Ebola Has No Political Borders: Somalia’s Health Authorities Must Put Public...
Mogadishu – (WDN) – Kenya’s confirmation of its first Ebola case has triggered renewed concern across the Horn of Africa, highlighting the urgent need for Somalia’s federal and Federal Member State...
View ArticlePolitical Rift Threatens to Undermine North Eastern Somalia’s Fragile New...
LAS ANOD (WDN) — A growing political dispute has emerged within Somalia’s newly established North Eastern Federal Member State, raising concerns that a deepening rift between its top two leaders could...
View ArticleEthiopia and Neighbours Trade Warnings as Regional Trust Collapses
Nile Dispute, Red Sea Access and Security Rivalries Bring Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia Closer Together Addis Ababa (WDN) — Ethiopia is facing a widening diplomatic challenge as Egypt, Sudan,...
View ArticleAmir Tataloo: Iran’s Tattooed Pop Star Faces Death as His Case Becomes a...
From Underground Music Icon to Death Row: The Extraordinary Rise and Fall of One of Iran’s Most Controversial Artists Tehran (WDN) — Amir Tataloo once stood at the unlikely intersection of Iran’s...
View ArticleHassan Sheikh’s Election Strategy: Reform or Route to Another Term?
By Ahmed A. Yusuf Somalia’s political crisis has entered a far more dangerous phase. What began as a dispute over elections, constitutional amendments and presidential mandates is now raising the...
View ArticleAbiy Begins Third Term as Ethiopia Enters a Period of Political and Security...
Prosperity Party Sweeps Parliament as Opposition Questions the Election and Abiy Faces Mounting Pressure at Home and Abroad Addis Ababa (WDN) — Ethiopia’s parliament has re-elected Abiy Ahmed to a...
View ArticleSomalia’s Federal Army Drawn Deeper into Political Battles
Beledxaawo Tensions Raise Fresh Alarm as Mogadishu Faces Accusations of Using National Forces to Pressure Jubaland and Remove Regional Leaders Beledxaawo (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis is...
View ArticleYemen War Enters New Phase as Saudi-Backed Forces Push Toward Mokha
Saudi Air Campaign Backs Yemeni Counteroffensive as Fighting Reaches the Strategic Bab al-Mandab Corridor MOKHA, YEMEN (WDN) — Yemen’s war has entered a new and potentially decisive phase, with...
View ArticleSomalia’s Parliament Kills the Merit Hiring Plan: An Analytical Perspective
By Farah Mire Somalia’s parliament has struck down one of the government’s key reforms. On Wednesday, 23 September, the House of the People voted to cancel Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre’s order...
View ArticleTurkey’s Growing Military Role Raises Alarm, Prompting Somaliland to Seek...
Hargeisa’s Wake-Up Call: Baidoa Fighting Raises Fears That Turkish Military Power Could Become Entangled in Somalia’s Political Conflicts HARGEISA (WDN) — For Somaliland, the lesson from Baidoa is no...
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Hiiraan Community Power Struggle Threatens to Deepen Hirshabelle Crisis
Hawadle Demand for Hirshabelle Presidency Collides With Hassan Sheikh’s Backing of Abgaal President Ali Guudlaawe BELEDWEYNE (WDN) — The crisis in Hirshabelle is increasingly becoming a struggle over...
View ArticleMekelle Falls as Tigray War Explodes Into a Regional Crisis
TPLF Withdraws After 11 Days of Fighting as Ethiopia-Eritrea Relations Collapse and Regional Powers Move to Coordinate MEKELLE (WDN) — Ethiopia’s renewed Tigray war has moved with extraordinary speed...
View ArticleHigher Education and Federalism in Somalia: What the Constitution and Higher...
By Dr. Abdirazak Takar On 4 March 2026, Somalia adopted a new constitution in Mogadishu, ratified under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed, replacing the Provisional Constitution that had governed the...
View ArticleGaza’s Medical Crisis Deepens as WHO Warns Aid Is Trapped in Delays
WHO Says None of Gaza’s Hospitals Is Fully Functional as Critical Medical Supplies Wait Weeks for Israeli Clearance GENEVA (WDN) — Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is deepening as critical medical supplies...
View ArticleCrude Oil Tanker Hit by Projectile Off Oman as Hormuz Shipping Risks Mount
Latest Attack Raises Fresh Alarm for Global Energy Shipping as Vessel Is Struck Near One of the World’s Most Critical Oil Routes MUSCAT (WDN) — A crude oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile...
View ArticleHirshabelle and Galmudug: Elections or Appointments by Another Name?
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi Somalia’s latest experiments with direct elections in Hirshabelle and Galmudug are being presented by the Federal Government as a historic step toward democracy. But beneath the...
View ArticleMekelle on the Brink as Tigrayan Fighters Retreat and Federal Forces Close In
Federal Forces Retake Mekelle Airport as TPLF Fighters and Leaders Reportedly Leave Tigray’s Capital MEKELLE (WDN) — Ethiopia’s renewed Tigray war has entered a dramatic new phase, with federal forces...
View ArticleHamza Denies Al-Shabaab Talks, Raising Questions Over What He Meant by...
Prime Minister Says No Negotiations Are Underway Two Days After Declaring Government Ready for Dialogue With Militants Who Abandon the Group MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre...
View ArticleJustice with Civic Virtue: “I saw him walking today like a dhidir”
By Dr. Abdulkadir Osman Farah Gar Allay Taqaan Once, a powerful and calculating man stole property from a less powerful, unsuspecting owner. The dispossessed man appealed to elder mediators (oday...
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How Africa’s biggest cities are grappling with mounting waste and shrinking...
JOHANNEBURG (AP) — Two men sit on top of a hill at the end of a narrow road in Johannesburg ’s industrial suburb of Kya Sands. But the hill is no natural feature — it is a mountain of illegally dumped...
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