MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Federal Electoral Commission (FIET) has decided to re-run the election of the previously suspended four seats. A statement from the Electoral Commission said the election process for the […]
Al-Shabaab responds to NISA on plot to assassinate PM and President
MOGADISHU (SD) – Al-Shabaab responded to an statement from the National Intelligence Service (NISA) that they are plotting to assassinate President Farmajo and Prime Minister Roble. An statement posted on NISA’s Twitter […]
South West announces severance of election relations with PM Roble
BAIDOA (SD) – The South West State of Somalia has announced that it is suspending its cooperation with Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble over election process. The South West State Government has […]
NISA warns PM Roble and Pres. Farmajo about assassination plot
MOGADISHU (SD) A statement from the Somali Federal Government’s National Intelligence Service (NISA) late last night said it had received information that Al Shabaab was targeting Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and […]
Why is the American right waging a stealth neocolonial assault on Somalia?
On March 14, the conservative Heritage Foundation played host to the president of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia “whose self-declared independence … is not internationally recognized,” in the words of a […]
Somaliland attributes World Bank pressure in releasing frozen funds
HARGEISA (SD) – The government of Somaliland, thanked Somalia’s government and business community, for their contribution to the reconstruction of the Waheen market. Somaliland Minister of Planning Omar Abdullahi Bade, who spoke […]
Al Shabaab attack blast targets AMISOM convoy near Afgoye
MOGADISHU (SD) – A landmine blast targeted a convoy of AMISOM peacekeepers IN Mogadishu’s Hawa Abdi area. According to reports, the explosion was said to have been hit by one of the […]
Dispatches: Hargeisa Fire, SFD releasing funds to Somaliland and MP certification issues in Somalia
LONDON (SD) – Welcome back to our dispatches weekly program were we discuss Somalia’s latest news.This week we’re talking about the devastating Hargeisa market Fire, Somali federal government releasing frozen funds meant […]
Muse Bihi thanks President Farmajo and PM Roble for their Sympathy
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi thanks President Farmajo for his call and for his sympathy for the victims of the Hargeisa Market fire. In an statement posted on Twitter, […]
Danab forces seized Car laden with explosives in Mudug
ADALE (SD) – The Somali National Army DANAB has carried out an operation in Mudug region have seized control of a vehicle full of a explosives in Mudug region from Al Shabaab […]
PM Roble releases frozen $12 Million to help Hargeisa Fire Victims
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has released nearly $12 million in aid for the people of Somaliland affected by the fire that destroyed Waheen Market in Hargeisa. A […]
South West Security forces arrest members of Al-Shabaab
B (SD) – Security and Intelligence Forces of the South West State of Somalia executed a planned operations against Al-Shabaab in Baidoa area, the headquarters of Bay region. Security forces conducted the […]
Presidents Farmajo and Bihi discuss the Hargeisa fire over telephone
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo contacted Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi by telephone to discuss property damage caused by fire at Waheen Market in Hargeisa. Farmajo shared Bihi with […]
Abdirisak Warfaa Talks to us about the History of Somali Region, his book “Cries in the Hinterland”
MINNEAPOLIS (SD) – Dr. Abdirizak Mohamed Warfa is a Minnesota-based author and professor of biological sciences at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN and he is the prolific writer of Cries […]
Worship and Health Benefits of Fasting in RAMADAN
Fasting is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, which form the basis of how Muslims live their lives on the earth. The other pillars are faith, prayer, charity and making Pilgrimage […]
The Saudi Arabia has announces tomorrow to be first day of Ramadan
RIYADH (SD) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Tomorrow will be the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, after the crescent moon was sighted in some Saudi […]
U.N. Security Council authorizes new AU mission in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Federal Government of Somalia welcomes Security Council Resolution 2628 approving new ATMIS mission in Somalia replacing AMISOM. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Somalia […]
Federal Electoral Commission split over released list of elected MPs
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Federal Electoral Commission (FEIT) with the Secretaries of the Lower and the Upper House have announced the results of the Parliamentary elections for both Houses in the five […]
DANAB, Galmudug Forces Carry Out Joint Operations in Mudug
GALMUDUG (SD) – Galmudug State’s Darawish and DANAB forces have today carried out a planned operation suspected Al Shabab hideouts in many parts of southern Mudug region. The operation was carried out […]
PM Roble: Whoever killed Ikraan Tahlil also assassinated MP Amino
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble alleges the same culprits that assassinated Ikraan Tahliil and MP Amino Mohamed Abdi were the same. Roble made the remarks at a tribute […]