MOGADISHU (SD) – More than 3.5 million people in Somalia are experiencing acute food insecurity, United Nations (UN) said with millions others to face an emergency. The UN Office for the Coordination […]
AMISOM to repatriate convicted soldiers to Uganda
MOGADISHU (SD) – Five convicted peace-keeping soldiers will be repatriated from Somalia to Uganda to serve their sentences, African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) said. The soldiers had killed the civilians on […]
Somalia concludes 4-month-long running senate polls
DHUSAMAREEB (SD) – Members of Galmudug state assembly have today elected two last senators of its eight members in the Upper House of Somali parliament. Abdi Awale Qaybdiid and Abdi Osman Hareed have […]
Senior al-Shabaab judge surrenders to gov’t
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali military has said senior al-Shabaab judge had surrendered himself to the authorities in Qoryoley town of Lower Shabelle region. Military officials who spoke to the state-owned media said […]
Two killed in Mogadishu suicide explosion
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least two civilians have been killed and wounded following heavy explosion in Somali capital, Mogadishu. According to multiple sources, a suicide car bomb hit a passing African Union […]
Leader of Somali regional state vows to defend Addis
JIGJIGA (SD) – Authorities in Somali regional state of Ethiopia have vowed to send troops to Ethiopia’s capital from the rebel groups amid reports claimed Addis Ababa is on the edge to […]
Somalia issues Air Operator Certificates first time in 30yrs
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government has awarded Air Operator Certificates (AOC) to several pilots, airlines and air operators, yet another major milestone in the country’s efforts at fully controlling and regulating its […]
Somalia insists rejection of AU proposal for hybrid forces
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia has explained its stance on the post Amisom security framework in the country as the country was at loggerheads with AU over proposals to modify Amisom forces for […]
Defend Somali regional state from Tigray, Agjar tells forces
JIGJIGA (SD) – The leader of Somali regional state in Ethiopia, Mustafe Agjar has directed the state’s armed forces to defend their territories from Tigrean forces amid the Oromo and Tigrean forces […]
Somalia and AU discuss expulsion of Amisom official
MOGADISHU (SD) – Officials from African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) and Somali government leaders are in talks over recent expulsion of AU official from the horn of African. The delegation […]
Puntland President sacks police chiefs
GAROWE (SD) – Puntland state president Said Abdullahi Deni has dismissed six commanders including two regional police commanders in a continuing restructuring of the security sector in recent days. In a presidential […]
US donates over 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines
MOGADISHU (SD) – The US has today delivered an additional 336,500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Somalia bolstering the war against the global pandemic. The doses arrived Sunday […]
Puntland says recent local elections caused COVID-19 upsurge
GAROWE (SD) – Cases of covid-19 which were recorded post council elections in Puntland state has increased with some places recorded deaths, the authorities in the northeastern regional state confirmed. Speaking to […]
Mogadishu blast kills two people
MOGADISHU (SD) – Two people have been killed and another one wounded after an auto-rickshaw they were traveling hit by an IED in Mogadishu. Sources confirmed that the explosion occurred Garasbaley neighbourhood […]
Turkey offers to mediate between warring sides in Ethiopia
ISTANBUL (SD) – Turkish government has urged warring sides in Ethiopia to stop fighting and start negotiation to end their different amid reports from Addis Ababa claims that the joint forces of […]
Kenya to sell junk Somali Airforce aircraft
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenya has announced it will be selling two Somali Airforce aircraft which had been lying in Nairobi unclaimed for many years. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said in a […]
Cargo plane catches fire after landing south western Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – A cargo plane which was travelling from Mogadishu caught fire shortly after landing in Dholow Airport in Gedo region. Pictures from the scene shows the aircraft engulfed in fire. […]
Somalia, Kenya hold talks for first time since ICJ verdict
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud has held talks with Kenya’s Ambassador to Somalia Lucas Tumbo in Mogadishu more than two weeks after Kenya […]
Somali cabinet approves $699m budget
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s annual budget has increased by 28 million USD from $677 million USD of last year thanks to economic and fiscal reforms. On Sunday, the country’s cabinet has approved next […]
Second lawmaker from Somaliland elected in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Incumbent Bihi Iman Egeh retained his lower house seat in the just concluded election which place at the General Kahiye Police Academy. Ige got 92 votes while his opponent Abdirahman Hassan […]