Somali Dispatch

LONDON (SD)-Amnesty International today released its annual report, listing the countries with the highest number of executions carried out in 2023. The report highlighted that a total of 1,153 executions were carried […]

BEIJING (SD)-The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Somali Government, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, is currently in Beijing, the capital of China, leading the Somali delegation participating in the tenth […]

MOGADISHU (SD)-The Chinese Embassy in Somalia responded to Somaliland’s participation in the inauguration of the Taiwanese president on May 20th. The spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Somalia informed the press that […]

MOGADISHU (SD)-Additional reports have emerged regarding operations conducted by the Somali Federal Government forces in areas along the borders regions of Galgadud and Hirshabelle. These operations, which were carried out by the […]

BAL ‘AD (SD)-The Somali Federal Government has responded to Kenyan President William Ruto’s recent statement during an official visit to the United States that if the African peacekeeping forces withdraw from Somalia, […]

-President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, has stated that the agreement his administration reached to lease a naval base to Ethiopia will help resolve the emerging security issues in the Red Sea. […]

GAROWE (SD)-The Puntland administration of Somalia has issued a statement declaring that no operations were conducted by the Somali federal government forces in the Almadow Mountains. In a press release from the […]

GENEVA (SD) -The 77th World Health Assembly officially opened today in Geneva, Switzerland, and Dr. Ali Haji Adam, Minister of Health of the Federal Government of Somalia, was elected Vice-President of the […]

NAIROBI (SD)-President of Kenya William Ruto has stated that the Al-Shabaab group, which has ties to Al-Qaeda, will exploit Somalia’s power vacuum after the African Union withdraws its troops this year. This […]

BOSSASO (SD) -The Federal Government of Somalia has announced that a joint operation involving the national army and international partners targeted an Al-Shabaab assembly camp in the Almadow mountains of Puntland. The […]

GAROWE (SD)-The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, today officially launched the final exams for the 8th and 12th grades of Puntland’s schools for the academic year 2023/2024. More […]

MOGADISHU (SD)-Somalia’s Police Chief, Sulub Ahmed Firin, has addressed measures taken by the police in the past few days to arrest several prominent individuals on social media accused of spreading insults and […]

GARISA (SD)-Armed militants from Al-Shabaab ambushed a convoy of Kenyan police forces on the outskirts of Garissa in the North Eastern Province today. Following the ambush, a battle ensued between the Kenyan […]

MOGADISHU (SD) -The European Union’s naval force announced today the successful liberation of the commercial ship Basilisk, which was flying the Liberian flag, along with its 17 crew members after an attempted […]

BEDALE (SD) -Members of the Al-Shabaab group reportedly attacked the military bases of the government forces and those of South West State in the town of Bardale, in the Bay region. A […]

HARGEISA (SD) -Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi received the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. George Conway, along with senior officials from ten UN agencies, at his […]

MOGADISHU (SD)-A suicide bombing took place in Mogadishu shortly before the evening prayer, which caused casualties including death and injuries. According to reports, the explosion took place in an area known as […]

MOGADISHU (SD) -Somali pirates have seized a cargo ship named Basilisk (General Cargo Ship, IMO 9539377). The ship, which was flying the Liberian flag, was en route to the port of Khalifa […]

NY (SD)-The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on three leaders of the Al-Shabaab group in Somalia, according to a statement issued by the council. The press release stated that the […]

CAIRO (SD)-The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Bihi Iman Egeh, who is in Cairo, Egypt, participated today in the opening of the annual meeting of Arab Financial Institutions, […]