Hargeisa(SD)-Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi recently appointed the high council to oversee the Bank of Somaliland, in an effort to curtail curroption. There is no official announcement on President Bihi’s decree, but sources […]
President Bihi appoints High Council to fight corruption at Central Bank
Former Puntland speaker of the parliament arrives in Sanaag
Garowe(SD)-Reports from Garowe, the capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland, say that Puntland’s Speaker of Parliament Abdihakim Mohamed Ahmed Dhobo left town after he was ousted on Thursday by the parliament. […]
Riots broke out in Somali territories in Ethiopia
Jigjiga(SD)-Protests against President Mohamed Mustafa Omar Cagjar leadership have been going on in recent days in different areas of the Somali region. The protest rallies have been linked to Mustafa Cagjar’s decision to arrest […]
Ahlu Sunna troops joined the federal army in Galgudud
Dhusamareb(SD)-Troops from Ahlu Sunna who recently vacated parts of Galgaduud region have declared they’ve joined the Somali federal troops in that region. Abdullahi Dahir Roble Adde, a senior Ahlu Sunna official, was […]
Jubbaland denies troops defected to Somalia government
Kismayo(SD)-Jubbaland regional vice president Mohamud Sayid Adan has said that there were hundreds of troops defected to the Somali government. More than 200 Jubbaland troops have announced in Luq district that they have […]
Puntland parliament to select a chairman this week
Garowe(SD)-The recent election commission tasked with working on the election process of the speaker of Puntland state parliament has announced the date of the election. The commission, which has released the selection process, […]
President Bihi to buy the confirmation of the new electoral commission nominees
Hargeisa(SD)-The President of the Federal Republic of Somaliland, Mr. Muse Bihi, is said to have bought the support of some members of the Somaliland House of Representatives this morning. According to anonymous sources, some […]
Is the U.S. Embassy’s Statement on Somalia’s Political Situation signaling of a new approach?
Mogadishu(SD)-The United States has issued a press release for the first time in Somalia in recent months amid unprecedented levels of conflict between the federal government, regional governments and opposition politicians. The […]
Military equipment confiscated at Berbera port
Berbera(SD)-Authorities in the port city of Berbera has seized military equipment this week, which was intended to be secretly shipped out. Various sources have confirmed, the military equipment seized was a Container full and included […]
ISIR Institute evaluates Democracy in Somaliland
Hargeisa(SD)- Hargeisa-based ISIR Institute has released a report tonight detailing that there has been a decline in the progress of democracy in Somaliland. ISIR said this was due to delays in elections, a lack of democracy […]
Speaker of the Puntland Parliament contests removal
Garowe(SD)-The Speaker of the Puntland State of Somalia, Abdihakim Mohamed Ahmed Dhobo, has rejected the resigning from the Puntland House of Representatives today. Speaking to the Somali media, he said no legal […]
Djibouti freedom protestors gain momentum
Djibouti(SD)-The freedom for the arrested journalists and other political prisoners continue in Djibouti, absence of the so-called international media. The BBC and the VOA continued to ignore the Djiboutian peoples quest for […]
Somaliland president Appoints new Diplomats, while dismissing others
Hargeisa(SD)-Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi in presidential decree reshuffled the country’s diplomatic chore today, while dismissing the previous representatives in an effort to rejuvenate relationships. The effected posts include UK, Norway , […]
Djibouti accuses Somaliland of not cooperating to investigate Djibouti bombing case
Djibouti(SD)-The Djibouti government has accused the Somaliland government of failing to cooperate in investigating the case of the 2014 Djibouti bombing. Statement by US government on counter-terrorism declared the preliminary international cooperation […]
Somaliland calls for a national committee to support flood-affected Beledweyne
Hargeisa(SD)-The Somaliland Chamber of Commerce today announced a Beledweyne support committee to raise funds for people affected by the flooding in the Beletweyne population in need of emergency assistance. Somaliland Chamber of […]
Nadia Mohamed wins St. Louis City Council seat
St. Louis(SD)-Nadia Mohamed, a Somali teenager, made history on Tuesday night after she won a seat in the city council. Louis Park City in the United States. The 23-year-old Nadia will be […]
Somalia is expected to announce 30 billion barrels of oil licenses in December
Mogadishu(SD)-Somali Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed told Reuters news agency that Somalia plans to release up to 30 million barrels of oil a month to attract investment companies. […]
Is the BBC and VOA Somali service Silence on Djibouti Protests a sign of corruption?
Djibouti(SD)-The BBC and The VOA radio stations owned by the two foremost democratic countries in the world USA and UK has failed their primary journalistic and objective duties to report the demonstration […]
President Bihi militarizes policing in Somaliland as Wadani partisans miss the big picture
Hargeisa(SD)-President Muse Bihi has appointed the commander of the Somaliland police force to Brigadier General Mohamed Adan Dabagalle, and Deputy Brigadier General Abdi Hassan Mire Farah. The new commander of the Brigadier General, […]
Sanaag: Two clans resolve on a four-year conflict
Elafweyn(SD)-The elders and Intellectuals of Elafweyn district of Sanaag region voluntarily agreed to end their ongoing inter-clan clashes. Scholars, intellectuals and elders in the region have decided to reconcile the four-year war between the […]
