By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh The recent threat issued by U.S. Congressmen Tom Tiffany and Andy Ogles over Somalia’s sovereign decision to ban the use of Taiwanese passports is not only diplomatically inappropriate—it is a stark example of neo-imperial arrogance and ignorance. It reminds us that while the world moves steadily into a multipolar era,...
Mogadishu (WDN) – In a disturbing escalation of political intolerance, the District Commissioner of Karaan in Mogadishu, Yusuf Adani, has sparked national outrage after publicly calling on residents to attack, kill, and brutalize anyone who opposes the Somali government. His statements, made before a large crowd, are being described as genocidal in tone and dangerously...
By Professor Abdinasir Ali Osman, As individuals with deep roots in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, the intricate dynamics unfolding across the border resonate profoundly here in Mogadishu. The tenure of President Mustafe Cagjar presents a multifaceted reality, characterized by both commendable advancements and persistent challenges. While acknowledging the inherent shortcomings that exist in all aspects of...
(ERGO) – Mohamed Mahmoud Hussein is deeply concerned about five of his children who were expelled from grades their school in Dusamareb, central Somalia, at the end of last year because he couldn’t pay their fees. He has a backlog of $150 in unpaid fees at Waabari School, where one of his daughters was supposed to...
TANGIER, Morocco (AP) — More than a year of protests over Morocco’s decision to normalize ties with Israel has emboldened activists and widened a gap between the decisions of the government and the sentiments of the governed. The fury has spilled into the country’s strategic ports. Amid shipping cranes and stacked containers, 34-year-old agricultural engineer Ismail Lghazaoui...
Mogadishu (WDN)- The sun had barely crested the horizon when a United Nations helicopter carved its way through Dhusamareb’s dusty skies, touching down with the quiet confidence of a man who knows a country’s heartbeat. Amb. James Swan, the Envoy who calmly steered Somalia through its 2022 electoral storm, stepped onto the tarmac as if...
Garowe (WDN)– In a striking display of military effectiveness that contrasts sharply with the Federal Government of Somalia’s faltering anti‑al-Shabaab campaign, Puntland’s Second Battalion of the State Defence Forces last night repelled an ISIS ambush in the rugged hills of Dhasaan. This action caps off a sustained push—dating back to late February 2025—that has all...
Fox News Digital has learned that the U.S. could withhold funding for the war against Islamist terror in Somalia until Europe, the African Union (A.U.) and the United Nations (U.N.) pay more of their “fair” share toward the cost of striking out and keeping the peace in the conflict-torn country. These plans to “prohibit” the use of U.S....
By Dayib Sheikh Ahmed (faracade) President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recently alleged in opinion piece on Asharq Al-wasat, that the Houthis rebels—active in Yemen and widely recognized as Iranian proxies—are cooperating with Al-Shabaab, a Sunni extremist group affiliated with Al-Qaeda. This claim, which suggests operational collaboration between two groups with fundamentally opposed ideologies, is not supported...
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh In a grim paradox, Somali religious leaders are going around the country asking one of the world’s most impoverished and war-torn populations to donate money to Palestine—a cause undeniably just, but currently manipulated by those who fail to see the suffering in their own backyard. In Somalia, over 4 million...