London , 28 March, 2016 (SDNQJ): – The drama, broadcast to Somalia and Kenya at the height of the migrant crisis, featured one character advising a woman to travel only with small luggage to make the illegal crossing easier. Another character is later advised that “this current time is the best opportunity to reach Europe”. […]
HARGEISA— Turkish government has decided again to resume the stalled talks between Somalia and Somaliland. Turkey said that it has embarked on a diplomatic mission to shuttle between the authority of Somalia with Somaliland counterpart to breach the gap between the two administrations on the stance of the resumption of the dialogue which the Turkish […]
Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday, prompting a lockdown of the Belgian capital and heightened security across Europe. At least 28 people were reported dead. A spokesman for the Brussels Metro said 15 people were killed and 55 injured in an explosion on […]
Nairobi 20.March 2016 (SDN/QJ):- Kenya’s military on Sunday denied Somali Al-Shabaab militant group’s claims that they killed 12 of its soldiers during an ambush in in southern Somalia on Saturday. Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) spokesman David Obonyo said only two of its soldiers serving under the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) were killed […]
The United Nations Representative to Somalia Mr. Michael Keating and a delegation he is leading has on Monday paid his first visit to Hargeisa the capital of the Republic of Somaliland. The delegation was highly received at Egaal International airport in Hargeisa by the government officials of Somaliland, and was taken to the State House […]
HARGEISA – The breakaway northern Somalia republic of Somaliland said it seeks to resume talks with Somalia that collapsed last year after the two sides maintained a firm ground against each other, a move officials said complicated mediation by the Turkish government which sponsored the talks, minister said. The development comes few months after Somaliland […]
Khaalid Adam Abdulkadir talks with reporters after he was released from custody Tuesday. Amy Forliti | AP When a judge ordered Khaalid Abdulkadir to be released from jail, some of the young man’s relatives broke down in tears. Abdulkadir’s aunt used her overflowing headscarf to wipe away the tears of joy and hugged Abdulkadir’s […]
A truck screams past our minibus and pulls away with seemingly impossible momentum over the rough road through the Somaliland desert. “He’s got khat from Ethiopia to deliver in Berbera,” the man next to me says. “He’s got a few hours to get it there fresh, so it can sell for a better price. If […]
HARGEISA— Information secretary of Somaliland’s Opposition Wadani national political Party, Boobe Yusuf Du’ale has tendered his resignation on Saturday. The resignation announced by the information secretary coincides at a time that Wadani opposition party opens direct talks with the allied group of defected former cabinet minister of Kulmiye ruling party. No reasons have been cited […]
Hassan Hanafi helped identify targets for the Somali militants to kill A Somali military court has sentenced to death a former journalist who helped al-Shabab kill five former colleagues. Hassan Hanafi assisted the Islamist militant group by indentifying possible targets amongst journalists between 2007 and 2011. He joined its armed wing after working for Radio […]