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 […]
Somalia: Electoral committee nominated to work on contentious election laws
Mogadishu July 21,2019(SD)-The Speaker of the House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman has appointed a Transitional National Committee to prepare the National Electoral Law. The chairman of the House’ […]
Puntland’s latest alarming criticism against The federal government of Somalia
Garowe July 21,2019(SD)-Puntland has strongly condemned the federal government, saying the administration has expressed concern over the practice of federal government officials. “The federal government of Somalia is continuously working to destroy regional […]
Parliamentarians accuse the federal government of blockade against Somaliland
Mogadishu July 20,2019(SDN)-Members of both Somali houses of parliament who originate from Somaliland have expressed their feelings that the Government of Somalia is engaged in restricting policies against Somaliland. The lawmakers also condemned […]
African Union High-Level Executive Committee Visits Mogadishu
Mogadishu July 20,2019(SD)-The Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ahmed Awad, today welcomed the arrival of the International Airport Adan Abdulle in Mogadishu A delegation from the African Union High-Level […]
Puntland opposes Pres. Farmajo’s reconciliation plan with Somaliland
Garowe July 19,2019(SD)-Puntland announced its position on a newly formed Somalia committee to participate reconciliation process with Somaliland. Puntland regional Government of Somalia released a press release speaking to their opposion to the nominated committee. “Puntland contests […]
Somalia, Saudi Arabia agree to unload ship carrying livestock from Somaliland
Mogadishu July 19,2019(SDN)-The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mahdi Mohamed Guled Khadar, who held a press conference at his office, spoke about a shipment of twenty thousand goats […]