Somalia’s land evictions: Public property sold to business interests as...
Heritage Institute report says more than 2.1 million people were forcibly evicted between 2017 and September 2026, raising serious questions about the fate of public land, the proceeds from its sale...
View ArticleEthiopia transfers 220 Somali soldiers to Addis Ababa amid rising tensions
The soldiers were detained while reportedly on leave in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, raising fresh questions about Mogadishu’s silence and the deteriorating relationship between the two neighbours....
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The Politics of Targeting: Unpacking the Unfounded Obsession with the Somali...
By Prof. Askar Abdishakur In contemporary political discourse, the rhetoric of division has found a dangerous new focal point. Across the Atlantic and throughout Europe, populist right-wing factions...
View ArticleRaid on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s home sparks political firestorm
WASHINGTON (WDN) — Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has accused President Donald Trump of using federal law-enforcement agencies to intimidate political opponents after federal investigators...
View ArticleRights under siege: Woman’s reported detention raises alarm over abuse of...
The unexplained detention of Ayaan Abdi Nunow raises urgent questions about due process, political intimidation and whether citizens’ fundamental rights are being sacrificed amid Somalia’s escalating...
View ArticleSomalia’s political vacuum could open a new front of threat
AFRICOM warns of possible Houthi–Al-Shabaab cooperation as Somalia’s disputed mandate and shifting US military priorities raise concerns over the Horn of Africa, the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab....
View ArticleSomalia’s Mandate Crisis Deepens as Troops Surround Sharif Sheikh Ahmed’s...
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis is entering another dangerous phase, with reports of government forces deployed near the residence of former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed raising fears of...
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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a frequent target of Trump administration criticism, as part of a criminal investigation, according to...
View ArticleGarowe shooting raises Puntland’s renewed questions over clan revenge and the...
A deadly shooting at a market workshop highlights the urgent need to end impunity, strengthen criminal justice and prevent retaliatory killings from claiming more innocent lives. GAROWE (WDN) — Two...
View ArticleWinners and losers as Beledweyne moves to prepare for El Niño floods
(ERGO) – Hundreds of displaced families have been evicted from houses they had been occupying rent-free in El Jalle, on the outskirts of Beledweyne in central Somalia’s Hiran region, by homeowners...
View ArticleBeyond institutional fetishism: Somalia’s Crisis Is a Failure of Nation-Building
By Abdirahman A. Issa I recently listened to a debate between Ahmed Issa Awad, a former foreign minister, and Mustafe Guufe, chairman of Puntland First, on the path forward for relations between...
View ArticleSomaliland Politician’s Defection to Mogadishu Signals a Wider Battle for...
MOGADISHU (WDN) — The arrival of prominent Somaliland politician Liibaan Al-Cadaala in Mogadishu after abandoning his support for Somaliland’s independence has opened a new chapter in the contest over...
View ArticleYemen 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...
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