Mogadishu (SD) – The President of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo hosted a dinner honoring National and regional youth umbrella organizations at the 2019 National Youth Conference. The President […]
TPEC sets Roadmap for local government elections in Puntland
Garowe (SD) – Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC) has today approved the roadmap for the upcoming local elections in Puntland. The Puntland Electoral Commission has scheduled that in two (2) years local […]
President Ware meets UN Representative James Swan
Jowhar (SD) – UN Special Representative to Somalia James Swan visited Jowhar yesterday and met with President Ware and members of Hirshabelle administration. The meeting discussed utilizing the developmental projects provided by the […]
U.S. offers millions in bounty for top American militants in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) -The United States has announced that it will provide $ 5 million for the head of two al-Shabab operatives who happen to be Americans, Omar Shafik Hammami and Jehad Serwan […]
US Ambassador meets with leader of Somalia’s opposition coalition
Mogadishu (SD) – US ambassador to Somalia Amb Yamamoto met with the leader of the Somali opposition coalition, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. The two sides discussed how the Somali government and opposition parties could […]
Puntland sends a strong message to its opposition
Garowe (SD) – Puntland Minister of Finance Hassan Ali Shire and Minister of Information Ali Sabarey today called for an end the opposition against the ruling government. The ministers, who spoke to the press […]
AFRICOM details strakes in against Al Shabab
Mogadishu(SD)-The United States has issued statement regarding their forces carrying out an airstrike in Jilib, Middle Juba, on Saturday. A statement from AFRICOM says it is currently assessing the damage caused by […]
Former Puntland Speaker criticizes arrests of traditional elders in Bossaso
Bossaso (SD) – Puntland security forces in Bossaso arrested some traditional elders, who a day before in a press conference criticized President Deni’s administration. Elders arrested, opposed the administration deals with the […]
Controversy over Ethiopian troops in Dhusamareb
Dhusamareb (SD) – There has been a heated debate on social networking sites over the Ethiopian troops deployed in Dhusamareb last few hours. According to a statement from the National Party Forum, […]
Did Somalia prevent Muse Bihi from traveling to Nairobi?
Hargeisa(SD)-Somaliland President Muse Bihi was to travel to Kenya in order to attend a forum showcasing Somaliland Investment opportunities. The trip and the forum were born out of the detraining political relations between Somalia and […]
IGAD appoints new leadership, crushing Farmajo and Guelleh’s ambitions
Addis Ababa (SD) – The 13th summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has concluded in Addis Ababa today. At the end of the two-day meeting, the leadership of the Intergovernmental […]
Uhuru Kenyatta: Our forces will not withdraw from Somalia until we have complete peace
Nairobi (SD)-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that the Kenya Defense Forces will remain in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until peace and stability in the Horn of Africa is […]
Somali Political Forum urges Ethiopia to cease military intervention in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – A statement from the National Parties Forum has called on Ethiopian Prime Minister Abey Ahmed to withdraw their troops from Somalia. The statement of the forum informed the Prime […]
Somalia Foreign Minister: Our brothers in Somaliland should rejoin the Somali government
Ankara (SD)-Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ahmed Isse Awad, on Wednesday held bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, in Ankara, signing an agreement to promote cooperation between […]
ONLF denies reports on Ethiopian media, as they meet with Jubaland leadership
Nairobi (SD)- The Ogaden National Liberation Front has denied a statement published in the Ethiopian newspaper Addis Ababa Standard. The Standard has published a report that Kenya hosted an Opposition (OLNF) conference […]
UCID Chairman and Jubaland State president meet in Nairobi, both punching above their political height class
Hargeisa (SD) – Chairman of the opposition UCID party Eng. Feisal Ali Warabe, met with President of Somalia’s Jubaland state, Ahmed Mohamed Islam “Ahmed Madobe” in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The two […]
National Elections bill presented to Somali parliament
Mogadishu (SD) -The Somali Federal Parliament, comprising of 15 parliamentarians, has concluded the country’s electoral law today in Mogadishu. The Federal Parliament committee has read the electoral law in a meeting today […]
Tensions are high in Dhusamareb
Dhusamareb (SD) – Reports from Dhusamareb town, the headquarters of Galgadud region, say that there is tension between the federal government of Somalia and Ahlu Sunna leadership. The dispute is based on […]
Ahlu Sunna Waljama to create a it’s own Galmudug State
Dhusamareb (SD) – Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama leadership in Dhusamareb after a long meeting yesterday announced its own process in creating a new and inclusive Galmudug State in Somalia. The meeting comes […]
1.7 million Somali children to be reached with life-saving vaccines
MOGADISHU (SD) – Health authorities launched today a campaign to vaccinate 1.7 million children against measles and polio in Benadir, Galgudud, Hirshabelle, Jubaland and South West State, Somalia. The 5-day campaign, running from […]