MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia on Tuesday reiterated ban of public gat street protests ahead of Friday’s planned protests against president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. In a press conference in Mogadishu, Minister for Security […]
Somali police foil suicide attack in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali police have arrested a suspected al-shabaab operative who reportedly planned to bomb a police station in the capital. In a statement, spokesperson of Somali ministry for information, Ismail […]
Puntland forces arrest journalist Ahmed Bootan for covering president Deni’s speech
Bossaso (SD) – Puntland forces have arrested journalist Ahmed Botan, as confirmed by journalists and relatives of the journalist. Journalist Botan arrest comes after he asked the people of Bossaso for their […]
Somali foreign minister briefs UN on the situation in the country
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud briefed the UN Security Council on the country’s current situation including the election dispute, and the Federal Government’s policy to hold elections in […]
UN Special Representative to Somalia briefed the Security Council on the situation of Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, James Swan, today addresses the Security Council on the Situation in Somalia. Swan expressed concern over the confrontation, pressure tactics and assertiveness which […]
Somaliland: Opposition Parties Condemn Torture of Journalist Hoodo Gareys and Her Mother
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland opposition party officials visited separately the home of journalist Hoodo Gareys and her mother who were tortured by police last Friday at a Police station in the capital. […]
Opposition calls for new rally on February 26
MOGADISHU (SD) – Demonstrations against President Mohamed Farmajo whose term in office lapsed early this month will continue until elections take place in the Horn of Africa nation, opposition leaders vowed on […]
Turkey urges Somali leaders to resolve their dispute over poll
ISTANBUL (SD) – Turkish government has called on Somali political stakeholders to iron out their differences at the negotiating table amid the Horn of Africa nation’s fate hangs in balance. In a […]
Deni says President Farmajo wants to rule the country with military force
Garowe (SD) – The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, addressed politicians and members of the public at the PDRC forum, focusing on the country’s current political situation. Said […]
Journalist Hoodo Gareys confirms that police in Hargeisa tortured her
Hargeisa (SD) – Horyaal TV Reporter Hoodo Gareys, said she and her mother were tortured by Somaliland police as they were trying to pick up a letter of injury for a woman […]
Somalia: Union of Candidates urgently calls on the UN Security Council for intervention
Mogadishu (SD) – The Union of Candidates sent a letter to the President of the United Nations Security Council, Dame Barbara Woodward, demanding an intervention in order to facilitate quick implementation of […]
Legendary Somali singer dies of COVID-19 in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – A well known Somali musician Faduma Ali Nakruma died on Sunday in Somali capital, as a result of complications of COVID-19. Somali prime minister’s office has confirmed the death […]
Somala slams UAE over statement terming Farmajo administration as an “interim government”
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has criticised contents of a statement made by the UAE on Mogadishu violence on Friday. In a press conference on Sunday, Somali information minister, Osman Abukar Dubbe […]
Abdirahman Abdishakur: former presidents shouldn’t have met with Qoor-Qoor and Gudlawe
Mogadishu (SD) – Galmudug state president Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qoor-Qoor who arrived in Mogadishu yesterday paid a courtesy visit to former Somali presidents Sheikh Sharif and Hassan Sheikh. After the visit, the […]
Federal Govt accuses opposition candidates of pursuing a path of “illegality” & “armed insurrection
Mogadishu (SD)- The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs has blamed the union of presidential candidates for the unrest in Mogadishu on Friday The Somali government has warned an unnamed country, saying it […]
Government sanctioned study shows Somaliland’s trade deficit with Ethiopia
Hargeisa (SD) – Ethiopia exports US $ 668 million annually to Somaliland, while Somaliland exports and earns US $ 21 million, according to a recent study. This is the result of a […]
US heightens alert for its citizens against traveling Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – The United States has reiterated its alert warning its citizens against travelling to Somalia barely a day after unrest started in Somalia. In a statement, US government said during […]
Somalia: Union of Candidates say they will continue protests
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Union of Presidential Candidates in a statement said they will continue to hold demonstrations, show the people their commitment and that the country should not be ruled by […]
African Union tells AMISOM to remain neutral following Mogadishu violence
Mogadishu (SD) – AN statement from the African Union relating to the recent violence in Mogadishu said it was closely monitoring the fighting in capital between two forces of the Somali National […]
Somalia: UN issues urgent statement on Mogadishu unrest
Mogadishu (SD) – The United Nations Office in Somalia has called for an immediate end to the violence in Mogadishu in the last few hours following protests by anti-government protesters in Mogadishu. […]