WAJER (SD) – The people of the North-East region of Kenya flowed peacefully to the polling stations this morning while there are reports that attacks have taken place in some places where […]
Kenya: Al-Shabaab threatens Somalis voting in Presidential elections
The government of Somaliland starts hunting opposition leaders
HARGEISA (SD) – The Somaliland opposition party, Waddani, condemned the government forces arresting opposition officials in Hargeisa. The General Secretary of the Waddani Party, Khadar Hussein Abdi, described the arrest of the […]
Puntland Captures Daesh Foreign Fighters
BOSSASO (SD) – The Somali state government of Puntland has presented detainees said to be foreigners and who belong to Daesh. The seven members of the group were said to be from […]
Somaliland opposition announce protest date, government threatened them with arrest
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland’s National opposition parties, UCID and Waddani today announced that the long-awaited prodemocracy protests will be held on Thursday the 11th of this month. Today, the opposition parties went […]
Somali Parliament approves new Cabinet
MOGADISHU (SD) – Members of the Somali Parliament confirmed the new Somalia Cabinet of Ministers appointed last week by Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre. As the Speaker of the Somali Parliament, Sheikh […]
Somaliland Lawmakers: the opposition can hold prodemocracy rallies
HARGEISA (SD) -Members of the Somaliland House of Representatives who held a presser in Hargeisa today said that the opposition parties could hold a peaceful and a lawful protest. The lawmakers, who […]
Somalia fully supports “One China” policy
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Federal Government of Somalia has issued a statement on the political tension between the governments of the United States and China. The federal government of Somalia has fully […]
Jubbaland and Galmudug VPs oppose the new government
KISMAYO (SD) – The vice presidents of the states of Jubbaland and Galmudug opposed the new government announced by Prime Minister Hamse a day ago, saying that the process of power sharing […]
Tensions between Somaliland and Puntland rise in district of Sool region
Bocame (SD) – Reports from Bocame district in Sool region that there is tension between Somaliland and Puntland administrations, each of which claims to control the area. Tensions rose after delegation led […]
Sheikh Fu’ad Shongole dismisses rumors of his death
MOGADISHU (SD) – Sheikh Fu’ad Mohamed Khalaf (Shongole), one of the top leaders of Al-Shabaab, spoke about the latest battles between Al Shabaab militants and the Liyu Police in the Somali regional […]
Somaliland threatens opposition party leaders, as they plan prodemocracy rallies
HARGEISA (SD) – Ministers, Hargeisa governor, the mayor of Hargeisa and military officers held a meeting to discuss security in the city, ahead of possible prodemocracy rallies in Somaliland. According to reports, […]
Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh meets with new cabinet members
MOGADISHO (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, today held a welcoming meeting with the nominated members of the Federal Government of Somalia, congratulated them on […]
Civilians killed in a deadly explosion in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – A land mine explosion that caused casualties including death and injuries occurred this morning between the intersection of Tarabunka and the Masarida hospital in Hodan district. According to the […]
Al Shabaab attacks a Kenyan military base near Mandera
MANDERA (SD) – Al-Shabaab launched an attack yesterday on a Kenyan military base in Mandera, in the North East region of Kenya. Al Shabaab mortars landed in the Kenyan army base in […]
Halgan Chairman: There will be no election before the presidential election
HARGEISA (SD) – Chairman of Halgan Political Association and prominent Somaliland politician, Ali Mohamed Yusuf (Ali Gurey), said that it is not possible to hold election in Somaliland without consensus, and a […]
Somaliland opposes constitutional prodemocracy protests
HARGEISA (SD) – The Somaliland Police has warned Somaliland’s opposition parties to hold pro-democracy demonstrations without permission. In a video, released by the Somaliland police force, police officers warned the opposition parties […]
South West forces carrying out security operations in Baidoa
BAIDOA (SD) – The South West regional security forces are conducting security sweeps in Baidoa, the temporary seat of the administration, while the operations are investigating Al Shabaab incursion into the city. […]
The World Bank approves 100-million dollars to supplement the Somalia’s budget
MOGADISHU (SD) – The World Bank has today approved nearly $100 million dollars, intended to boost the budget of the Federal Government of Somalia. Approving the budget subsidy of the federal government […]
The Ethiopian government: we killed Sheikh Fu’ad Shangole and Abu Musab
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – The Ethiopian government news agency has announced that their forces killed Sheikh Fu’ad Mohamed Khalaf Shangole, a senior officer of the Al Shabaab fighters, in an attack yesterday. […]
IOM funding refugee deportations in Somaliland
HARGEISA (SD) Today, in an unprecedented move, Somaliland with the help of IOM has started deporting civilians who have been living there for a long time from Hargeisa. Somaliland’s refugee agency has […]
