NY(SD) – Mr. President, 2020 has the potential to be a transformative year for Somalia. A number of key national priorities are due to conclude and will impact Somalia’s trajectory for years […]
Remarks by UN envoy James Swan to the Security Council on the situation in Somalia on 24 February 2020
MP Jirde: Farmajo is not to blame for Barre’s atrocities
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Parliamentarian Abdulkadir Jirde, speaking at a session today, said that Somali President Farmajo can’t be blamed for the previous massacres in Somaliland. The Somaliland lawmaker accused the local […]
Somaliland Attorney General: we will amend the Associations Law
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s Attorney General Abdisamad Omar Maal said that the president has the right to seek amendments from the parliament on laws that govern national parties, with the intent to […]
Somali Government responds to Coronavirus scare in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – The Federal government of Somalia in a new press release about the deadly disease Coronavirus has denied that people with the virus have been allowed to entry Mogadishu. According […]
Ethiopia interested in Seylac Port, sources reveal
Hargeisa (SD) – A delegation led by the Ethiopian Finance Minister Ahmed Shide has visited Hargeisa last week and left without giving details of the purpose of his trip. But sources close […]
Somaliland Government Employee threatens to kill a reporter
Hargeisa (SD)- An independent journalist working in Hargeisa has recently been threatened over the phone by a partisan hack. “On the afternoon of 16 February, I received a call from a number […]
Russia not planning to stablish a base in Berbera
Djibouti (SD) – The Russian government has for the first time publicly addressed its intention of setting up a military base in Berbera, Somaliland. Russia is currently not looking to set up […]
WFP to build early warning centres in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali government and the World Food Program (WFP) have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up early warning centres around the country. The Ministry of Aid and […]
Somaliland opposition reach out to Qatar for support, sources say
Doha (SD) – Somaliland opposition parties have turned to Qatar for financial help according to sources in Doha. Sources close to the Somaliland opposition in Doha, have confirmed for Somali Dispatch, that […]
Ethiopia acknowledges Farmajo’s non-apology Apology as step in the right direction
Addis Ababa (SD) – The Ethiopian government has talked about the recent apology from the president of the federal government of Somalia regarding the massacre committed by Siyad Barre regime in Somaliland. […]
Somaliland concerned about youths leaving for Mogadishu
Hargeisa (SD) – The government of Somaliland, led by President Muse Bihi, spoke about youth traveling to Mogadishu, which has been growing trend in recent years. Jama Mohamoud Ahmed, the Governor of […]
Somaliland Opposition Parties urge the removal of Muse Bihi and called for an early election
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland opposition leaders accused president Muse Bihi failed to lead Somaliland and demanded an immediate resignation a speedy election in the country this year. The two parties jointly proposed […]
Former Somalia Presidents criticize Farmajo’s Somaliland approach
Mogadishu (SD) – Former Somali Presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed spoke to the media in Mogadishu today regarding Farmajo’s Somaliland approach. First, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud criticized President Farmajo’s […]
A Somali politician responds to Anti Somaliland rhetoric
Garowe (SD) – Former Somali interior minister Abdi Farah Juha responded to calls from former Somalia officials who defended atrocities committed by the Siyad Barre’s regime in Somaliland. The former Somalia officials […]
Somaliland comments on a Ethiopian delegation visiting Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – The government of Somaliland has for the first time spoken of the visit of a delegation from the Ethiopian government led by Finance Minister Ahmed Shide. Somaliland’s Minister of […]
Somali President Signs National Election Law
Mogadishu (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, at the closing ceremony of the 6th session of the Federal Parliament of Somalia signed the Electoral Law […]
Somali Government cancels Ahmed Madobe’s Passport
Kismayo (SD) – The Somali federal government has withdrawn the diplomatic passport of all members of parliament, ministers and other Jubaland officials, according to officials in Jubaland. The Somali government also withdrew […]
UCID Chairman: the country is faced with a crisis
Hargeisa (SD) – The chairman of UCID party, Eng. Faisal Ali Warabe, who returned to the country today, said that the two opposition parties will hold a meeting on the Somaliland’s situation […]
Abdisalam Abdirahman Warsame, a convicted Rapist released
Garowe (SD) – Abdisalam Abdirahman Warsame, who was sentenced to death in the murder and rape case of Aisha Elias Adan, made his first public appearance on social media. Abdisalam’s release is […]
Ismail Omar receives Said Deni
Djibouti (SD) – Puntland President HE Said Abdullahi Deni met with Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh in Djibouti today. After the meeting, President Deni spoke to the media and said that his […]
