JIGJIGA (SD) – Somali parliament has on May 15, elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for Somalia’s 10th president, this is President Hassan’s second non consecutive term in office. The president has appointed Hamze […]
President Deni says he wasn’t consulted with the appointment of PM Hamze Barre
GAROWE (SD) – The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, has expressed displeasure over the appointment of a new Prime Minister of Somalia. Said Deni, boasted that he was […]
Kenya: Somalia to lift Mira Ban soon
NAIROBI (SD) – The Kenyan government has predicted when Somalia will allow the export of khat to Somalia will resume again, after a years long ban. Kenya’s Agriculture Minister Peter Munya told […]
Galmudug president says foreigners killed in Ba’do battle
DHUSAMAREB (SD) – Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qoor Qoor gave details of the casualties suffered by Al Shabaab in the attack on Ba’do village under Adado District. President Qoor Qoor on […]
Drought Relief Special Envoy Meets Canadian Diplomats
MOGADISHU (SD) – Members of the Canadian Embassy led by the First Secretary briefed the Special Envoy Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame about the Development and Aid to Somalia. The envoy thanked the Government […]
Local Militias kill scores of Al Shabab fighters in Bahdo
(SD) – Al-Shabaab militants launched a major attack at Bahdo district in Galmudug region in Somalia this morning, with high number of casualties reported. Local militias have reportedly put up a strong […]
Somalia: Al Shabaab addresses talks with Hassan Sheikh’s government
MOGADISHU (SD) – A senior Al Shabaab leader has ruled out any talks with the new government led by President Hassan Sheikh, Instead, and expressed hope that they would take over the […]
Somali leaders congratulate Somalia’s appointed PM
MOGADISHU (SD) – Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and heads of regional administrations have congratulated Hamse Abdi Barre on his appointment by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s new Prime […]
Qardho Police Commander killed during an operation
QARDHO (SD) -Omar Hiraad Katun, the town’s police chief, was shot dead late last night in Qardho, the capital of Puntland’s Karkar region. Armed gangs attacked Commander Omar Hiraad during an operation […]
BREAKING NEWS: President Hassan names Hamza Abdi Barre as Somalia’s new prime minister
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed Hamza Abdi Barre as the country’s new prime minister, who will soon form a new cabinet. The president said Hamza was a […]
Kenya regrets and calls the presence of Somaliland flag at the annual Diplomatic Function inappropriate
NAIROBI (SD) – The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has apologized to Somalia for displaying the Somaliland flag today at an event hosted by President Uhuru Kenyatta at the invitation of international […]
Somali ambassador to Kenya walks out on Kenyatta for inviting Somaliland Represantative
NAIROBI (SD) – Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Ahmed Nur Tarzan reportedly stormed out of a meeting between international ambassadors to Kenya and President Uhuru Kenyatta. Ambassador Tarzan left the conference following […]
Somali President meets with US Deputy Secretary of State
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland accompanied by US Ambassador to Somalia Larry André. The US President and […]
Somali government discusses drought relief with UN, US
MOGADISHU (SD) – Special Envoy of the President of Somalia for drought relief, Abdirahman Abdishakur today met with visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. The meeting focused on relief for […]
Somali forces kill 10 Al-Shabaab militants in Qabdho
MATABAN (SD) – Heavy fighting between Somali military forces backed by local militias and Al Shabaab fighters broke out in Qabdho area of Mataban district in Hiran region. The military and allied […]
National Consultative Assembly Concludes With an agreement
MOGADISHU (SD) – The National Consultative Assembly convenes in Mogadishu for two days. The conference was convened by the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. In attendance were […]
President Hassan Sheikh meets with Kenyan businessmen
MOGADISHU (SD) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, met with Somali business community from Kenya at Villa Somalia to discuss how they could help drought relief […]
PSF and Puntland forces clash in Bossaso
BOSSASO (SD) – At least two people were killed and seven others injured in an armed clash between Puntland regional state police and PSF forces on the coast of Bossaso. One of […]
Al-Shabaab claims blast kills more than 10 DANAB soldiers
MOGADISHU (SD) – Blast targeted a convoy of Somalia’s federal government troops, particularly the DANAB commandos, near the town of Balad in Middle Shabelle region in southern Somalia. The blast, a remote-controlled […]
15 May 2022: A Bright Future Suddenly Plunged into Darkness for Millions of Somalis
May 15, 2022, became a day that would go down in infamy and as a supreme disgrace through our failure by electing Hassan Sheikh as Somalia’s second president. I was in Tunis, […]