ADDIS ABABA (SD) -The statement issued at the 37th Summit of the African Union Heads of State discussed the ongoing maritime dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia. The African Union, in its recent […]
AU Summit calls for Dialogue between Ethiopia and Somalia
Somaliland’s House passes Electoral Law
HARGEISA (SD) -The Somaliland House of Representatives, in a session chaired by the Speaker of the House, Yasin Haji Mohamud Faraton, has today approved Somaliland’s new Electoral Law. The House, consisting of […]
Uniformed men rape an Internally displaced 13 year old Girl
GAROWE (SD) -News coming from the city of Garowe, the capital of Puntland administration, reports that men dressed in police uniforms have sexually assaulted an internally displaced 13-year-old girl. As reported by […]
Somalia asks AU to condemn Ethiopia’s aggression
ADDIS ABABA (SD) -The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Salah Ahmed Jama, speaking at the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, called on the African Union members […]
Somaliland Senate passes Electoral Law, again
HARGEISA (SD) -The House of Elders of Somaliland has once again unanimously approved the Somaliland Electoral Law, Law No. 91. The House of Elders of Somaliland has amended the electoral law after […]
Al Shabab: US Drones kill Cuban Doctors
JILIB (SD) -Al-Shabaab has announced the death of two Cuban doctors who have been abducted for several years in the Jilib district. In a statement released by the group, they claimed that […]
Somalia Feds and Regional States reforming taxation
MOGADISHU (SD) -A meeting of the Finance Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia, the Regional Governments of the country, and the Banadir Region was held today in Mogadishu. The meeting will […]
Somali President: Ethiopian Government attempted to prevent us entry into the AU summit
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – The acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Ali Bal ‘ad, provided details about the recent incident where the delegation of the President of Somalia was obstructed in […]
Somali president’s visit to Addis criticized
MOGADISHU (SD) -The leader of the Wadajir Party and a member of Somalia’s federal Parliament, Abdurrahman Abdishakur Warsame, has criticized President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for traveling to Ethiopia, amid political disputes between […]
Somalia to extract oil in 2024
MOGADISHU (SD) -The Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdulrazak Omar Mohamed, has stated that Somalia will for the first time in 2024 extract its first […]
Somalia to replace ATMIS with other foreign troops
MOGADISHU (SD) -Somalia’s Federal Government is planning to replace the African Union’s ATMIS troops with foreign troops at the end of this year. In an interview with VOA, the National Security Advisor, […]
Somaliland denies disrupting Somalia’s Airspace
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland has denied that it has disrupted the Somali airspace, calling the news from the Somali government false. A statement from the Somaliland Aviation Authority instead accused the federal […]
Somalia: Defense Headquarters shelled
MOGADISHU (SD) -Details are emerging about an attack carried out by militants late last night, targeting the Ministry of Defense headquarters of the Federal Government of Somalia in Mogadishu. The mortars that […]
US to help train Danab forces throughout Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, delivered a speech at a ceremony marking the signing of the agreement on the training of Somali […]
Somalia: Mogadishu bans hats and masks
MOGADISHU (SD) -The Banadir regional administration issued a decree today banning the wearing of hats and masks in Mogadishu. The spokesperson of the Banadir regional administration who spoke to the media said […]
Somalia discusses ATMIS drawdown with the IC
ADDIS ABABA (SD) -The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia Ali Omar Ali “Balad” attended a meeting in Addis Ababa to discuss the achievements of the ATMIS […]
President Hassan visits Jubaland
MOGADISHU (SD)-The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, arrived in the city of Kismayo, the capital of Jubaland administration, today. The President and his delegation were warmly welcomed […]
Somaliland MPs oppose MoU with Ethiopia
HARGEISA (SD) -Some MPs from the western regions of Somaliland described the agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia as illegal. The parliamentarians, consisting of both the House of Elders and the House of […]
Somalia to use the AU Summit to push back on Ethiopia’s land grab
ADDIS ABABA (SD) -Somalia’s Minister of State of Foreign Affairs who is also the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Mohamed Omar (Ali Bal ‘ad) will be participating in the 44th summit […]
Somalia: Former Presidents accuse Incumbent on political crises
MUGADISHU (SD) -Former Presidents of Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo have jointly issued a press release stating that they were unsuccessful in mediating between federal president Hassan Sheikh and […]
