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 […]
Fire destroys Hargeisa’s central market
HARGEISA (SD) -Heavy fire broke out today in Somaliland’s biggest and main market of Hargeisa, causing heavy financial losses. Police and volunteers using fire trucks could be seen trying to put out […]
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 […]
Somaliland warns SSC commander in Buhodle
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland Sports Minister Abdirashid Haji Duale Qambi, sends a warning to SSC rebel leader Abdirashid Madobe, who he said is mobilizing forces in areas under Buhodle district. Minister Qambi […]
Somaliland police warn people of false security reports on Social Media
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland police warned the public of sharing reports on predicting insecurity on social media. In a released statement, the police announced that they would take action against those sharing […]
Dr. Edna Adan elected first woman UNPO President
BRUSSELS (SD) – Dr. Edna Adan Ismail, one of the advisers to the President of Somaliland, has been elected President of UNPO, a non-governmental organization based in The Hague, Netherlands. Elisenda Palusie […]
Somaliland Police clash with Armed Guards near Borama
BORAMA (SD) -A clash between Somaliland police and armed guards have been reported this morning, the clash took place on the outskirts of Borama, the capital of Awdal region. The clash took […]
Bihi: Let us see if Somalia dares to cut ties with the United States
HARGEISA (SD) -The President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi has returned to Hargeisa from his work visit to the United States today, he received a warm welcome from the Somaliland community. Upon […]
Wadani Party: Arrests Journalist attackers
HARGEISA (SD) – The Somaliland’s biggest opposition party Wadani, have called on the government to bring to justice the alleged Somaliland Intelligence force operatives that recently tortured journalists in Hargeisa. Wadani Party’s […]
President Bihi: Elections and democracy pose a serious challenges for Somaliland
WASHINGTON (SD) – The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today delivered a speech at George Washington University addressing a wide range of issues related to international relations between Somaliland and the […]
U.S. Congressman Scott Perry’s Somaliland recognition legislation is dead on arrival
WASHINGTON (SD) – Scott Perry, a member of the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, has submitted a proposal to the House of Representatives seeking recognition for Somaliland as an independent country. Perry, […]
Somaliland delegation claims to have met with the UN Under-secretary General
WASHINGTON (SD) – The President of the republic of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi is said to visiting the United Nations headquarters where he reportedly met with one of the UN Under-Secretary Generals. […]
Somaliland President: China needs us and we need them, we want our relations to be good
WASHINGTON (SD) – Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi reiterated that China has no right to be angry with Somaliland over the relationship Somaliland started with Taiwan, The breakaway regions of Somalia’s President […]
Sheikh Sunne confirms he has joined Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU (SD) – Sheikh Adan Abdirahman Warsame (Adan Sunne), a well-known Hargeisa based Islamic Preacher, had recently fled the country and admitted to joining AL-Shabab. In an interview with BBC sheikh Adan […]
Wadani Leadership met with EU ambassador in Nairobi
NAIROBI (SD) – Wadani Party Presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro accompanied by party chairman Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan on a working visit to Nairobi, Kenya met with EU officials. The senior […]
This week On Dispatches: Bihi meets US lawmakers, China gives military equipment to Somalia Deni’s candidacy
London (SD) – This week on our Dispatches program we will be discussing President Bihi’s Visit to the US and what it means for the Horn, China Donates Military donation to Somalia […]
Somaliland President Meets with Somaliland Community in US
WASHINGTON (SD) – The president of Somaliland Muse Bihi and his accompanying delegation met with members of the Somaliland community in the United States last night. The second meeting between Somaliland President’s […]
Somaliland intelligence attacks journalists as Pres Bihi touts Democratic gains in the US
HARGEISA (SD) – Two prominent Hargeisa-based journalists reported that they were attacked by armed intelligence agents, who then tortured and threatened them. Abdisalan Ahmed Awad (Abdisalam Germany) and Ali Mahdi Jibril said […]
SOLJA Condemns Journalist Arrested Illegally in Borama
BORAMA (SD) – Security forces in Awdal region in Somaliland have illegally detained an HCTV journalist, According to SOLJA, the country’s Journalist Association. “The Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) condemns the arrest of […]
US Congress tables a motion requiring to Establish Relations and Cooperation with Somaliland
WASHINGTON (SD) – US Congress tables a motion to Establish Relations and Cooperation between Somaliland and the United States. The motion follows an important meeting between lawmakers and the President of Somaliland, […]