Hargeisa (SD) – President of the Republic of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi and the Chairman of UCID Opposition party Faisal Ali Warabe are expected to have a face-to-face meeting tonight following their contentious […]
Somaliland President and UCID Chairman to meet face-to-face
Somaliland Builders complain about telecommunication giant TELESOM
Hargeisa (SD) – Technical workers have complained about a new telecommunication service launched by TELESOM called “hogsade” recently. These construction technicians say their jobs are will be taken over, and that foreigners […]
President Farmajo travels to Asmara
Mogadishu (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him traveled to Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. The delegation was sent of by officials from […]
Galmudug State Technical Committee announces new MP’S
Dhusamareb (SD) – The Galmudug State Technical Committee has officially announced the new members of the Galmudug State Parliament of the 2nd Galmudug Regional Assembly. The number of MPs listed by the […]
Tensions are reportedly high between Djibouti and Ethiopia over FRUD rebels
Djibouti (SD) – The Djibouti government has unanimously rejected the decision of the FRUD rebels stablishing a rebel office in Ethiopia. Djiboutian commander Zakria Sheikh Ibrahim, who has recently met with his […]
UN Special Representative James Swan speaks to the press during visit to Hargeisa
PRESS STATEMENT Good morning and Happy New Year to all of you. I thank President Musa Bihi Abdi, his team, and the people of Somaliland for their warm welcome. I last visited […]
UN envoy meets with UCID leadership
Hargeisa (SD) – The leader of UCID Party, led by UCID Party Chairman, Eng. Feisal Ali Hussein met with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Somalia Ambassador Swan. […]
Somaliland president held talks with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi met today in his office with a large delegation led by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Ambassador James Swan. The President met […]
UCID Chairman received by huge crowds in Hargeisa today
Hargeisa (SD) – UCID party chairman Eng.: Faisal Ali Warabe and a delegation led by him were warmly welcomed at Hargeisa airport back from a trip from Burundi. People from the neighborhoods of Hargeisa […]
Galmudug President: Our State elections have been Hijacked
Galkayo (SD) – Galmudug State President Ahmed Duale Guelleh Haf has leveled a serious allegations against the Soamlia Government today. The President accused the Somali government of hijacking as he said the administration building […]
Somalia parliament to formulate election process for Somaliland MP’s
Mogadishu (SD) – Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman, the Speaker of the Somali Parliament, has presented to the international community a written statement that the parliament is preparing a special election process for Somaliland […]
Puntland President to announce a political Party next month
Garowe (SD) – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, speaking on his government’s goals, has once again pledged his commitment to implementing the multi-party system in Puntland. “We would like to encourage democracy […]
Somaliland’s Mediation Council: There will be no Case against Faisal Ali Warabe
Hargeisa (SD) – Sources close to the Somaliland mediation council have told somalidispatch.com that the Council was successful in mediations between President Bihi and Faisal Ali Warabe. Local media have been reporting that President Bihi and […]
Galmudug Election Commission ” We have officially begun the selection of MPs
Dhusamareb (SD) – The Galmudug Electoral Commission said in a press release today, that they were formally starting the process of selecting members of the new parliament after they had resolved all the […]
Explosion at the Seyidka intersection in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – At least three people were killed today and six others injured when a car bomb exploded at the Seyidka intersection in Mogadishu. The dead and the injured were civilians […]
Puntland’s top senators oppose Somalia’s Petroleum Act
Mogadishu (SD) – The Puntland upper house senators has opposed the way the upper house has passed the Somali Petroleum Act. The deputy chairman of the national resource committee, Senator Mohamud Mashruuc, […]
Wadani Youth Secretary: corruption is at its worst in Somaliland, as a minister appoints his son
Hargeisa (SD) – The Wadani Youth secretary Mohamed Sadiq Dhame spoke to Hctv’s about Somaliland’s Minister of water development Mohamed Muse Diriye who recently appointed his son to a top position in […]
Somaliland opposes Red Sea alliance
Hargeysa (SD) – The Somaliland government has rejected the announced new coalition of eight countries on the Red Sea coast. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Somaliland was opposed […]
Somalia faces threat of losing control of its airspace again
Mogadishu (SD) – The International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, has issued a warning for a comprehensive law urgently needed to enable the Somali aviation authority to maintain its airspace. ICAO said that […]
23-year-old Somali Hijabi sworn in as St Louis Park City Council member
St Louis Park (SD) – Nadia Mohamed was sworn into office on Monday, becoming the youngest and the first Muslim, the first black and the first Somali to become a member of […]
