Borama (SD) – Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission has announced the start of the Voter Registration in Awdal, which is scheduled to begin on the 29th of this month in that region. Members […]
Somaliland Reacts to Remarks by Somali Prime Minister
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland government voiced its displeasure over a recent statement by Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, regarding the resumption of stalled talks between the two countries and international aid […]
Chairman Irro meets with the country’s Embattled media
Hargeisa (SD) – The Chairman of the Wadani Opposition Party, Mr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Cirro), pledged his support for the Somaliland media and journalists. The pledge came after a meeting between the […]
British envoy to Hargeisa visits Ina Guha
Hargeisa (SD) – The British envoy to Hargeisa has visited Ina Guha, a town in Ethiopia’s Aware district, where he met with local intellectuals and exchanged views on a number of issues. […]
Somali Soldier hurls a grenade at his Family’s home
Mogadishu (SD) – Reports from Warta Nabada district in Mogadishu confirm that a Somali government soldier killed several members of his family there last night. The soldier, who was said to be […]
Prime Minister Roble briefs UN Security Council on Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – In a wide-ranging speech to the Security Council, Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said the electoral process was progressing well and the selected commissions started training. “We are […]
Somaliland: Journalists and Media Owners Take on Ministry of Information
Hargeisa (SD) – A press conference was held today in Hargeisa by journalists and some media owners led by officials of the Somaliland Journalists Association SOLJA has rejected a call from information […]
Mursal and Hashi Visit Mogadishu candidates’ conference
Mogadishu (SD) – The Speaker of the Somali Parliament Mohamed Mursal and the First Deputy Speaker Abdiweli Mudey visit the Presidential Candidates’ Conference tonight at the Jazeera Hotel. Chairman Mursal and Mudey […]
EU Envoy to Somalia: Somaliland’s unity has weakened since 2017
Hargeisa (SD) – The EU envoy to Somalia Ambassador Nicolas Berlanga Martinez spoke about the level unity of the people of Somaliland, following the 2017 elections. EU envoy to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga […]
civil society and traditional leaders join the Mogadishu conference
Mogadishu (SD) – The second day of the consultative conference in Mogadishu was joined by some civil society organizations and traditional leaders that have recently raised concerns about the country’s election process. […]
Zakaria Abdi Yusuf sentence to death for the Rape and Murder of Ugbad Ali
Togdher (SD) – A court in the Togdher region of Somaliland has sentenced a man to death for raping and killing a woman in Burao, the capital of Togdher region. The court […]
Somaliland: Vice President Inaugurates Voter Registration
Hargeisa (SD) – The Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland Mr. Abdirahman Abdullahi Ismail Saylici attended the opening ceremony of the National Electoral Commission for Voter Registration. The ceremony was attended […]
Somalia: Presidential Candidates’ Conference Releases Statement
Mogadishu (SD) – Former Somali federal information minister and current presidential candidate Dahir Mohamud Guelleh give details of the 2021 Somali presidential candidates’ consultative meeting that opened in Mogadishu today. He said […]
Abdi Hashi nominates members of the Northern Electoral Commission
Mogadishu (SD) – The Speaker of the Upper House Abdi Hashi Abdullahi has appointed the 8 members of the Constituency Committee for the Election of Members of Parliament from the Northern Regions […]
Somali presidential candidates to hold a conference in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – More than a dozen candidates for the presidency of the Federal Republic of Somalia will hold a three-day conference November 21-23, 2020 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The […]
Somaliland deports couple spreading Christianity to Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somaliland government has yesterday deported a couple accused of spreading Christianity in in Somaliland to Somali capital Mogadishu. Somaliland security forces arrested the couple in Hargeisa on September […]
Hirshabelle elects new president and vice president
Jowhar (SD) – Hirshabelle parliamentarians have elected Ali Gudlawe Hussein as the new president of the Hirshabelle administration, after he won a landslide victory in Jowhar town. Ali Abdullahi Hussein (Gudlawe) received […]
AMISOM Command plans security measures for Somalia’s upcoming elections
Mogadishu (SD) – The AMISOM Force Commander, Brigadier General Diomede Ndegeya, today met with all six AMISOM Force sector Commanders to discuss a number of issues including strengthening security as part of […]
Puntland: Al-Shabab Network Arrested in Galkayo
Galkayo (SD) – Mudug Regional Police Commander Mumin Abdi Shire, has for the first time, gave details of a planned police operation in Galkayo, which resulted in the capture of an al-Shabaab […]
Somalia: Presidential Candidates Oppose Nomination of Electoral Commission
Mogadishu (SD) – Twelve candidates in Somalia’s 2020/2021 general elections have issued a statement threatening not to run in this year’s elections if they are to be rigged. The presidential candidates warned […]