Somali Dispatch

DUBAI (SD) – The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro, has expressed his gratitude for the continuous support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) towards Somaliland. He emphasized […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia remains at the top of the list of the most corrupt countries in the world, according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International. The […]

STOCKHOLM (SD) – A court in Sweden sentenced a man to three years and three months in prison on Friday after finding him guilty of joining the terrorist group ISIS (Daesh). This […]

DUBAI (QJ) – President of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro), addressed the issue of Palestinian refugees following statements attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the possibility of Somaliland hosting refugees […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – The National Independent Electoral Commission reported receiving complaints from some political organizations after their meeting was disrupted. In a press statement, the commission did not specify who was responsible […]

WASHINGTON (SD) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has warned about the rising costs of the war against Al-Shabab, stating that progress in the conflict has been slow. A statement from […]

GAROWE ( SD) – An Indian warship has captured armed men who recently hijacked a Yemeni fishing boat off the coast of Eyl in the Nugal region. According to intelligence sources, the […]

DUBAI (SD) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) is on his second day in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he has begun holding key meetings. He met with Sheikh Mohammed […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, met today in Baku, where they signed […]

DUBAI (SD) – Officials from the Somali government and Somaliland are participating in the 2025 World Governments Summit, taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The summit will run from the […]

DUBAI (SD) A long-standing debt issue has been officially resolved today, on February 11, 2025, between the Somali government and the Abu Dhabi Development Fund. The agreement settled a debt of $257 […]

LAS ANOD (SD) A meeting of the SSC-Khatumo House of Representatives started amid chaos and commotion after a motion to establish a new constitution for the administration was presented. The session was […]

HARGEISA (SD) – The President of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro, will attend the World Government Summit in Dubai from the 11th to the 13th of this month. According to the Somaliland […]

GAROWE (SD) – Reports from the Nugal region, specifically the Eyl district, indicate that armed individuals have hijacked a Yemeni-owned fishing vessel. According to multiple sources, the vessel was legally fishing in […]

ADDIS ABABA (SD) – Ethiopia has rejected the allocation planned by the Federal Government of Somalia for the African Union mission and the areas where Ethiopian forces were supposed to operate. The […]

GAROWE (SD) – The UK newspaper Daily Mail revealed that an airstrike in Somalia last week killed a senior leader of the ISIS group, believed to be responsible for recruiting terrorists to […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – The major markets in Mogadishu are closed this morning after traders expressed grievances over a newly introduced tax and alleged threats against them. Traders have decided to go on […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – A press release from the Ministry of Internal Security of the Somali Federal Government praised the ongoing operations by Puntland forces against the ISIS group, particularly their recent successes […]

GAROWE (SD) – Officials from Puntland have spoken about a plan by Israel and the United States to relocate the people of Gaza to Puntland and Somaliland, regions of Somalia, to take […]