JIGJIGA (SD) – News from the town of Bambas in the Gursum district of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia indicate that civilians were killed and wounded today. The incident took place […]
Civilians Killed in Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State
ONLF “Ethiopia wants to claim our land and not give us our rights.”
JIGJIGA (SD) – Chairman of the opposition party ONLF Abdirahman Sheikh Mahdi Maadey, made a brief statement in a meeting held by opposition parties in the United States, he spoke about the […]
Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party Elects a Somali as vice president
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has elected a new president and two deputies in Addis Ababa today. Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has been elected president of the Prosperity […]
Somaliland Police arrest human traffickers and Ethiopian Migrants
WAJALE (SD) – Somaliland police in Wajale, a commercial district, bordering Ethiopia, reportedly arrested 120 Ethiopian migrants who were crossing into Somaliland illegally. The Wajale district police commander told reporters that the […]
Somali Ethiopian regional administration says they have foiled a coup
JIGJIGA (SD) – Ethiopia’s Somali regional government says it has thwarted a coup attempt to oust President Mustafe Cagjar. An statement from the Ethiopian Somali Regional State claimed anti-peace forces were trying […]
Droughts in Somali Region Leads to Children Dying
JIGJIGA (SD) -Severe droughts are being reported in many parts of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia, affecting civilians and livestock. According to reports, in parts of the Erar region of the […]
Somaliland: Ethiopia has no stake in the port of Berbera
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland says it has not implemented the 19% Berbera Port agreement with Ethiopia. Dr Saad Ali Shire, the Minister of Finance, told Horyaal TV that Somaliland and DP World […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Visits Jigjiga Somali Regional
JIGJIGA (SD) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed along with a high-level delegation arrived today in Jigjiga, in the Somali Regional state of Ethiopia. The PM Abiy Ahmed and his delegation were […]
Al Shabaab continues its deadly attacks in Kenya
MANDERA (SD) – Al-Shabaab militants have carried out yet another deadly attack in Banisa, a town on the northern outskirts of Mandera, targeting residents. Al Shabaab said in a statement that it […]
Somaliland and Somali Region’s Police Chiefs Discuss Security
WAJALE (SD) – The police chiefs of Somaliland and the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia have held a security meeting in the border town of Wajale, on the Somaliland side. The two […]
Has Somaliland sided with any of the warring factions in Ethiopia?
London (SD) – Somaliland Foreign Minister Isse Kayd Mohamud responded to reports by some Ethiopian media outlets that Somaliland has supported the fight against the TPLF in Ethiopia. Issa Kayd Mohamud told […]
Somali regional President Mustafe Omar arrives in Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – Officials led by the President of Ethiopia’s Somali region Mustafe Muhumed Omar were warmly welcomed in Somaliland. The purpose of this visit is reportedly to strengthen the cooperative relationship […]
Somali Region President accuses Abdiweli Gaas of supporting TPLF
Jigjiga (SD) – Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State President, Mustafa Muhumed Omar Agjar in an interview with EZ Television made a surprising accusations against the US, Kenya and the former Puntland President Abdiweli […]
Former Ethiopian Federal minister’s parents arrested in Jigjiga
Jigjiga (SD) – Security forces of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia have arrested the parents of Filsan Abdullahi Ahmed, the former Minister of Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs of Ethiopia. Filsan […]
Protests against TPLF in Addis Ababa, Jigjiga & other cities
Addis Ababa (SD) – Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to show support for the government in its fight against a coalition of rebel forces […]
Mohamud Ugas joins Ethiopian opposition coalition against Abiy Ahmed
Washington (SD) – Nine Ethiopian opposition groups have formed a new coalition in Washington aiming to overthrowing Prime Minister Abi Ahmed. The opposition coalition includes a Somali organization called the Somali State […]
Residents of Somali Region in Ethiopia flock to polling stations
Jigjiga (SD) – Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State is set to hold its sixth general election today, initially scheduled to be held on June 21 of this year. More than five million registered […]
Ethiopia: Opposition parties in Somali Region boycott elections
Jigjiga (SD) – The Ethiopian Electoral Commission said the final phase of preparations of this month’s elections were underway in various parts of the country. Ethiopian Regional administrations of Somali, Hareri and […]
Ethiopia: Fighting erupts again in Garba Isse town
Addis Abba (SD) – News reports from Ethiopia say that the fighting between Somalis and Afar in Ethiopia has erupted again in the town of Garba Isse. The fighting follows last week’s […]
Somalia TPLF Supporters Arrested in Jigjiga
Jigjiga (SD) – People suspected of supporting TPLF fighters in Tigray region of Ethiopia have been arrested in Somali Ethiopian regional state capital Jigjiga. Police in the Somali region of Ethiopia have […]
