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 […]
World Bank, IMF, and Somalia discuss debt relief
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 […]
Somali Commander killed in a suicide attack in Hawadley
Muqdisho January 17, 2023 (SD) – Al-Shabaab militants launched a major attack early this morning on a military base of the Somali National Army in the Hawadley area in the Middle Shabelle […]
Suspected militants kill a woman and injure others NEAR Mandheera
Mandhera January 17, 2023 (SD) -A woman was killed and eight others were injured after members of the Al-Shabaab group attacked a vehicle carrying civilians on the road between Banisa and Mandheera […]
Kenyan accused in Church attack in Congo
January 17, 2023 (SD) – The government of Congo has arrested a Somali man, who is suspected to be a member of the Ugandan militant group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in connection […]
Somalia: Feds approve double the Mira Imports from Kenya
Mogadisho January 16, 2023 (SD) – The Somali government has granted permission to the Kenyan government to export more than double the amount of qat to Somalia, which is said to expand […]
President Hassan in Baidoa for Reconciliation Conference
Baidoa January 16, 2023 (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and a delegation led by him have arrived in the city of Baydhabo for the […]
Somalia: Al Shabaab kicked out of Harardhere
Harardhere January 16, 2023 (SD) – According to a recent report, Somali commandos, specifically the Danab and Gorgor units, with the support of local forces, have entered the town of Xarardheere. The […]
SL: We wonder if Ambassador Andre has an ulterior motive
Hargeisa January 15, 2023 (SD) – Somaliland has criticized the US Ambassador to Somalia, in Mogadishu, for deliberately using Somalia when referring to Somaliland. A statement by the Somaliland Ministry of Foreign […]
A Somali Soldier sentenced to death for killing a civilian
Mogadishu January 15, 2023 (SD) – The Military Court in Somalia sentenced a soldier to death by firing squad for killing a civilian in the Xamarweyne district of the Banadir region. The […]
Ahmed Madobe is on an unexplained visit to Djibouti
Djibouti January 15, 2023 (SD) – The President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, today received at the Presidential Palace the President of Jubaland, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, and his delegation who are visiting […]
Somalia, World Bank, and IMF to discuss Dept
Nairobi January 15, 2023 (SD) – A meeting between the Ministry of Finance of Somalia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank was held in Nairobi, Kenya today. The meeting […]
Explosions target Buuloburte and Jalalqasi
Buulaburte January 14, 2023 (SD) -Three suicide bombings in the towns of Buulaburte and Jalalaqsi in the Hiiraan region today caused massive devastation. The bombings were carried out by suspected militants using […]
Kenya not to open Embassy in Hargeisa
Nairobi January 14, 2023 (SD) – Kenya’s Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua today dismissed that Kenya is planning to open a consulate in Somaliland, and reaffirmed that Kenya only has an embassy in Mogadishu, […]
Sool lawmakers criticize Somalilander on Lasanod killings
Lasanod January 13, 2023 (SD) -Eastern region lawmakers in Somaliland have stated that they are working to resolve the conflicts in Laascaanood and have opposed a recent call by some traditional leaders […]
