Somali Dispatch

Doha May17, 2023 (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who is on an official visit to the city of Doha, met with Qatar’s Emir Tamim […]

Garoowe May 16, 2023 (SD) – Armed militias ambushed a convoy carrying TPEC election materials to Sanaag, Bari, Karkar, and Gardafuu. The Puntland Minister of Interior, Abdi Farah Juha, spoke about the […]

Las Anod May 16, 2023 (SD) – The news coming from the districts of Samakaab and DhabanSaar, located in the Sool region, indicates that there are clashes in those regions between the […]

Erigavo May 15, 2023 (SD) – News coming from Sanaag region reports that Somaliland troops defected to Puntland forces and joined them on the outskirts of Erigavo, a town in the region […]

Nairobi May 15, 2013 (SD) – Kenya has announced that it will open the border it shares with Somalia, which has been in shutdown for over 12 years. Kenya’s Interior Minister, Kithure […]

Hargeisa May 14, 2023 (SD) – The first female member of the Somaliland House of Representatives was officially sworn in as a MP on Saturday, after more than two years of the […]

May 14, 2023 (SD) – The African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has announced that the initial withdrawal of 2000 soldiers will be completed by June 30, 2023, reaching a significant milestone […]

Mogadishu May 14, 2023 (SD) – The Somali National Army (SNA) and regional militias stationed in the region have attacked members of the Al-Shabaab group who were in the Sabansableey area, located […]

Mogadisho May 11, 2023 (SD) – The Council of Ministers has approved the Draft Law on the Management of Public Finance, consisting of eight articles, which includes the management of the country’s […]

Hargeisa May 10, 2023 (SD) – The chairman of the opposition party UCID, Engineer Faysal Ali Warabe, strongly criticized the outgoing President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi, accusing him of leading the country […]

Nairobi May 10, 2023 (SD) – According to the Kenyan government, Ayub Bwanaadi, aged 32, Mohammed Bwanaadi, aged 22, and their brother Kassim Ahmed, aged 29, were arrested for crossing into Somalia […]

The President of the Puntland government, Said Abdullahi Deni, speaking from Galkacyo, criticized the political organizations supporting the Kaah government and responded to the outgoing president of Somaliland about his recent speech […]

Mogadishu May 09, 2023 (SD) – The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Salah Jama, today launched the Development Coordination Forum, which brings together Somalia’s government and development partners. […]

Mogadishu May 07, 2023 (SD) – The Somali National Army and local forces stationed in Ceeldheer district of Galgaduud region have today conducted a major operation against the Al-Shabaab group. The operation […]

Burao May 07, 2023 (SD) – The head of Somaliland’s administration in Buuhoodle district of Cayn region, Nasteex Mohamed Abdile (Nasteex Tuur), has received many Somaliland troops today and military vehicles. Nasteex […]

Garoowe May 06, 2023 (SD) – The President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni today visited districts in Garowe, where he inaugurated developmental projects. Deni, who later addressed the community in Awr Culus, […]

Garoowe May 05, 2023 (SD) – The Council of Ministers of Puntland has approved a controversial amendment to the Puntland Constitution, which increases the number of political parties allowed to participate in […]

Hargeisa May 03, 2023 (SD) – The Somaliland presidency and the Minister of State for Development and African Affairs of the UK government, Andrew Mitchell, released a contradictory statement regarding an online […]

NY May 03, 2023 (SD) – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, announced today the appointment of Catriona Laing as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and […]