Baidoa (WDN)– Ethiopia is training the largest contingent of troops for the Southwest regional administration, where its forces are currently part of the African Union peacekeeping mission. Southwest President Abdilaziz Hassan Mohamed (Lafta-gareen) has inspected the ongoing training at an Ethiopian military camp. He commended Ethiopian officials for providing high-level training to the Southwest Special...
Bosaso (WDN) – In a significant development in the fight against terrorism, the Puntland Police Force has announced the arrest of three individuals in Garowe, accused of providing support to terrorist organizations. The suspects, identified as: 1. Cabdiqadir Cabdisalaan Siyaad(Cabdiqadir Dheere) a school teacher, 2. Caamir Cabdi Muuse Cabdi, and 3. Fahad Maxamed Abshir, In...
LONDON — The U.S. embassy in Somalia has warned Americans that they are tracking “credible information” regarding potentially imminent terror attacks “against multiple locations in Somalia including Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport,” officials said. The U.S. embassy in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu said that all movements of embassy personnel have been canceled until further notice...
Baidoa (WDN)- The President of South West state of Somalia Abdiaziz Laftagareen has launched his re-election campaign in accordance with the Southwest State (SWS) Constitution and the Provisional Federal Constitution of Somalia (PFCS). While the election date remains unspecified, preparations are in full swing. President Laftagareen’s bid for another term comes at a time of...
By Isha Qarsoon Somalia is a land of paradoxes. It is rich but remains poor. It is blessed with vast resources—livestock, agriculture, fisheries, oil, gas, and renewable energy—yet it is a nation in economic paralysis. Its federalism was meant to unite, but instead, it divides. Its leaders were supposed to govern, but many rule only...
Bosaso (WDN)- Puntland’s war against ISIL has shifted into high gear, progressing at a speed not seen before in Somalia—without a shred of support from the Federal Government. While Mogadishu remains preoccupied with political maneuvering, focusing on suppressing journalists and consolidating power, Puntland has been busy doing what governments are actually supposed to do: securing...
GENEVA (Reuters) – One million more people in Somalia could face crisis levels of hunger in coming months due to a forecast drought during the next crop cycle, the World Food Programme said on Tuesday. The number could rise even further because of funding cuts, Jean-Martin Bauer, director of the WFP’s Food Security and Nutrition...
By The Maritime Executive Ethiopia and Somalia are on a path for renewed cooperation after the two sides agreed to end the Somaliland port dispute. Last week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed toured Mogadishu and held talks with Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Top on the agenda of the meeting was Horn of Africa security as...
By Abdullahi A. Nor On a quiet Mogadishu night, as the city’s residents drifted into uneasy sleep, something sinister unfolded in the digital world. WardheerNews, one of Somalia’s most respected news portals, suddenly vanished from the cyberspace of the capital and the country’s southern regions. It wasn’t a glitch. It wasn’t a technical issue. It...
Jowhar (WDN)-The Chairman of the First Instance Court of the Armed Forces, Hassan Ali Nur (Shuute), addressed Somali National Army (SNA) troops on the frontlines, warning against desertion and urging them to intensify their fight against Al-Shabaab. Shuute revealed that a platoon commander and several soldiers who abandoned their positions have been arrested and are...