Mogadishu(WDN) — The United States is reassessing its engagement with Somalia as Washington signals that Somali leaders must take primary responsibility for resolving the country’s deepening political crisis, amid nearly a year of failed negotiations over elections, constitutional changes and the next political transition. Justin Davis, the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Mogadishu, is completing his...
Garowe (WDN) — Puntland is preparing to remove one of the biggest barriers keeping children from school, with the government announcing plans to make primary and intermediate education free across the region, potentially bringing immediate financial relief to thousands of families once the policy takes effect. Puntland Interior Minister Abdi Hersi Ali (Qarjab) said the...
Baidoa (WDN) — The human cost of the latest fighting in Baidoa is becoming painfully clear inside the city’s hospitals, where dozens of wounded people are receiving treatment after heavy clashes erupted across the city and its outskirts on Thursday. The fighting pitted forces loyal to the Federal Government of Somalia and its allies in...
(ERGO) – Hundreds of families displaced by clan conflict in Dawaco area in Somaliland’s Sanag region are facing hard living conditions after losing their livelihoods and property in the violence. The conflict, which began on 25 July following a dispute over grazing land, has killed seven people and displaced 600 families. The chairman of Dawaco, Abdi...
Cawsane, Sanag Region (WDN) — Two young sisters were killed and their father injured in a tragic road accident today along the newly constructed road linking Eldaahir and Erigavo, in the Cawsane area of Sanaag. The victims, Bushro Mohamed Dheeg and Aamino Mohamed Dheeg, were sisters who died in the crash involving a Probox vehicle....
Doolow (WDN) — After keeping Doolow Airport in Gedo closed for nearly two years, the Federal Government of Somalia has reopened the facility, restoring a vital air link for communities that have endured severe restrictions on movement amid the political confrontation between Mogadishu and the Jubaland administration. The reopening has been welcomed by residents, but...
Mogadishu (WDN) — A Somali family has been struck by tragedy after consuming suspected contaminated camel meat and bone marrow brought from Eldheer in Galgaduud region, leaving two children dead and three others hospitalized in Mogadishu. The family was brought to the capital on Thursday after several members reportedly became seriously ill. According to information...
Badhan/Hargeisa (WDN) — Somalia has been shaken by two deeply tragic incidents in which members of the same families lost their lives in separate parts of the country, highlighting once again the devastating consequences that can follow when family disputes, land conflicts and personal crises descend into violence. In the Bari region, in Ceeldaahir, a...
Galkayo (WDN) — A new chapter in Galkayo’s development began as Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni officially launched an ambitious flash flood management project, marking a landmark push toward a cleaner and safer city, addressing one of the city’s longest-standing challenges and transforming its urban environment. The project, described as a major investment in Galkayo’s...
Hargeisa (WDN) — A rare and deeply unsettling security incident has shaken Hargeisa after a hand grenade exploded in the city overnight, injuring four people in an incident that appears highly unusual for Somaliland, widely regarded as one of the safest and most stable parts of Somalia. According to the Somaliland Police Command, the explosion...