Mogadishu (SD) – The US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it has bombed a building housing al-Shabab fighters in the town of Sakow in the Middle Jubba region. A statement from AFRICOM […]
Somalia: US forces bomb Sakow district
Somaliland: Minister of Information addresses Journalists’ Concerns of the Solja Conference
Hargeisa (SD) – Minister of Information, Culture and Awareness of Somaliland Mr. Saleban Yusuf Ali Kore, addressed the much-debated and the upcoming Solja elections and conference. The Minister of Information said that […]
Puntland, Galmudug presidents to mediate election dispute
Mogadishu (SD) – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni and Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Kariye (Qoor Qoor), issued a statement following talks in Galkayo, Mudug region, on security issues and elections. The statement […]
Journalist Abdulkadir Dulyar arrested in Beledweyne
Beledweyne (SD) – Police in Beledweyne have arrested journalist Abdikadir Farah Dulyar tonight, after a day of arriving in that city for work. The arrest of the journalist came just hours after […]
Somalia’s election commission announces election timetable
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s disputed federal election commission has released the schedule for the upcoming 2020/21 elections, specifically for the upper house and the lower house of the Somali parliament. The commission […]
US evacuates forces from Ballidoogle, Mogadishu and Kismayo
Mogadishu (SD) – US Navy aircraft carrier USS Hershel Woody Williams arrived the Somali cost in order to evacuate US forces in the Horn of Africa country. The ship, which is carrying […]
Former President Hassan Sheikh: Cutting diplomatic ties with Kenya will not bring Somaliland back
Mogadishu ( SD) – Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who was a guest at a question and answer session forum last night, addressed the diplomatic rift between the governments of Somalia […]
Somaliland Vice President opens Youth Employment Fair in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – The Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland Abdirahman Abdullahi Ismail (Saylici) today attended the Somaliland Youth Employment Fair organized by the Ministry of Social and Family Affairs of […]
Resigned federal Upper Senator Returns Home to Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Senator Mustafe Qodah, a former member of the Somalia’s Federal Upper house has today arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of the of Somaliland. The senator recently resigned and forwarded […]
Diplomats from Somali Embassy in Nairobi return to Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – Diplomats and staff from the Somali Immigration and Nationality Agency at the Somali Embassy in Nairobi returned home this morning. The staff were carrying out an order from the […]
Somali Foreign Minister: IGAD leaders have pressed Somalia to resolve the Kenyan issue within IGAD
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Abdirizak held a press conference at Villa Somalia this afternoon, upon the delegation led by President Farmajo returned from Djibouti to attend the IGAD […]
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 38TH EXTRAORDINARY ASSEMBLY OF IGAD HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
The 38th Extraordinary Assembly of IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on 20th December 2020 in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, chaired by H.E. Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of the […]
Somaliland: President Receives South African Delegation
Hargeisa (SD) – The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today received at his office a large delegation from South Africa, led by Mr. Mhlekwa Nxumalo a senior member of the ruling […]
Somalia says now ready to prosecute Sahan Research two years after ban
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Attorney General Suleiman Mohamud has said investigations into Sahan Research which was banned in 2018 over allegations of ‘state instability’ are completed and will now be tabled at […]
AU calls on Somalia and Kenya to ease diplomatic tensions
Djibouti (SD) – The African Union Commission has called on Somalia and Kenya to resolve diplomatic row amid military tension at the border between the countries. Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat stated that the […]
The IGAD Extraordinary Summit closes its work with the sign of success
Djibouti – The Republic of Djibouti gives, once again, through the crucial IGAD summit it hosted this Sunday, the full measure of its ability to fit in with the profile of the […]
Farmajo and Uhuru meet over severed diplomatic ties in Djibouti
Djibouti (SD) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta have today met in Djibouti for first time since Somalia cut its diplomatic ties with Kenya. The closed-door […]
Somaliland journalists suspicious of the upcoming SOLJA election, call on Donors to help monitor
Press-Release In this month, SOLJA is expected to hold the 7th journalists association conference in the capital city of Hargeisa-Somaliland, where is expected to elect its board of directors (BOD) for the […]
Al Shabab reportedly kidnapped Kenyan official in Mandera
Mandera (SD)- Al-Shabaab militant group on Sunday claimed to have abducted a Kenyan official from Mandera county near Kenya-Somalia border. The group’s fighters stormed a police post in Gumurey locality of Mandera […]
Somalia loses EU budgetary support over human right violations
EU budgetary support to the Somali government has been suspended over alleged intimidation against media as well as attempt to rig the upcoming election. According to sources privy to the matter, the […]
