WASHINGTON— Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led more than 300 international lawmakers across two dozen countries in a letter to the leadership of the World Bank and the […]
Omar, Sanders Lead 300+ Global Lawmakers in Call to Protect Developing Countries from Economic Ruin
SOMALILAND: A Suspended oil shipment at Berbera port
Berbera (SD)- The Somaliland government recentlysespended a Som Petroleum oil tanker at Berbera port for the last few days, according to sources. The Government is yet to say why the tanker isn’t […]
Somalia: Al Shabab appoint A COVID-19 Assessment Committee
Mogadishu (SD) – Al-Shabab, who earlier claimed that the Coronavirus had been sent to punished the disbelievers, unexpectedly appointed a COVID-19 prevention committee. According to al-Shabaab’s statement, the committee, comprising doctors, clerics […]
Somalia: Upper House committee opposes Feds Plan to Sell Resources
Mogadishu (SD) – Chairman of the Upper House Resources Committee of the Somali Parliament and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Himilo party Senator Ilyas Ali Hassan, has opposed the Somali government’s […]
Somalia Politicises UAE medical Donations
Mogadishu (SD) – The United Arab Emirates has sent a donated medical equipment and supplies to the Somali government, the aid including a ventilator machine arrived Mogadishu today. The aid donations are […]
Somaliland: Low Magnitude Quake Hits Borama
Borama (SD) – News from Borama indicates that around 6:30 AM today a minor earthquake was felt in the capital city of Awdal, Somaliland. The low magnitude earthquake was estimated to have […]
Somalia: Gunfire reported at Garowe’s main Police station
Garowe (SD) – Reports from Puntland’s capital Garowe indicates that militia suspected to be Kat smugglers attacked the main Police station tonight. The news, not official yet is trending on social media, […]
Boore Contributes to COVID-19 efforts in Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland National Committee for the Prevention of COVID-19 has today received a monetary donation from Djibouti businessman Abdirahman Boore. The Somaliland Vice President and Chairman of the COVID-19 […]
An Ambassador’s Careless Freelancing Risks East Africa Security
Power is intoxicating, but Donald Yamamoto’s increasing tendency to act like a colonial governor will backfire. Rushed and uncoordinated diplomacy and individual free-lancing often do. It is a truism among diplomats that […]
Somaliland: No Ihtikah and Taraweeh Prayers at Mosques
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Minister of Religious Affairs Sheikh Khalil Abdullahi Ahmed ordered the closure of the mosque effective May 12th in order to limit the spread of the Covid-19. Minister Khalil […]
Somaliland: COVID-19 Update
Hargeisa (SD) – Mohamed Abdi Hergeye the Director General of Somaliland’s Ministry of Health, on his daily briefing to the nation, confirmed 5 new COVID-19 cases in the country. The Director General […]
Somali Youth League Party started the Somali tribal conflict back in 1947
Hargeisa (SD) -Back in 1947, Somalia’s main political party, known as SYL (Somali Youth League), which is credited in leeding the independent and of Somalia’s UN trusteeship under Italian government, started the […]
Somaliland: From Genocide survival to Covid-19 Starvation
Hargeisa (SD) – Koos Abdi Farah is a Mother who survived the 1988 genocide in Somaliland committed by Somalia’s former government, but is now facing starvation in Hargeisa due to the government […]
Hargeisa Airport Complain about not Receiving their Bonuses
Hargeisa (SD) – Security staff at Egal International Airport in the capital of Hargeisa, Somaliland have complained about not receiving a bonus payments due to corruption. The Staff took their grievances up […]
Somalia: Daily COVID-19 Updates
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali Government’s Minister of Health Dr. Fawzia Abikar Nur updated the nation on the growing cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. The Minister announced 35 new confirmed […]
PM Kheyre Requests Immediate Assistance from the International Community for Qardho Floods
Mogadishu (SD) – The PM of federal government of Somalia Hassan Ali Kheyre, hosted a virtual meeting on how to better coordinate the Qardho flood relief. The meeting was attended by ambassadors […]
AMISOM Troops in Somalia contract COVID-19
Mogadishu (SD) – A number of African Union Mission troops (AMISOM) in Somalia are said to have contracted the Coronavirus, according to The East African. Sources in AMISOM confirmed to The East […]
Former Galmudug President Haf is in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) -Former Galmudug President Ahmed Dualle Guelleh Haf is reportedly in Somaliland for unspecified reason. Somaliland doesn’t allow any current or former Somalia politicians visiting it territories. Mr Haf has traveled […]
Somalia: a Puntland Minister confirms contracting COVID-19
Garowe (SD) – Puntland State Minister of Industry and Investment Abdullahi Abdi Hirsi has confirmed that he has been diagnosed with Coronavirus on a Facebook post. Puntland’s Covid19 committee announced last night […]
Djibouti: We delivered our Baladweyne pledge donation 7 ago
Mogadishu (SD) – The Djiboutian government confirmed that it had handed over the $600,000 in aid for Beledweyne floods to the Somalia’s Ministry of Disaster Management 7 months ago. Djibouti’s Ambassador to […]
