Mogadishu (SD) – Officials from the African Union Security Council arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu today, to assess the country’s overall security situation. Members of the African Union Security Council has […]
Chairman Irro reveals who is behind the rift within the electoral commission
Mogadishu (SD) – The chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission spoke about the disagreement between the members of the commission, based on the release of the Somali Parliament’s election procedure announced yesterday. […]
Somaliland sentences soldier to death over murder of student
HARGEISA (SD) – A military court in Somaliland has sentenced a police officer for killing a student early last month at Amoud University in Borama town of Awdal region. Omar Diriye Burale, […]
Somaliland government arrests prominent cleric
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland security forces arrested Sheikh Mohamed Sheikh Ismail, a well-known sheikh in Somaliland and in many parts of Somalia, according to the sheikh’s daughter. The sheikh, who runs a […]
Federal Election Implementation Committee issues parliamentary election procedures
Mogadishu (SD) – Federal Election Implementation Committee has today released the Procedures and Criteria for the 2020/2021 Somalia’s Parliamentary Election Process. Parliamentary election procedure developed by the Federal Electoral Commission gives most […]
Laftagareen calls for more efforts to hold universal suffrage in Somalia
BAIDOA (SD) – Somalia has not yet achieved its targeted elections but the current ongoing electoral process is better than none, Southwest state, President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen. During a ceremony held […]
Somali forces kill more than 270 militants
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali forces have killed more than 279 al-Shabaab fighters and injured dozens of others in security operations against the militants for the last one month in central and southern […]
Somalia Candidates’ Union demands 4 points after Mogadishu conference
Mogadishu (SD) – After a three-day conference at the Al Jazeera Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia’s Union of Presidential Candidates issued a press statement on the start of the Upper House elections and […]
Somali PM to leave for maiden visit to Egypt
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble will be soon travelling to Cairo on an invited extended by president Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi less than a week after trip […]
SNA kills 17 al-Shabaab militants and destroys bases
MOGADISHU (SD) – Five al-Shabaab bases and Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) have been destroyed following separate military operation against al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia. Two separate security operations in Lower […]
Turkish government donates armored vehicles to Somalia
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali government receives armored vehicles the government of Turkey, according to state media. A ceremony held in Mogadishu was attended was attended by Minister of State for the Ministry […]
PM of Somalia and regional state leaders met to discuss election issues
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has tonight held a zoom meeting with regional state leaders and the governor of Banadir region. The prime minister and the regional leaders […]
Southwest state concludes election of its senators
BAIDOA (SD) – Southwest state of Somalia has today concluded the election of its senators who will be joining the 11th federal parliament of Somalia after election of three senate seats in […]
Presidential Candidates union convene over election concerns
Mogadishu (SD) – Somali Presidential Candidates Union held a conference in Mogadishu focusing on new developments in the country’s electoral process. The meeting was attended by some members of the Union of […]
Southwest state to hold election of 3-senate seats
BAIDOA (SD) – Southwest state of Somalia is expected to hold election of three senatorial seat barely two weeks after the state elected five senators. The President of South West state Abdiaziz […]
SNA arrests senior al-Shabaab operative in southern Somalia
MOGADISHU (SD – Local authorities in southern Somalia have confirmed the arrest of an al-Shabaab senior commander following security operation in Lower Shabelle region. Marka district commissioner, Abdullahi Ahmed Gafow said the […]
Galmudug administration celebrates 15th anniversary of state formation
Dhusamareb (SD) – In Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state, a ceremony was held last night marking the 15th anniversary of Galmudug’s founding on August 14th. The President of Galmudug State of […]
Pirates attack merchant ship off the coast Of Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – A Turkish ship was attacked off the coast of Mogadishu, the UK Maritime Trade Union (UKMTO) said on Friday. The attack, believed to have been carried out by Somali […]
UN Representative to Somalia Ignores Somaliland’s Historic Election in Security Council Brief
Mogadishu (SD) – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, James Swan, in briefing the Security Council yesterday, left out Somaliland’s historic dual election in the country. The move by […]
UN Special Representative for Somalia briefs Security Council on progress made in Somalia’s elections
NY (SD) – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, James Swan, briefing the Security Council yesterday, said progress had been made in Somali politics since his last meeting with […]