Las Anod (WDN) – In a move hailed as both symbolic and substantive, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has officially invited the leader of the SSC-Khatumo Administration, Abdikadir Ahmed Aw-Ali (Firdhiye), to participate in the upcoming National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting in Mogadishu. The invitation was formally announced by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, who is...
The National Communications Authority of Somalia awarded a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink on Sunday, allowing it to start services in the country. A ceremony held in the capital of Mogadishu was attended by government officials and representatives from Starlink, according to a statement on the authority’s website. Ryan Goodnight, Senior Director of Starlink Market...
By Prof. Abdinasir Ali Osman The Genesis of Resilience: Forging Unity in the Crucible of Conflict The narrative of Khatumo State is not a recent fabrication but a testament to the enduring aspirations of the people inhabiting the Sool, Sanaag, and Cayn (SSC) regions of northeastern Somalia. For fifteen years, these communities have navigated a...
Las Anod, Somalia (WDN)— Somalia’s federal government affirms the status of SSC-Khatumo to an interim federal administration on Friday during Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre’s high-stakes visit to Las Anod, a move Somaliland condemned as a “flagrant violation” of its territorial claims. The contentious city, which SSC-Khatumo forces seized from Somaliland in 2023, transitioned from a disputed...
Muqdisho (WDN):- Ra’iisal Wasaaraha Xukuummadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xamse Cabdi Barre iyo wafdi uu hoggaaminayo ayaa safar ku yimid magaaladda Laascaanood, ee xarunta Maamulka SSC-khaatumo. Mudane RW Xamsa waxaa si diiran ugu soo dhaweeyay magaalada Laas Caanood Madaxweynaha Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo Mudane Cabdiqaadir Axmed (Firdhiye), mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan Xukuumadda Federaalka, Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo iyo dadweyne aad u...
Mogadishu (WDN): The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Hamse Abdi Barre, along with a high-level delegation, has arrived in Las Anod, the capital of the SSC-Khaatumo Administration. His visit marks a significant step in fostering national unity and reinforcing the Federal Government of Somalia’s support for the SSC-Khaatumo Administration and Somalia’s...
US President Donald Trump’s top Africa envoy laid the groundwork this week for a minerals deal in DR Congo.But any deal between Washington and Kinshasa is dependent on the US helping to negotiate peace in the African nation’s troubled eastern region, according to two people who were present for some of the meetings. After the...
By Jamal Mohamoud The recent arrest of members of the Somali Custodial Corps who fled from the frontlines in Lower Shabelle is not merely a disciplinary incident. It is a damning indictment of a crumbling security strategy and a reflection of the Somali Federal Government’s increasingly desperate and chaotic military posture. As the war against...
MOGADISHU (AFP)- Hospitals in parts of Somalia are struggling with rising numbers of wounded after a sharp increase in fighting since the beginning of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday. Recent attacks, including a roadside blast narrowly missing the president’s convoy last month, are heightening fears of a resurgence...
By Mohamed A Yasin The much-anticipated National Consultative Conference—once hailed as a political turning point for Somalia—has imploded, not with the decisive clarity that crises demand, but through the quiet unraveling of a deeply flawed process orchestrated from the heart of Villa Somalia. As Somalia edges closer to another political abyss, public demands for accountability...