MOGADISHU (SD) – At least eight people have been killed and over a dozen sustained injuries after a car bomb exploded outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. “A car bomb targeted […]
Update: Eight killed in Mogadishu
Somalia returns 97 migrants from Libya
MOGADISHU (SD) – Ninety-seven Somali migrants have been returned to Somalia, the country’s foreign ministry confirmed Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said the migrants who had been jailed in Libya were […]
Several feared dead in Mogadishu blast
MOGADISHU (SD) – A car bomb explosion rocked Mogadishu Wednesday morning amid fears several people may have been killed or injured. Pictures from the scene show vehicles destroyed. The attack happened in […]
Al-Shabaab increases attacks in Kenya
GARISSA (SD) – Heavily armed suspected al-Shabaab fighters have carried two attacks in the last 24 hours in Kenya’s northeastern region near the border with Somalia. In tbe first attack, using RPGs, […]
Somalia candidature in UN Security Council
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia will be seeking a slot in the United Nations Security Council, president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has confirmed. According to President Farmaajo, the country is positioning itself for a […]
President Farmaajo hails electoral deal in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has urged the federal and regional leaders to follow through the new election schedule barely two days after an electoral deal was signed in […]
UN welcomes electoral deal by Somali leaders
MOGADISHU (SD) – The United Nations welcomed a consensus reached on Sunday by the country’s political leaders to expedite the electoral process after many months of delay. In a statement, UN urged […]
Somalia executes military officer for murder of civilian
LUUQ (SD) – A military counrt in southern Somalia has today executed a military officer who was convicted of killing a civilian in Gedo region. The convicted military officer was found guilty […]
Federal, state leaders agree to conclude Lower House elections by Feb 25
MOGADISHU (SD) – Traditional elders, civil society members will have the full authority to select electoral delegates electing lower house members, Somalia’s federal and regional state leaders agreed Sunday. Somali prime minister, […]
Five killed in Guriel fighting in central Somalia
GURIEL (SD) – At least five among them two civilians have been killed and several other sustained injuries after rival government forces clashed in central Somalia. Multiple sources said heavy fighting sparked […]
Somali police arrest suspects for planting bhang on farm in Mogadishu homestead
MOGADiSHU (SD) – Somali police officers have arrested two suspects weeding a field of the narcotic in a neighbourhood in Somali capital, Mogadishu. Speaking to the media, Howlwadag District Police commissioner Najib […]
South Korea extends travel ban on Somalia
SEOUL (SD) – South Korean government has extended the travel ban on Somalia, the country’s foreign ministry confirmed Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said the ban on Somalia along with five […]
UN’s anti-desert locust ops in Somalia reduced swarms
MOGADISHU (SD) – The number of swarms destroying farms in Somalia have been reduced thanks to the anti-desert locust operations, United Nations (UN) food agency confirmed. In a statement on Friday, the […]
Al-Shabaab kills four Kenyan soldiers
LAMU (SD) – At least four Kenyan General Service Unit (GSU) officers have been killed and several others wounded in an ambush suspected to have staged by al-Shabaab fighters in the country’s coastal […]
President Farmaajo blocks plan to release $9.6M to UAE
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has ordered the country’s central bank governor to hold back $9.6 million intended to returned to Unted Arab Emirates (UAE) hours after prime minister Mohamed […]
Somalia to return over $9 million to UAE
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has pledged to return close to ten million US dollar barely three years of Somalia seized the money. In a statement, Somali prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble […]
Several killed in al-Shabaab attack in central Somalia
DHUSAMAREEB (SD) – Several people have been killed and dozens displaced following fierce fighting between locals and al-Shabaab fighters in central Somalia. According to Somali military in Galmudug state, the fighting erupted […]
Int’l partners urge Somalis to hold free and fair elections
MOGADISHU (SD) – Hold free and fair elections in the country, Somalia’s international partners urged National Consultative Council (NCC) amid the leaders of the federal and regional state governments are holding talks […]
Foreign diplomats attend National Consultative Forum
MOGADISHU (SD) – Foreign ambassadors have today joined the national consultative meetings which is underway in Somali capital, Mogadishu. According to a statement by prime minister’s office, representatives of the international community […]
Beledweyne on brink to fall to rebel forces
BELEDWEYNE (SD) – Hundreds of heavily armed rebel fighters are inch closer capture Beledweyne town in central Somalia as the government soldiers retreated following hours long fighting. According to multiple sources, forces […]
