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 […]
Somalia parliament to formulate election process for Somaliland MP’s
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 […]
This Year’s controversial JPLG Projects in Somaliland Signed
Hargeisa (SD) – At the Somaliland Presidential Palace today, the implementation of JPLG Governance Projects in Hargeisa, Berbera, Borama, Gabiley, Burao and Sayla were signed. The signing ceremony for the implementation of […]
Puntland calls for consultative regional meetings with allies and opposition parties in Somalia
Garowe (SD) – Puntland president Said Deni, has invited a joint meeting with some of Puntland’s allied states and the Somali opposition parties to discuss Somalia’s electoral issues. Although Puntland has not […]
Conflict over Oslo’s Towofiq Mosque resolved
Oslo(SD)- The controversy over the Towofiq mosque has been resolved after the Somali-led committee in Norway finally succeeded in bringing together the two groups over the controversy. No details have been released […]
Col. Arre to leave Somaliland soon, his future return not know
Erigavo (SD) – Sources close to Col Arre tell Somalidispatch.com that the Colonel is planning to travel to a safe country of his choosing soon. Col. Arre has recently signed an agreement with Somaliland, and […]
Somaliland Chief Sultan: the opposition has the right to criticize the president
Hargeysa (SD) – Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdikadir has addressed the lawsuit filed by President Muse Bihi Abdi’s family against the UCID Chairperson Faisal Ali Warabe. Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdikadir described the case […]
Somaliland denies claims that food harvest is tainted
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland Ministry of Agriculture and the Food Quality Protection Agency have jointly stated that the crops harvested in the country do not contain any toxins that can harm […]
United Nations envoy to Somalia welcomes new electoral law
Mogadishu (SD) – United Nations Special Representative to Somalia, James Swan, welcomes the new Somali electoral law, which has recently been adopted by the Somali parliament. James Swan made this statement during […]
Federal government hits back at Galmudug leaders and suspends payments
Mogadishu (SD) – The Office of the Auditor General of Somalia issued a letter two weeks ago requesting the suspension of payment to Galmudug’s leadership to the Somali Ministry of Finance, Central […]
Upper House appoints an electoral review committee
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s upper house of parliament has appointed a seven member committee to advice on the country’s electoral law. The bill was recently passed by the lower house, after a […]
Faisal Ali Warabe expected back in Hargeisa to address a court case
Hargeisa (SD) – Chairman of UCID opposition party Mr. Faisal Ali Warabe is expected to arrive Hargeisa’s at Egal Airport on Sunday, returning from a trip abroad. The chairman, who is being sued by […]
