Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, held a ceremony honoring Ahmed Mohamed Hassan (Ahmed Dheere), a senior pilot in Siyad Barre’s government air force who refused to carry out an […]
UN acquits Banadir Regional Police Commander of Shabab links
NY (SD) – The United Nations Security Council has acquitted Banadir Regional Police Commander General Sadiq Omar Mohamed of any links to al-Shabaab. General Sadiq Omar alias Sadiq John has been accused […]
Somali Cabinet meeting approves 2021 budget
Mogadishu (SD) – Today’s meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia has approved the Government’s annual budget for 2021 which includes election expenses and legitimized decisions made […]
Somaliland president slams United Nations for politicizing development programs
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has accused the United Nations of taking orders from the Somali government and are engaging in the regional politics. Speaking at the Kulmiye party’s […]
Abukar Awale deported from Somaliland
Lasanod (SD) – Somaliland police in Lasanod, the capital of Sool, arrested Abokor Awale, a campaigner for a ban on Khat. Abokor on a live video from his hotel room before being […]
Anti-Macron demonstrations held in Burao
Burao (SD) – Demonstration against the anti-Islam comments of the French president Emmanuel Macron, took place today in Burao, the capital of Togdher region. Hundreds of Burao residents took to the main […]
Puntland military court sentences Al Shabab convicts to death and imprisonment
Garowe (SD) – The military court in the five regions of Bari, Sanaag, Hayland, Karkar and Gardafuu has today sentenced to death and imprisonment three men accused of being members of Al-Shabaab […]
Somaliland arrests Qamar Sugani, for visiting Mogadishu
Berbera (SD) – Somaliland authorities have arrested a popular Somaliland musician, Qamar Sugani, in Berbera today, after returning from a trip to Mogadishu. The singer was arrested during a road trip to […]
Somaliland suspends consultation with UN Agencies
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland Government unexpectedly suspends United Nation’s meetings and consultations on all UN Development Program Plans for Somaliland. The government has not yet said the reason for the suspension, but […]
Puntland forces heading to Lasqoray
Lasqoray (SD) – Reports from Sanaag region say that a military operations are underway in areas near the coastal district of Lasqoray, according to locals who spoke with the media. The move […]
Prime Minister Roble meets with FESOJ Officials
Mogadishu (SD) – Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble today met in his office with FESOJ Secretary General Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu and FESOJ Training Director Farah Nur and other FESOJ officials. FESOJ Secretary […]
Wadani opposes former Somalia Deputy PM’s Arrival in Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Former Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed Omar Carte has arrived in Hargeisa today after President Bihi accepted his requested pardon. Mohamed Omar Arte’s main purpose of his visit to […]
Al Shabab takes control of a village in Sanaag
Lasqoray (SD) – Al-Shabaab fighters have reportedly taken control of Gurya-samo village on the outskirts of Lasqoray district in Sanaag region. An armed group of about 50 Al-Shabaab fighters arrived in Gurya-samo […]
Somali Social Media is having a field day with Mohamed Omar Arte’s Visit to Hargeisa
Hargeisa (SD) – Somali Social Media Users have been posting and discussing extensively in the last 24 hours Reports that Mohamed Omar Arte Qalib, former Somalia deputy PM, is visiting Hargeisa. Mohamed […]
UN calls for political inclusion ahead of Somalia’s elections
Mogadishu (SD) – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) has today issued a statement on the upcoming elections in Somalia. A statement from UNSOM called for ensuring that the country’s […]
WATCH: The First Somali-born City councilor in Canada Talked to us about his lived experiences
Victoria (SD) – Sharmarke Dhubow is a Victoria BC Councilor who came to Canada in 2012 and in those few short years achieved political and Personal success. He shared his experiences with […]
Hargeisa Vocational School Reports on their Educational Success
Hargeisa (SD) – The administration of the vocational school in Hargeisa has reported on the educational progress of the school. Barkhad Mohamed Mohamud, the principal of the vocational school in Hargeisa, told […]
Hargeisa police arrest journalist for covering Anti-Rape demonstration
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland journalist Barwaqo Hassan Hajji Farah, was arrested in Hargeisa today, according to Sahan TV chairman Ahmed Heello. Barwaqo was covering women protesting Hargeisa court’s disappointing sentencing of the […]
Somaliland: national broadcaster yet to cover news equally, as promised
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland government has not yet fulfilled its promise to have the national broadcaster report on opposition parties criticism on the government. A recent press conference held in Hargeisa […]
Somaliland agrees to release Bilal Bulshawi from prison
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland government says it will released Bulshawi, a young man from Somalia who has been in jail for the a month in Hargeisa. Somaliland’s Minister of Interior Mohamed […]