linked to Downing of the African Express plane in Berdale
Mogadishu (SD) – Report to the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Francisco Madeira, confirms Ethiopian troops, who are not part of the African Union Mission […]
Somaliland sees spike in COVID-19 Cases
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland health minister Omar Abdullahi who spoke to the media in Hargeisa today said testing started in Hargeisa with a new testing facility in the capital and confirmed the […]
Al Shabab Claims the killing of Goalkeeper Gatamow
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali Militant group Al Shabab in a statement today claimed the slaying of former Somali National Goalkeeper Abdiweli Olad Gatamow in Afgoye district yesterday. Gatamow was murdered by […]
ICG Warns of a Potential Conflict in Somalia if Elections are Postponed
Mogadishu (SD) – The International Crisis Group (ICG) has released a report today warning the Somali federal government in postponing elections in the country without consensus. The ICG calls on the federal […]
Somalia and Djibouti’s Baladweyne Flood aid never arrived, Somaliland’s did
Baladweyne (SD) – The Beledweyne flood relief committee says that the Djibouti and Somali federal government didn’t provide their donated funds pledged last year, but Somaliland did. “We have so far utilized […]
US calls for Accurate COVID-19 Reporting in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – The US Embassy in Mogadishu called on the federal government and the public to agree and encourage the transparent reporting of the COVID-19 virus, to facilitate important efforts to […]
Somalilanders stranded in Djibouti finally come Home
Hargeisa (SD) – 49 Somaliland nationals stranded in Djibouti in recent days due to Coved-19 reasons have arrived in Hargeisa airport today. Information on how these 49 Somalilanders ended up in Djibouti […]
Famous Somali National Goalkeeper Killed while Praying
Afgoye (SD) – A former Somali goalkeeper Abdiweli Olad Gatamow was killed last night in Lower Shabelle region of Afgoye in what seems to be a targeted killing, according to local media. […]
Somaliland Cabinet Ministers meet online to Discuss COVID-19 efforts
Hargeisa (SD) – The 58th online session of Somaliland’s Cabinet meeting was chaired by the President of the Republic of Somaliland, HE Muse Bihi Abdi, has today, according to the presidential spokesperson. […]
Jubaland bans the Niqab
Kismayo (SD) – Authorities in Jubaland Regional State of Somalia has reportedly issued a ban on warning the female religious attire called Niqab, according to local media. A statement issued Thursday by […]
Somalia: Puntland ministers contract COVID-19
Garowe (SD) – Puntland’s Coronavirus prevention committee said in the past 24 hours they have documented eight new cases of Coronavirus in the regional state. The committee, in their daily briefing said […]
Burmadow: We will implement our Agreement with Garhajis
Dubai (SD) – King Osman Aw Mohamud (Burmadow), one of Somaliland’s traditional elders, said his clan is ready to implement their recent clan agreement with Garhajis. King Burmadow of the Habarjelo Clan, […]
UK keeps Hawalas going for Somalis
London (SD) – The UK Government has confirmed that remittance services will remain available during this Covid19 shut down. The UK, one of the countries worst hit by covid19, the virus killed […]
Somali MP: Opposed to Eastleigh Curfew
Nairobi (SD) – Kenyan lawmaker Yusuf Hassan, has strongly opposed the Kenyan government’s decision to impose curfew on his constituency Eastleigh. The lawmaker described the curfew as a bias towards Eastleigh residents, […]
