Nairobi(SD)-Kenya’s parliament has excepted a motion from the government, on how it should resolve maritime disputes with Somalia. The motion proposes a number of steps the government should take to address this dispute, and […]
Kenyan parliament debates maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya
Pres. Bihi is offically invided while somalilanders go as though from Somalia
Hargeisa(SD)-The spokes person of the President of the Republic of Somaliland Mr. Mohamud Warsame Jama has proclaimed today a success, the travel of Somaliland’s President to Hajj with an official invitation. Also, the Saudi government has sent […]
Ahlu Sunna wal Jama leader casts doubt on agreement with Federal government
Dhusamareb(SD)-The head of the Galmudug regional government and Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa leader Sheikh Mohamed Shakir Ali Hassan issued a statement that cast doubt on the agreement with the federal government. The […]
Skills for Change and Exchange: Diaspora engages in health sector development in Somalia
In 2018, Hamda Ibrahim returned from Denmark to Somalia under MIDA FINNSOM Health and Education, a circular migration project developed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Finland. The main objective […]
Plans for African market in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside not welcomed by all
Business owners in Cedar-Riverside, the heart of Minneapolis’ Somali community, are mobilizing against the city’s plan to transform a surface parking lot into a new public market. They said they were taken […]
Global warming and Somaliland’s ‘climate refugees’
If a single drought is classified as an environmental bullet, what is facing Somaliland in the Horn of Africa is rapid machine-gun fire. The increasingly aggressive antagonist is global heating. Spending time […]
Jubaland candidates have strong conditions for election participation
Kismayo(SD)-The candidates for the Jubbaland election expected to take place this month in Kismayo, have issued a clear statement regarding their conditions for participating the upcoming election. The meeting between the IGAD representative […]
Somaliland’s House of Representatives session ends in disarray
Hargeisa(SD)-The Somaliland House of Representatives has ended in it’s session today after members disagreed with a motion brought by the government. The predominately Kulmiye members of Sool Sanaag and Awdal wanted to […]
Somalia rejects the release of pirates by Somaliland, wants Seychelles to complain to the UN
Mogadishu(SD)-The ministry of foreign affairs of the federal government of Somalia in a communique letter to the government of Seychelles complained against the recent release of pirates from Somaliland prisons. Somalia asked the Seychelles […]
Pres. Muse Bihi’s conditions on The King of Saudi Arabia’s invitation to the Hajj
Hargeisa(SD)-Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has sent a letter to the King of Saudi Arabia thanking him for officially inviting him to the Hajj this year and to commemorate the historic relationship between Somaliland […]
Minneapolis police search for missing mother of 2
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are searching for a mother of two they say has not been seen since July 27. Police say the last time anyone saw Hamdi Abdulahi physically was Saturday, […]
Analysis: Pres. Farmajo’s Citizenship Conundrum
Mogadishu(SD)-The President of the Federal government of Somalia had last week announced that he voluntarily renounced his US citizenship. Some speculated that this was (as it was intended) an act of patriotism, while […]
IGAD delegation meets with Jubaland election commission
Kismayo(SD)-Jubbaland election commission chairman Hamse Abdi Barre gave details of the meeting with IGAD delegation in Kismayo to the media. “We have already been in contact and IGAD itself, they’ve trained the […]
Jubbaland President and AMISOM Force Commander Meet in Kismayo
Kismayo(SD)-In Kismayo today, the commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Tigabu Yilma, held a meeting with the President of the Jubbaland regional state, Ahmed Mohamed Islam [Ahmed Madobe]. One […]
IGAD delegation meets with Jubaland’s opposing groups
Kismayo(SD)-A delegation from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), led by it’s Representative to Somalia, Dr. Mohamed Ali Guyow, arrived in Kismayo on Sunday. The delegation is expected to stay in the city […]
Somaliland: A Success Story Without the Billions and Bombs
Somaliland is a success story in a part of the world where those are rare. For 27 years, the self-declared state—with little outside assistance—has defied the odds. In contrast with Somalia, from […]
The Somali boy who fled a civil war who now wants to be a Cardiff MP
Mohamed Ali says he’s seen what civil war can do – and says he isn’t prepared for Brexit to cause one in Britain When he was three, Mohamed Ali arrived in Cardiff […]
Somaliland Delegates Attend the 5th Annual International Youth Diplomacy Conference in Ghana
Accra(SD)-Between the 16th and 20th of July, a delegation of diplomatic officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) of Somaliland attended the annual International Youth Diplomacy Conference held […]
Wadani party responds to criticism from Somaliland government
Hargeisa(SD)-The Secretary-General of Somaliland’s Wadani party Mr. Khadar Hussein Abdi described the country’s information minister’s criticisms as a disgrace to the nation and its unity. “The former Minister of Information said Wadani is a Somali unionist, may be doesn’t […]
Eng. Yarisow Buried today in Mogadishu
Mogadishu(SD)-The funeral prayers were held at Aden Abdulle International Airport for the former mayor of Mogadishu Mr. Abdirahman Omar Osman Yarisow. The President of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, Prime […]
