Garowe (SD) – The Puntland Armed Forces has issued an arrest warrant for the Director of Golis Telecommunication Company in Mudug region. The court ordered the director of Golis Company in Galkayo […]
Al-Shabaab attack hero wins Garissa Senatorial seat
NAIROBI (SD) – The man who helped rescue hundreds of hostages in the middle of an attack on Westgate by Al-Shabaab in 2013 has been elected to Garissa County’s next senator unopposed. […]
UN calls for immediate talks over Somalia’s poll
MOGADISHU (SD) – UN has called on Somalia’s political stakeholders to come together “at the earliest opportunity” to break the political impasse that led to the delay of the elections in the […]
A study contrasts the role donors play in Somalia and Somaliland
London (SD) – I Gordon Peake, an international author, discusses the issue of Somaliland’s quest for recognition and describes how the international community has focused on reviving a failed Somalia and has […]
Al-Shabaab rejects use of AstraZeneca vaccine
JILIB (SD) – Somalia’s militant group, Al-Shabaab has warned people in their areas against COVID-19 inoculation barely two weeks after Somalia launched COVID-19 vaccinations. In a statement, Al-Shabaab’s Office of Politics and […]
Gov’t blocks roads in Mogadishu ahead of parliament session
MOGADISHU (SD) – Several roads leading to the Somali parliament in Mogadishu are this morning closed with a heavy presence of security forces ahead of today’s parliament session. The Somali government has […]
Villa Somalia responds to former PM on security agreements with Ethiopia and Eritrea
Mogadishu (SD) – The director of Somalia’s presidency Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi has issued a statement denying President Farmajo’s alleged trip to Addis Ababa is to sign security agreements with Ethiopia and Eritrea. […]
Al-shabaab pilot may execute aviation attack in kenya – police
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenya police has warned that al-Shabaab militant group may be planning to carry out an aviation attack in Kenyan soil barely a month after US issued warning to civilian […]
Ex-Somali Basketball player Barajab dies of Coronavirus
DUBAI (SD) – Somalia has once again lost one of its basketball stars in 1980s to covid-19 barely a year after the disease killed former Somali football player. In a statement, Somali […]
Somalia: Yemeni fishermen on trial in Galmudug
Dhusamareb (SD) – A court in the Mudug region of Galmudug state fined 31 foreigners for fishing illegally off the coast between Harardhere and Hobyo in Somalia. The 31 Yemeni fishermen’s boats […]
FMS leaders and Int’l community hold talks in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Talks between International community and Somali regional state leaders have today commenced in Somali capital as recent FMS leaders meeting in Airport Hotel recorded slight breakthrough which could steer […]
Five killed Mogadishu blast
MOGADISHU (SD) – At least five people have been killed and three others sustained injuries after a car ran over improvised explosive device (IED) suspected to have been planted on road in […]
Somali parliament session postponed after int’l community pressure
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali parliament session slated for Monday was cancelled thanks to international community pressure which is likely intended to prevent potential confrontation between opposition and pro-government MPs. According to memo […]
Garowe-Galkayo road blocked and Puntland minister denied access
Galkayo (SD) – Puntland Armed Forces with armored vehicles complaining of lack of financial rights are still on the outskirts of Harfo district in Mudug region and are said to be blocking […]
Lawmaker ‘absent’ from yesterday’s meeting added to the list of suspended members
Mogadishu (SD) – Lawmaker Elmi Mohamed Nur who is on the list of 15 Somali lawmakers banned from the next five parliamentary sessions said he was absent from yesterday’s continuous meeting. The […]
Danab forces instructed to prepare for an unspecified national operation
Mogadishu (SD) – Turkish-trained Gorgor forces stationed at Damanyo camp in Mogadishu are said to be on high alert. The Commander of the Somali National Army, General Mohamed Tahliil Bihi, inspected the […]
Al-shabaab bomb expert killed
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali military on Sunday claimed to have killed Al-shabaab leader in charge of improvised explosives following security operation in Lower Shabelle region. In a statement, Somali National Army (SNA) […]
Danab commandos carry out targeted operation against Al-Shabaab
Janale (SD) – The Somali National Army (SNA), led by Danab Commandos, has carried out an operation on the outskirts of Janale, killing the head of Al-Shabaab’s explosives in the Lower Shabelle […]
Fifteen Somali MPs suspended from sessions of parliament
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali Lower House Speaker, Mohamed Mursal has suspended fifteen lawmakers from the next five sessions hours after house session ended in disarray. According to a letter addressed to the […]
Somali Parliament session ends in chaos
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali parliament meeting has today descended into chaos as lawmakers locked horns over what some opposition lawmakers claimed to be Farmajo’s plan to seek extension just hours after UK […]