Nairobi (WDN) –– A devastating fire swept through the Somali neighborhood of Islii in Nairobi on Saturday afternoon destroying property and causing significant losses to local business owners. Islii, one of the city’s largest commercial hubs for the Somali community, is known for its bustling marketplaces and vibrant trade activity. The fire broke out at...
(ERGO) – Mother-of-eight Hamdi Abdullahi Ibrahim is living in fear of being thrown in jail if she doesn’t clear the debts she has incurred running her small shop in an internal displacement camp in Galgadud, central Somalia. Many other women in the camp where she lives near Adado speak of experiencing jail terms because they got...
By Blessed Frank, Technext Elon Musk’s SpaceX has officially launched Starlink in Somalia. The high-speed, low-latency internet service is now available across the country, marking a significant step toward enhancing internet access in one of Africa’s least connected nations, particularly in remote and underserved regions. This comes barely four months after the company was granted a 10-year licence in...
MOGADISHU (WDN) – The Somali government is preparing to seize nearly half a million U.S. dollars traced to financial networks used by the militant group Al-Shabaab, following a sweeping investigation by the Office of the Attorney General into terrorist financing operations across the country. According to an official statement released by the Attorney General’s Office,...
By Abdirahman Yusuf Abdi Bees are among the most vital and irreplaceable species on the planet. Being a natural pollinator, they have a key function in ecosystem health and global food production. More than 75% of flowering plants on Earth and over one-third of all agricultural production depend on pollination, most of which is done...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Camels have long been the backbone of Somalia ‘s pastoralist culture, feeding families, transporting goods and standing tall in local folklore. But on the dusty outskirts of the capital, the camel now finds itself at the center of an agricultural revolution that could redefine Somali farming. On a breezy Wednesday morning in mid-June,...
By Balal M. CusmanFormer State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia Ever since I began writing about Somalia’s political trajectory and regional dynamics in the Horn of Africa, my primary focus has always been on diplomacy and security. These, I believed, were the two most urgent threats facing Somalia and the region...
(ERGO) – Somali women earning a living in traditional house plastering have been put out of work by the shrinking of the overall social economy in Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya. Khadija Hassan Mohamed earned a living plastering the exterior of houses using a mixture of soil and cow dung for the 14 years she has...
By Mohamed Ibrahim Somalia’s banking sector is undergoing a quiet transformation, potentially marking one of the Horn of Africa’s most ambitious financial overhauls. Over the past decade, the country has made strides in rebuilding its banking institutions, embracing digital innovation, and introducing long-awaited reforms. But alongside this progress lies a stark reality – liquidity constraints,...
MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — The deafening roar of hundreds of sewing machines has gone silent. Spools of thread in every color are covered in dust. The warehouse is dark and empty. In the tiny African nation of Lesotho, clothing manufacturer Tzicc’s business has dried up in the face of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration....