Addis Ababa December 02, 2022 (SD) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) clarified to support Somalia’s plans to lift the long-standing arms embargo. Somalia’s Minister of foreign affairs, Abshir Omar Jama […]
IGAD to support Somalia to lift the arms embargo
Somalia’s Deputy Speaker distances herself from advocating t Bill
Mogadishu Dec 02, 2022 (SD) – The Deputy Speaker of Somalia’s lower house, Sadiya Yasin distanced herself from advocating for the controversial gender bill which the parliament rejected. The bill sparked outrage […]
Somaliland: opposition leaders hold meetings in Hargeisa
Hargeisa December 01, 2022 (SD) – The top leaders of Somaliland opposition parties UCID and Waddani have engaged in talks on Thursday in Hargeisa as the election dispute remains a contention between […]
Somaliland: opposition leaders warn the public on Bihi’s plans
Hargeisa November 28, 2022 (SD) – Somaliland opposition leaders have warned of ominous plans by the outgoing President Muse Bihi. The two leaders of the opposition were reacting to a report prepared […]
Al Shabaab accused to be behind Hotel attack in Mogadishu
Mogadishu November 28, 2022 (SD) – The fighters said to be members of the Al Shabaab group were fighting until tonight at the Villa Rose hotel, which is not far from the […]
UN Committee against Torture says Somalia is violator
Geneva November 26, 2022 (SD) – The United Nations Committee for the Prevention of Torture released the results of an investigation into gender-based violence in countries including Somalia. The commission said in […]
Injured Al Shabaab leader dies in Jilib
Mogadishu November 25, 2022 (SD) – The Federal Government of Somalia announced today that one of the senior leaders of the Al-Shabaab group, injured a month ago in an operation carried out […]
Somalia: Police officer handed a death sentence for murdering a civilian
Mogadishu November 23, 2022 (SD) – Somalia’s armed forces court today sentenced Mohamed Abdikadir Sheikh Ibrahim, a member of the South West Police Force, in Afgoye District, to death for killing a […]
Somalia: President visits areas liberated from Al Shabaab
Beledweyne November 19, 2022 (SD) – The President of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, with a large delegation was today warmly received in the Mahaas district of Hiran region […]
Somaliland: political organizations criticize the opposition
Hargeisa November 15, 2022 (SD) – Somaliland’s recently registered political organizations have today addressed the country’s political and electoral dispute. Somaliland’s political organizations demanded they be part of any talks regarding the […]
U.S. offering Up to $10M for information on Karate, Diriye & Mostafa
Mogadishu November 14, 2022 (SD) – The United States has announced that it has increased the bounty it previously placed on three leaders of the Al-Shabaab group. The reward money previously placed […]
Somaliland opposition: we no longer recognize Muse Bihi as a legitimate President
Hargeisa November 13, 2022 (SD) – Somaliland’s opposition parties announced tonight that they do not recognize Muse Bihi as the legitimate president of Somaliland. The leaders of the two parties Waddani and […]
The ICG: Somaliland’s hard-earned stability is at risk
Hargeisa November 12, 2022 (SD) – The International Crisis Group recently released a long and thorough report on the political situation in Somaliland and the ongoing political dispute. The organization highlighted in […]
Opposition Presidential candidate’s return rocks Hargeisa
Hargeisa November 10, 2022 (SD) – Somaliland’s main opposition party Waddani reiterated its position on the country’s electoral dispute unless a political agreement is reached before the end of the president’s legal […]
Ethiopia: forces arrest hundreds wanting to join Al Shabaab
Addis Ababa November 10, 2022 (SD) – The Ethiopian government said it has arrested a hundred young people on their way to join Al Shabaab fighters in Somalia. Ethiopia’s defense forces told […]
Somaliland: opposition leader and Journalist arrested
Hargeisa November 09, 2022 (SD) – Somaliland today arrested the chairman of the Somaliland opposition party Waddani in Sheikh district and a reporter from the CBA in that region. Chairman Mohamed Mohamud […]
Ethiopia: Mysterious disease spreads in Somali region
Jigjiga November 09, 2022 (SD) – The government of the Somali region in Ethiopia said that in the last few days, people in the region are infected with an unknown illness. Medical […]
The first female-led political organization registered in Somaliland
Hargeisa November 08, 2022 (SD) – OGAAL, the sole political organization with a female leader is one of the the fourteen mostly male-run political organizations registered in Somaliland. Rooda Abdi Muse, the […]
Somali Government targets Al Shabaab accounts
Mogadishu November 07, 2022 (SD) – The federal government of Somalia succeeded in blocking Al Shabaab financial accounts in remittances and banks in the country, according to the deputy minister of information. […]
Somalia: Al-Shabaab killed soldiers in an ambush
November 06, 2022 (SD) – Al-Shabaab attacked forces of the Federal Government of Somalia last night in the outskirts of Burdhubo district in Gedo region in southern Somalia. The surprise attack, reportedly […]
