MOGADISHU (SD) – Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission Muse Guelleh Yusuf said the swearing in of members of both houses of the Somali Federal Parliament will take place on April 14th, […]
FEIT Chairman confirms swearing-in of MPs
Somali Ministry of Security bans Francisco Madeira from the country
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Somali government’s Ministry of Internal Security has issued a decree barring the return of African Union envoy to Somalia Francisco Madeira, who was recently declared PNG by Prime […]
SOMALIA: ATMIS Lockdown to jeopardize swears in of new lawmakers
MOGADISHU (SD) – A statement from the African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said that a curfew has been imposed at the Halane camp near Aden Adde International Airport, which houses Western […]
African Union rejects PM Roble’s decision to expel Amb. Madeira
ADDIS ABABA (SD) – AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has opposed Prime Minister Roble’s ouster of African Union envoy Amb Madeira. “The Chairperson of Commission of the African Union, H.E. Moussa Faki […]
AMISOM and Al-Shabaab exchange artillery fire in Burhakaba
BURHAKABA (SD) – Reports from Bay region say that Al-Shabaab militants fired mortar shells at an AMISOM base in Burhakaba district in Bay region. Residents in Burhakaba told local media that they […]
Civil Society Expresses Concern Over Election Situation
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s Civil Society Election Situation Room expressed concern over the growing political tensions surrounding the upcoming elections especially the Parliamentary elections which are in their final stages. A statement […]
Breaking News: Ambassador Madeira criticizes Somali and regional government and opposition leaders
MOGADISHU (SD) – Soon after Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble ordered the African Union Special Representative Francisco Madeira to leave Somalia within 48 hours, a secret audio recording was released. The unconfirmed […]
Villa Somalia opposes Roble’s decision to expel AU envoy
MOGADISHU (SD) – The Federal Government of Somalia has late night announced the expulsion of Francisco Madeira, the African Union Special Representative (SRCC). An statement from the Office of the Prime Minister […]
Somalia delivers $ 12.7 million to Waaheen Market Emergency Committee
MOGADISHU (SD) – Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled confirmed that Somalia’s federal government sent $12.7 million to the Waheen market emergency committee in Hargeisa today. The money will be used to […]
Federal Electoral Commission announces re-election of four suspended seats
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 […]
