Garowe (SD) – The Puntland State Supreme Court has today heard for the second time the case of eight members of the State Parliament who were recently stripped of their parliamentary immunity. […]
Puntland Supreme Court hears case against sacked MPs
Speaker Mursal announces term extension for parliament
Mogadishu (SD) – The Speaker of the Somali Federal Parliament, Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman, has announced that he and the current parliamentarians will remain MP’s until a successors are elected. Speaker Mohamed […]
President Farmajo splits the opposition and opens talks with Abdi Hashi
Mogadishu (SD) – According to local media reports, the President of Somalia has agreed to open talks with the Speaker of the Upper House of the Somali Parliament, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi. According […]
ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, UN CALLS FOR ALL SOMALIS TO BUILD A BETTER SOMALIA POST-COVID19
Mogadishu (SD) – With the theme of this year’s Human Rights Day centered on ‘Recover Better. Stand Up for Human Rights,’ the United Nations envoy to Somalia today called on all Somalis […]
Prime Minister Roble arrives in Garowe
Garowe (SD) – The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble arrived in Garowe, the capital of Puntland this afternoon. The delegation led by Prime Minister Roble was […]
Kheyre pays secret visit to Russia, meets with Lavrov
Moscow (SD) – Former Somali Prime Minister and Presidential candidate Hassan Ali Kheyre has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow today. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Twitter account, […]
US airstrikes targets a bomb factory near Jilib
Jilib (SD) – The African Union Mission in Somalia (Africom) says it has twice bombed an area near Jilib today, and targeted Al Shabab officials and vehicles loaded with explosives. A statement […]
Al-Shabaab seizes a region in Sanaag, abducts officials
Lasqoray (SD) Reports from Lasqoray district in Sanaag region indicate that Al Shabab fighters have taken over the control of Milho village which is located between Durduri and Lasqoray districts this morning. […]
Opposition candidates send a critical message to international community
Mogadishu (SD) – The Union of Opposition Candidates has issued a critical statement on the situation in the country, especially on the election issues a hotly debated topic in recent weeks. The […]
Former Danab commander released from prison
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali government has finally released Major Ismail Abdi Malik, a former commander of the Danab Special Forces, who has been charged with corruption. Major Ismail Abdi Malik was […]
Mustafe Qodah resigns from the Upper House
Dubai (SD) – Mustafe Qodah a Somali Federal Upper House MP from Somaliland has announced his resignation from the Somali parliament today in Dubai. At a ceremony in the United Arab Emirates, […]
UK Minister for Africa visits British Army base in Baidoa
Baidoa (SD) – UK Minister for Africa James Duddridge and ambassador Ben Fender visited Baidoa, the capital of the South West, yesterday. Accompanied by the UK Ambassador to Somalia, the Minister met […]
Somali Military officers killed in Galgadud
Guriel (SD) – Disturbing details are emerging from a Somali military officials ambushed while traveling in an area of Galgadud region in Galmudug state. Four Somali military officers have been killed and […]
Sacked Puntland MPs oppose taking their case to the Supreme Court
Garowe (SD) – Eight members of the Puntland parliament who lost their immunity on last Thursday spoke to the media today in Garowe, the capital of Puntland. The sacked Puntland lawmakers have […]
Somalia says no Aid meetings to be held in Nairobi
Mogadishu (SD) – The Minister of Planning of the Federal Government of Somalia, Jamal Mohamed Hassan, said in an interview that the Somali government has banned the holding of meetings in the […]
The Northern electoral commission elects chairman
Mogadishu (SD) – The Northern Federal Parliamentary Election Commission of Somalia has today elected Khadar Harir Hussein as its Chairman and Najib Hussein Samale as its Deputy Speaker. The chairman and the […]
President Farmajo receives British Minister for Africa at Villa Somalia
Muqdisho (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, received at the State House the Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, and shared the successful plans of the […]
Amnesty: AFRICOM has an ongoing duty of care to the civilians impacted by its operations in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – Amnesty International has called on the U.S. military not to relinquish its international obligations to civilians affected by US airstrikes in Somalia. “Whether or not US ground troops leave […]
SOMALIA PARTNERSHIP FORUM COMMUNIQUÉ – 7 DECEMBER 2020
Somalia and its international partners met in Mogadishu on 7th December 2020 for the Somalia Partnership Forum (SPF). The participants reviewed developments since the last SPF, the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, […]
Somali Immigration Agency places new requirements on Kenyan travelers
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali Federal Citizenship and Immigration Agency has informed Kenyans traveling to Somalia are required to have a valid Visa, and should apply Somali Embassy in Nairobi. Kenyans traveling […]
