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 […]
US evacuates forces from Ballidoogle, Mogadishu and Kismayo
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 […]
Somalia and Turkey discuss cooperation and economic reforms
ANKARA (SD) – Somalia and Turkey have discussed ways to enhance economic reforms achieved by the Horn of Africa nation, finance minister said on Tuesday. Abdirahman Duale Beileh has held talks with […]
Kenya army chief in Mandera amidst border tension with Somalia
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenya Army chief Robert Kariuki Kibochi has paid surprise visit to Mandera town near the border amid reports of military mobilisation by Somalia and Kenya at the border. Sources […]
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 […]
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 […]
Somalia: Regional football tournament opens in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’s regional states and Benadir football tournament has officially opened this afternoon in Mogadishu, at Eng. Yarisow stadium in Abdiaziz district of Benadir region. Federal Government’s Minister of Youth […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jubbaland ignores Somalia’s move to cut ties with Kenya
Mandera (SD) – Jubbaland state in southern Somalia has defied the decision by the federal government to cut ties with Kenya amid high tension at Somalia-Kenya border. Speaking to BBC Somali Service, […]
Ethiopian Government talks about the new Diplomatic relationship between Somaliland and Kenya
Hargeisa (SD) – The Ethiopian government spoke briefly about the visit of the President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi to Kenya as well as the diplomatic understanding between Hargeisa and Nairobi. The […]
Al-Shabaab: Somalia PM was the target in Galkayo bombing
Mogadishu (SD) – Al-Shabaab militants have claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings in Galkayo, the capital of Mudug region in central Somalia. Al-Shabaab spokesman Abdiaziz Abu Musab said the attack that killed […]
Fighting between Somali forces erupts in Mogadishu’s Karan district
Mogadishu (SD) – Armed clashes between Federal Government forces along clan lines stopped after Benadir regional commissioner and Mogadishu mayor Omar Mohamed Mohamud Filish and military officials intervened. The warring parties in […]
Farmajo to jet off to Djibouti for IGAD summit over Somalia-Kenya tension
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo will later today be traveling to Djibouti to attend IGAD summit slated for Sunday. Part of the bloc’s agenda is to discuss the diplomatic […]
Kenya deploys troops to Somalia border, as fears of invasion grows
Beled Hawo (SD) – The federal Government of Somalia has issued a statement today expressing concern over the Kenyan military massing at the border between the two countries. “The Federal Government of […]
