Mogadishu January 26, 2023 (SD) – Today, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Salah Ahmed Jama, presided over a meeting of the Council of Ministers. The meeting approved […]
Somalia: Cabinet ministers appoint a new Chief of Police
Khat banned in Galmudug
Galgaduud January 25, 2023 (SD) – -The Security Ministry of the Galmudug regional government has issued a statement banning the use or transportation of Khat (Jaad in Somali) in areas where operations […]
EAC meets in Mogadishu, Somalia hopeful to join
Mogadishu January 25, 2023 (SD) – The Federal Government of Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abshir Ahmed Haruse, officially opened a conference on the Criteria for Joining the East African Community in […]
Somalia: Security sweeps in Xamar Weyne deemed success
Mogadishu January 25, 2023(SD) – -The police of the Banadir region have started security operations, with the first operation being carried out in the Xamar Weyne district. The police and security forces […]
Gen. Taani: we are securing Lasanod
Lasanod January 24, 2023 (SD) – -The commander of the Somaliland military, Nuux Ismaaciil Taani, today stated that the administration of the Sool region is under the control of the military and […]
Kenya military kill 12 militants
Garissa January 24, 2023 (SD) – -Kenyan security forces are reported to have killed at least 12 Al-Shabaab fighters in a fierce clash near the Kenyan-Somali border. A statement from the Kenyan […]
Somalia: ATMIS hands over base to SNA
Mogadishu January 22, 2023 (SD) – -The African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) officially handed over the former Maslah military base, where troops from Burundi were stationed to the Federal Government of […]
Al Shabaab attacks Banadir Admin offices
Mogadishu January 22, 2023 (SD) – Al-Shabaab carried out a suicide bombing and subsequent armed attack on the office of the Banadir regional administration earlier today. The attack led to a prolonged […]
Somaliland warns Sool elders in Lasanod
Lasanod January 21, 2023 (SD) – Officials from the Somaliland Government in Laascaanood set conditions for the upcoming conference of Sool elders in the city of Laascaanood. A brief statement from the […]
International Partners welcome the constitution review process
Mogadishu January 21, 2023 (SD) – -A statement issued by the representative of the international community in Somalia was welcomed for the efforts made by the Somali leaders to promote important issues […]
Opposition Leaders Meet with a Lasanod Victim in Hargeisa Hospital
Leaders of Somaliland’s Waddani Opposition Party , Hersi Ali and Abdirahman Abdillahi “Ciro”, today visited a young woman who was injured during recent protests in Laascaanood, the capital of the Sool region. […]
Danab Deputy Commander killed in an Al Shabaab Attack
Mogadishu January 20, 2023 (SD) – Today, Al-Shabaab launched a surprise attack on the town of Galcad in the Galgaduud region. They used vehicles filled with explosives and engaged in direct combat […]
UK addresses the Lasanod issue
London January 19, 2023 (SD) – The United Kingdom’s State Minister for International Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, has stated that the UK recognizes the importance of stability and security in Somaliland […]
World Bank, IMF, and Somalia discuss debt relief
January 19, 2023 (SD) – The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Dr. Cilmi Mohamuud Nuur, today concluded a week-long conference in Nairobi that brought together representatives from Somali […]
Kenyan authorities kills 10 Al Shabaab fighters
Garissa January 19, 2023 (SD) -At least 10 members of the Al-Shabaab militant group were killed and several others were injured in a clash with Kenyan security forces near the Kenyan-Somali border. […]
UN and ATMIS discuss Somalia
Mogadishu January 19, 2023 (SD) – Leaders of the African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), led by the Head of Operations, Col. Milton Katarinyeba, held talks with the Deputy Secretary-General for Peace […]
Genel Energy to start oil extraction in Somaliland
Hargeisa January 17, 2023 (SD) -The Genel Energy company, which holds a license to extract oil in Somaliland, has posted some information on its website about oil in Somaliland. Genel Energy has […]
Voter registration disappointment in Puntland
Bossaso January 17, 2023 (SD) -The Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC) has announced that a very small number of people have registered in the regions of Bari, Karkar, and Gardafuu, despite the registration […]
ATMIS congratulates SNA in defeating Al Shabaab
Mogadishu January 18, 2023 (SD) -The Special Envoy of the Chairman of the African Union (AU) and Head of the AU Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Maxamed Al-Amiin Souef, has congratulated the […]
Somaliland: Berbera traders revolt against a new procedure
Berbera January 17, 2023 (SD) -The customs office in Berbera has not been collecting taxes for the past three days, as traders who import goods through the port of Berbera have protested […]
