Adado(SD)-Reports from Adado district in Galgadud region say traditional elders rejected a proposal from the Galmudug clan reconciliation committee. A recent meeting between the committee of Adado elders and the Central Committee […]
Six AMISOM peacekeepers killed in attack
Balad(SD)-Six African Union peacekeepers killed in ambush by al-Shabaab in Balcad district today. The Burundian troops are said to have been attacked by Al-Shabaab fighters on a roadside compound between Balad district and […]
Bossaso:12 convicted of the murder of Paul Anthony Farmosa shooting sentenced
Bossaso(SD)-The Armed Forces and Serious Crimes Tribunal of Puntland have sentenced a number of people today accused of killings and bombings in Bossaso town, the headquarters of Bari region, and especially the killing […]
President Deni presides over security meeting in Puntland
Garowe(SD)-The President of Puntland State of Somalia, HE Abdullahi Deni, chaired the Puntland Security Conference. The conference which was held at the Presidential Palace in Garowe was co-chaired by Puntland Vice President Ahmed Elman […]
U.S. airstrike targets ISIS-Somalia in support of the Federal Government
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS terroristsin the Golis Mountain region, Somalia, on July 27, 2019. “Airstrikes like these remain an effective […]
Minister Beyle attends the Somali Diaspora Conference in Washington
Washington(SD)-The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia HE Abdirahman Du’ale Beyle has delivered a speech to the Somali community in Washington, USA. “I am honored to deliver a keynote […]
Somalia’s president is no ally against terrorism
When Somalia’s largely-appointed parliament and senate elected Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, or Farmajo as he is better known, president, there was optimism in the West. Farmajo was young, he was a former prime […]
Al-Shabab details the deadly Mogadishu Attack
Mogadishu-(SD)-The Al-Shabaab militant group who claimed responsibility for the bombing at the Benadir regional administration headquarters in Mogadishu gave details of their plan for the bombing. In a statement published in sites […]
Pres. Farmajo summons security Apparatus after another blast in Mogadishu
Mogadishu-(SDN)-The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has summoned the leaders of the security sector in Mogadishu for discussions. Director of Information and Communication Media for the President, Abdinur […]
Analysis: Does Somalia’s Jubaland Leader Deserve Another Term?
By the end of this August, clan elders from Somalia’s Jubaland region will select a new assembly whose parliamentarians will vote for a regional president. It is accepted as a virtual certainty […]
Garowe’s 2019 book fair concludes
Garowe(SD)-The Garowe Book Fair, which has been running for the past three days at PSU University Hall, ended tonight. People from all over the Somali regions came together, and during the three […]
Review of Somalia’s draft national election bill
The National Electoral Bill is currently under parliamentary review. Once approved, the law will be the foundation for one-person-one-vote (OPOV) national elections scheduled to take place in Somalia in late 2020 and […]
Somali Islamic clerics warn against financing terrorist groups
Mogadishu(SD)-Somali religious scholars have called on the Somali people and business people not to give shelter and support to al-Shabaab and ISIS terrorist groups. Sheikh Nur Barudud Gurhan, vice chairman of the […]
Jubbaland suspends co-operation with the Government of Somalia
Kismayo (SD)-Jubbaland state of Somalia announced today that it has suspended cooperation with the Somali Federal Government and banned travel to Kismayo by the TFG authorities, including the cabinet, lawmakers and other officials. […]
Banadir Governor Yarisow moved to the intensive ward
Mogadishu July 25,2019(SD)-According to doctors at Digfeer Hospital in Mogadishu, Benadir Governor Eng Abdirahman Omar Osman Yarisow, who was injured yesterday in the bombing of the Hamar district headquarters, is moved to […]
A woman suicide bomber suspected on Mogadishu Blast was Coordinator for People with Special Needs
Mogadishu July 25,2019(SD)-Sources close to the investigation of yesterday’s blast at Mogadishu’s local government center reveal that a women carried out the suicide attack. The source claimed the woman suicide attacker who died was named […]
Jubbaland Announces Elders who Selects New Parliament
Kismayo July 24,2018(SD)-The Independent Electoral Commission of Jubbaland has announced the list of traditional elders to select members of the Jubbaland state parliament. The elders selecting the newly announced Jubbaland parliamentarians are 135 […]
Somalia responded to accusations Qatar in Bossaso bombings
Mogadishu July 24,2019(SD)-The Somali government has reacted to a report published in the New York Times in which the Qatari government is linked the bombing of Bossaso. Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse […]
Press Statement: International Partners Visit Galmudug
A delegation of Somalia’s regional and international partners visited Dhusamareeb on 22 July 2019, to be updated on developments in the Federal Member State of Galmudug and to attend a ceremony marking […]
17 killed in early morning blast in Mogadishu
Mogadishu July 23,20199SD)-At least 17 people have been killed and 30 injured in a car bomb blast on a heavily guarded road in the capital Mogadishu. The al-Qaeda-allied group Al Shabab claimed […]