“Soomaali Heshiis ah”: When Agreement Means Submission
By Isha Qarsoon Somalia’s conflicts are often treated as separate stories: a regional election, a commander’s defection, a disputed appointment, a militia clash. Yet families flee fighting, soldiers...
View ArticleNortheastern State Says It Detained Somaliland-Linked Forces Near Las Anod
Security Minister Says Nearly 10 Personnel and Three Vehicles Were Seized After Crossing Into State-Controlled Territory Laascaanood (WDN) — Tensions around the disputed Sool region have resurfaced...
View ArticleEastleigh Tensions Soar as Somali-Owned Building Faces Demolition
Debt Dispute Draws Demolition Crews, Security Forces and Crowds Seeking Building Materials Nairobi (WDN) — A routine-looking demolition operation in Nairobi’s Eastleigh district erupted into tension...
View ArticleUganda-Türkiye Rift Puts Somalia’s Security Partnerships Under the Spotlight
Kampala Suspends Military Cooperation with Ankara as Dispute Raises Questions Over Uganda’s Role in Somalia KAMPALA (WDN) — Somalia has emerged as an important backdrop to a widening dispute between...
View ArticleWhat to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cut
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the...
View ArticleSomaliland Parliament Reopens Sensitive Dahable Death Case
Resolution Calls for Independent Investigation into Aviation Employee’s Death in Mogadishu Hargeisa (WDN) — More than two years after the death of Somaliland-born aviation professional Abdinasir Muse...
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Galkacyo Flashpoint: Puntland Intercepts Federal Recruits in Sensitive...
Galkacyo (WDN) — A potentially explosive military incident in Galkacyo has exposed just how quickly troop movements can become a flashpoint in Somalia’s deeply contested federal security landscape,...
View ArticleSeven Ethiopian Armed Groups Unite Against Abiy as Opposition Front Widens
Former Rivals Join Forces to Seek Removal of Prosperity Party Government and Establish Inclusive Transitional Administration Addis Ababa (WDN) — In a stunning development that could reshape Ethiopia’s...
View ArticleMoney from Home: How Somalis Abroad Are Quietly Building a Nation
By Keynan Jama Every year, Somalis abroad send home more money than the federal government spends. In 2023, remittances reached about USD 1.7 billion—more than the federal budget that year and more...
View ArticleIlhan Omar Unveils $139.6 Billion Plan to Redirect ICE and CBP Funds to...
Make ICE Pay Act’ Would Channel Federal Immigration-Enforcement Funding into Recovery, Schools, Businesses and Community Services Washington (WDN) — U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar has unveiled a...
View ArticleIrro-Firdhiye Peace Overture Opens Door to Reconciliation — But Las Anod’s...
Somaliland and Northeastern Leaders Signal Readiness for Dialogue, But Their Visions for Sool Remain Fundamentally Different LasAnod (WDN) — A potentially significant opening for reconciliation has...
View ArticleMobile Phone Dispute Ends in Double Killing as Somali Military Court Hears...
NISA Officer Tells Court He Intervened as a Mediator and Did Not Know the Weapon Was Loaded MOGADISHU (WDN) — An extraordinary case unfolding before Somalia’s Military Court has offered a striking...
View ArticleIran Sends Conditions to Washington Through Mediators as Hormuz Standoff Deepens
Parliament Speaker Says Tehran Wants to Combine Military Pressure with Diplomacy and Rules Out Returning to Previous Talks Until Its Demands Are Met TEHRAN (WDN) — Iran says it has delivered its...
View ArticleSomalia Cannot Build Security While Its Politics Remain at War
By Abdullahi A. Nor Somalia is approaching a critical moment. After nearly a year of confrontation between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his political opponents, international mediation has...
View ArticleSomalia’s Political Crisis Deepens as International Mediation Runs Out of Road
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis is entering a dangerous new phase, with nearly a year of international mediation failing to produce a concrete political roadmap while President Hassan...
View ArticlePresident Irro Takes Somaliland’s Recognition Fight to Capitol Hill — and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDN) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” has taken his campaign for international recognition directly to Capitol Hill, meeting one of Washington’s most...
View ArticleDrone Strikes Rock Baidoa Outskirts as Political Crisis Takes Military Turn
Several Villages Reportedly Targeted as Tensions Between Federal Forces and Laftagareen-Aligned Fighters Escalate BAIDOA (WDN) — Explosions rocked the outskirts of Baidoa late last night as drones...
View ArticleGarowe Lights Up as Somalia’s Political and Intellectual Voices Converge
GAROWE (WDN) — Garowe is preparing to welcome an extraordinary gathering of Somalia’s political, academic and civil society voices, as distinguished delegates converge on the Puntland capital for a...
View ArticleDried up water source in Bari mountains leaves thousands facing acute water...
(ERGO) – The drying up of a natural water source in a small town in a mountainous part of Puntland’s Bari region has left more than 10,000 people – including local and conflict-displaced families –...
View ArticleLeadership Ethics and Institutional Integrity: Two Inseparable Foundations
By Nur Hassan Gure (Nurdin) Somalia’s crisis will not be solved by piety alone or by institutions alone a response to Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow and Dayib Sheikh Ahmed Somalia’s Mosques are full, Ramadan...
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