By Soni Daniel with UN report Eight years after Boko Haram launched a senseless war that has claimed over 20,000 lives and displaced over 1.8 million people now scattered in IDP camps across North Eastern Nigeria, the real cost of the fratricidal war now beckons: 8.5 million people are in urgent need of life-saving assistance,...
June 17, 2026
Author: WDN
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U.S. carries out strikes against Islamic State in Somalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States carried out two airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants in northeastern Somalia, the U.S. military said on Friday, believed to be the first such strikes against the militant group in the country. In a statement, U.S. Africa Command said the first strike was carried out at midnight local time in...
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A Change of Strategy at Villa Somalia
By Liban Ahmed The worst terrorist attack in Somalia’s capital forced President Farmaajo to introduce a new security strategy to defeat Al-shabaab. The Somali government will create civil defence forces and commit US$ 14 million to the first phase of the project. Such an initiative will stand a chance to succeed if it builds on successful security measures aimed at defeating Al-shabaab in...
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Thousands of Ethiopia troops enter Somalia to hunt al-Shabaab
Mogadishu – Thousands of Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia to join a large-scale offensive against al-Shabaab extremists just weeks after Somalia’s worst attack left more than 350 people dead, border residents said Thursday. Somalia’s president, vowing a “state of war,” has visited countries in the region to seek more military support since the massive...
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Ethiopia to repatriate residents displaced by Oromia-Somali conflict
ADDIS ABABA (Xinhua) — The Ethiopian government will repatriate tens of thousands of people displaced by recent conflicts along the boundary of Somali and Oromia regional states, an official said on Thursday. Speaking to journalists, Mitiku Kassa, Commissioner of Ethiopia National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRC), said the repatriation will go hand in hand with...
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Shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer ee aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Maxamed C/llaahi Farmaajo oo shir guddoomiyay shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka iyo.warar kale. Fadlan hoos ka dhegeyso warka Raadiyo Wardheer:
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Ethiopian Airlines receives first African Boeing 787-9
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first Boeing 787-9. Ethiopian is leasing the Dreamliner through an agreement with AerCap. Ethiopian’s newest 787 touched down in Addis Ababa following a non-stop 8,354-mile flight from Boeing’s Everett, Washington, facility. The airline becomes the first carrier in Africa to operate the 787-9 and...
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Somaliland launches flagship job creation programme
Authorities in Somaliland, along with the World Bank, have launched the first round of funding in the Bank’s flagship job creation program, the Somali Business Catalytic Fund (SBCF). The fund will support 150 to 200 businesses, with one third of grants to businesses in Somaliland. The first round will provide grants to 35 enterprises in...
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MUQDISHO BLASTS: TEARS WERE OUR ONLY HOPE
WardheerNews Editorial When a tragedy befalls a nation, the fear and devastation cause the nation to bond together and become one with a course of action. It’s the time where good leaders lead the way out of the devastation to ensure security and a sense of safety for the public. The national tragedy and the...
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Pope condemns militant attacks, says killers abuse name of God
VETICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis condemned on Wednesday recent deadly attacks in Somalia, Afghanistan and New York, saying militants were abusing the name of God to justify their violence. “I am profoundly saddened by the terrorist attacks in these recent days in Somalia, Afghanistan and yesterday in New York,” the pope said in an...