Mogadishu(SD)-Amnesty International welcomes the arrest of Jubbaland Minister of Internal Security, Abdirashid Hassan Abddinur Janan. Seif Magango, Amnesty International Deputy Director General for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, described […]
Mogadishu(SD)-The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdirahman Duale Beyle, has confirmed that the government does not have the ability to stop Al-Shabaab from collecting taxes. “The government does not […]
Mogadishu(SD)-Somali police chief for the first time addresses the arrest of Jubbaland security minister, Abdirashid Hassan Nur (Janan). Deputy police chief for Somalia Jen Sakiya Hussein said Janan had been arrested by the […]
Mogadishu(SD)-The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Ali Kheyre has met with opposition MPs from Galmudug. The parties discussed the formation of an inclusive Galmudug state, a progressive and a […]
Berbera(SD)-The Federal Government of Somalia has signed an agreement with the European Union to undertake development projects in Mogadishu, Somalia and the city Berbera in Somaliland. Somali Minister of Planning Jamal Mohamed Hassan […]
Mogadishu(SD)-The federal government of Somalia detained Jubaland regional security minister Abdirashid Janan at Mogadishu Airport while traveling from Kismayo to Addis Ababa. The Somali government has not yet commented on the arrest […]
Tokyo(SD)-President Mohamed Farmajo who is in Japan to participate in the conference of the 7th African Development (TICAD7) had a bilateral talks with the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. Discussions between President […]
Kismayo(SD)-There was a mass demonstrations against the Somali Governments restrictions embossed on Kismayo airport. The Somali Government told all airlines to and from Kismayo Airport to pass through Mogadishu first. This was […]
Nairobi(SD) – Italian authorities say kidnapped Silvia Romano had been taken from Kenya and into Somalia. Silvia Romano was abducted last November 20 during her abduction, the kidnappers reportedly opened fire and injured five […]
Dhusamareb(SD)-Reports from Galgadud region in central Somalia say that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces, especially Ethiopian troops, have reached Guri-el and Galgadud districts. The troops withdrawn from Hiran region […]
Kismayo(SD)-The president of Jubaland State of Somalia Ahmed Madobe sent a letter to the president of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Farmajo. The statement said it was impossible to continue the […]
Galkayo(SD)-Reports from Mudug region say an armed group attacked a herdsman family in the Hana-Bur district, killing members of the family. Residents told the media that two people were killed and three […]
Dhusamareb(SD)-The head of the Galmudug regional government and Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa leader Sheikh Mohamed Shakir Ali Hassan met with the AMISOM Force Commander and his deputies in Dhusamareb today. Although much is not […]
Nogadishu(SD)-Air Uganda has launched direct flights to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. A ceremony to mark the launch of Uganda Airlines between Mogadishu and Kampala was held at Aden Adde International Airport today. […]
Mogadishu(SD)-The new governor of Banadir region, Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish), recently took over the post following a recent ceremony in Hamar district administration. Government Omar Filish in his speech at the handover ceremony […]
Mugadisho(SD)-The Somali aviation agency has informed airlines that all international and local flights heading to Kismayo, the interim Jubbaland regional headquarters, as of today should go through Mogadishu. It is not known why the Somali […]
Addis Ababa(SD)-The President of Puntland State of Somalia Abdilahi Deni met with the President of the Oromo State of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. President of the Oromo Ethiopian State Shimelis has […]
NY(SD)-UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia to Adan Abdul Mulla. Mulla, who is Sudanese, also holds a US citizenship and is a deputy to […]
Nairobi(SD)-The Kenyan government has responded to allegations that Kenyan troops in the Middle Juba region are aware of charcoal exports there. Somalia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Abukar Dahir Osman, said Kenyan […]
NY(SD)-The United Nations Security Council has voted not in favor of resolution 1267 to include al-Shabaab in Somalia on the international terror list. Federal Government of Somalia’s UN Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman, praised the […]
