Yemen War Reaches Riyadh Airport as Houthi Attacks Kill Airline Pilot
RIYADH (WDN) — The war in Yemen is reaching deeper into Saudi Arabia, with attacks on Riyadh’s international airport killing three Saudi citizens, including a national airline pilot, damaging a...
View ArticleQansaxdheere’s Capture Highlights Why South West State’s Political Crisis...
BAIDOA (WDN) — The reported capture of Qansaxdheere by forces loyal to former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen marks another escalation in the region’s political and...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab’s Cross-Border Reach Exposed by Deadly Kenya Roadside Bombing
GARISSA, Kenya (WDN) — A deadly roadside bomb that killed a Kenyan police commander and one of his bodyguards has renewed concerns over Al-Shabaab’s ability to threaten security forces across the...
View ArticleJubaland Strengthens Its Grip on Gedo
BELED – HAAWO (WDN) — In a potentially significant shift in Somalia’s federal power struggle, former security chief Cabdirashiid Xasan Cabdinuur, widely known as Janan, has handed over the forces...
View ArticleUK PM Burnham’s Labour fends off left-wing Greens in London
LONDON, (Reuters) – Andy Burnham’s Labour Party won an election for a parliamentary seat vacated by former leader Keir Starmer on Friday, fending off a strong challenge from the left-wing Green Party...
View ArticleWhy Museveni’s Full Name Is Suddenly Making Political Headlines in Uganda
KAMPALA (WDN) — Uganda President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni has turned an old personal name into a fresh subject of political curiosity after Tibuhaburwa featured prominently in his official...
View ArticleCan Somalia Have One Currency When It Cannot Agree on One Political System
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi Somalia is preparing to put a national currency back into the hands of its citizens at a moment when the country itself is struggling to agree on what kind of state it wants to...
View ArticleEboluhu Xuduud Siyaasaddeed Ma Leh: Baahida Qorshe iyo Mudnaanta Badbaadada...
Muqdisho (WDN)- Xaqiijinta kiiskii ugu horreeyay ee cudurka Ebola ee Kenya ayaa walaac hor leh ka abuuray Geeska Afrika, iyadoo ay soo baxday baahida degdegga ah ee loo qabo in hay’adaha caafimaadka...
View ArticleThe Growing Exodus of Israelis Emigrating Abroad
TEL AVIV (WDN) — Israel is confronting a striking shift in population movement: nearly 270,000 Israeli citizens were outside the country for at least three consecutive months between 2023 and 2025,...
View ArticleEthiopia’s Sea Ambition Exposes Somalia’s Strategic Weakness
Addis Ababa (WDN) — The paradox reshaping the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia has no coastline, yet Ethiopian forces have spent more than a decade operating inside Somalia, while Somalia—with one of Africa’s...
View ArticleSomalia’s Political Deadlock Raises Fear of National Disintegration
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia is approaching a political crossroads with no broadly accepted agreement on the rules of the next election and widening disputes over who has the authority to determine them....
View ArticleSomalia’s Constitutional Dispute Deepens as Government Moves to Bar MPs from...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s government is moving to end the long-standing practice of allowing members of parliament to serve simultaneously as ministers—a move critics say exposes President Hassan...
View ArticleEthiopia Rebukes Hassan Sheikh Over Al-Alamein Summit
ADDIS ABABA (WDN) — A summit in Egypt has triggered a new diplomatic dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia, with Addis Ababa sharply criticizing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over Somalia’s...
View ArticleSomalia’s Fragmentation Deepens as Doolow District Defies Mogadishu
DOOLOW, GEDO (WDN) — Somalia’s political fragmentation is now reaching the district level. After prolonged disputes between Mogadishu and Puntland, Jubaland and South West State, a district...
View ArticleSomalia’s Election Crisis Takes a Dangerous Turn
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Security checkpoints now reportedly surround the roads leading to former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed’s residence, while opposition sources allege that cameras have been...
View ArticleDjibouti Reportedly Tops Africa in Average Net Monthly Salaries
DJIBOUTI (WDN) — Djibouti has reportedly emerged as the African country with the highest average take-home salary, according to data cited from LiveGDP, with workers said to receive an average of...
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President Mustafe Omer: Eight Years of Power, Personalization of the System...
By Abdullahi A. Nor When Mustafe Omer came to power in August, 2018, he represented a break from the past. An activist and outspoken advocate for justice, accountability, and the rights of the Somali...
View ArticleSomalia’s 40% Customs Revenue Shock Raises Questions Over Government Finances
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s federal government is facing mounting fiscal pressure after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud disclosed that customs-based domestic revenue has fallen by an estimated 40...
View ArticleHassan Sheikh’s Israel-Türkiye Contradiction Raises Questions Over Somalia’s...
President Rejects Any Comparison Between Israel and Türkiye — Yet Leaves the Door Open to Future Relations with Israel MOGADISHU (WDN) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s latest interview with Al...
View ArticleTurkey’s Somalia Gamble: How Far Can Ankara Go Before Its Partnership Becomes...
By Mohamed A Yasin President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced that Türkiye has begun building a spaceport in Somalia, describing the project as a historic partnership that will strengthen Ankara’s...
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