Badhan (SD) – Delegation led by the Puntland Parliamentary Speaker Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril is in Badhan, with him are members of the Puntland Military Reform Commission. The speaker is accompanied by the […]
Puntland registering forces in Badhan
Qandala to have a Solar powered street lights
Qandala (SD) -The ancient city of Qandala, Puntland, held a ceremony today to rollout a solar power project that will power the streets of that for the first time. Qandala residents welcomed […]
Somaliland and Puntland both claim the Darwish history
Hargeisa (SD)-Puntland and Somaliland are at odds with the commemoration of the Darwish history of Sayid Mohamed Abdulla Hassan. The two administrations each claim the Darwish history of the struggle as their, […]
Assistant Secretary of State Tibor Nagy’s Visit to Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor P. Nagy traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia today. He and Prime Minister Hassan Khayre had a productive meeting in which they discussed […]
Speaker of the Upper House and Ambassadors to Somalia discuss Election Issues
Mogadishu (SD) – The Speaker of Somalia’s Upper House PFG and the National Electoral Commission of the Upper House held a joint meeting today with the international community’s representatives in Somalia. The […]
US ambassador to Somalia held meetings with regional presidents
Mogadishu (SD) – US Ambassador to Somalia Don Yamamoto met with four Somali regional leaders in Nairobi, and they discussed how to overcome political obstacles in Somalia. Don Yamamoto discussed with the […]
Villa Somalia Distances its self from Gen. Gulwade, fails to condemn the historic atrocity
Mogadishu (SD) – Somalia’ Presidency has distanced its self from comments made by General Abdirahman Abdi Hussein (Gulwade), disregarding Somaliland’s grievances against Somalia. He said that the previous Somalia government was right […]
Somali president accepts ISIS member to be deported to Somalia
Stockholm (SD) – Swedish Radio reports that a women who were originally from Somalia and joined Daish will be deported back to Somalia. The women who are Swedish citizens were captured in […]
A Former governor killed in Bossaso
Bossaso (SD) – Former governor of Puntland’s Qandala district, Jama Mohamed Khurshe was killed today in Bossaso, the headquarters of Bari region. The attack was carried out by gunmen armed with pistols, […]
Four candidates reject Galmudug presidential election process
Dhusamareb (SD) – Four key candidates rejected Galmudug’s presidential election and accused the Somali federal government of hijacking the election process. Abdirahman Mohamed Hussein Odowa, Abdullahi Farah Weheliye, Kamal Dahir Gutale and […]
Puntland denies claims that defected troops joined Somaliland
Boame (SD) – The Puntland administration has denied the recent claims that some of their troops defected to join Somaliland forces in Las Anod, Somaliland. The Minister of Civil Aviation and Airports, Hussein […]
Ahlu Sunna boycotts Galmudug state president’s elections
Dhusamareb (SD) -A statement from the head of Ahlu Sunna Sheikh Mohamed Shakir Ali Hassan said they are no longer part of the Galmudug presidential election process. The statement from Ahlu Sunna […]
Somalia wouldn’t be the first or the last to be dismembered
Several weeks ago, I opined on Twitter that Somalia, the most dysfunctional state in Africa, must either be dismembered, disaggregated, re-aggregated, or abolished altogether. LEGAL FICTIONS I immediately received flak and opprobrium […]
Puntland and Jubaland political partnership communique
Bossaso (SD) – Puntland and Jubaland announced on Monday a joint communiqué issued by the two-party’s consultative conference on Saturday and Sunday in Bossaso, the regional capital of Bari region. The three-page […]
Puntland and Somali Regional Government to co-operate on security and economic development
Wardher (SD) – A delegation from the Puntland State of Somalia recently received an invitation from the Somali Regional Government, specifically Dollo province. A Puntland delegation consisted of ministers, MPs and officials […]
A Prominent Somalilander announces Presidential bid in Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – A well-known Somaliland intellectual has announced a Political party in Mogadishu today. Prof Osman Abokar Dubbe a famous figure in both Somaliland and Somalia politics announced Hilow a political party […]
Two opposing Galmudug Presidential Election Commissions Announced
Dhusamareb (SD) – Galmudug Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nur Ga’al has today appointed Galmudug presidential election commission for the President and vice president. The 13 members of the committee, who are Galmudug Parliamentarians, […]
Al Shabab Targets Turkish Engineers, again
Afgoye (SD) – A suicide car bomb has exploded today near the Afgoye district of lower Shabelle region in the southern of Somalia. The explosion was caused by a vehicle driven by […]
US Suspects Al-Shabaab got support for the recreant attack
Mogadishu (SD) – The US military command in Africa, AFRICOM, says it believes al-Shabaab militants who crossed the border from Somalia carried out the attack earlier this month on the Manda Bay […]
Galmudug State Parliament Speaker and two Deputy Governors elected
Galmudug (SD)- Dr. Mohamed Nur Ga’al has won the position of Speaker of the second Galmudug state parliament which was contested by parliamentary candidate Abdinasir Adan Osman. Dr Mohamed Nur Ga’al got […]
