Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia is preparing to revive its long-dormant national airline through a Rent-to-Buy (Lease-to-Own) agreement with LEMA Air Group that would initially provide two Airbus A320 aircraft. Under the arrangement, the government would operate the aircraft under a lease before eventually taking ownership once the agreed payments have been completed. There is very...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s Union of Councils of Scholars has spoken out over the growing number of complaints surrounding land seizures, home demolitions and disputed property ownership in Mogadishu. But for many residents, the statement raises a more troubling question: Are the clerics genuinely challenging the authorities responsible for the crisis, or are they providing...
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...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Shock and despair are spreading through the Buulo Eelaay neighborhood of Waaberi district, where hundreds of mostly low-income families say they have been ordered to leave homes they have occupied for decades, amid fears that bulldozers could soon arrive to demolish the properties. Residents say they were given only a few days...
LasAnod (WDN) — A senior United Nations official is expected to visit Las Anod, the capital of Somalia’s North Eastern State, in a move that could draw renewed international attention to a region that has long complained of being marginalized from major humanitarian, development and public investment programs. George Conway, Deputy Special Representative of the...
BBC (London) – At least 20 people have been killed after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia early on Saturday, the nation’s disaster mitigation agency has said. BPBD said that others had been injured to varying degrees, cautioning that the figures were preliminary while search and rescue operations were ongoing. Buildings in the region have been...
Galkayo (WDN) — In a powerful display of maturity and civic responsibility, young people from the Galmudug side of Galkayo have sent a heartfelt message to their counterparts in Puntland, urging them to reject political division and protect the peace and brotherhood that bind the city together. The message, issued amid heightened political tensions in...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Two veteran journalists who spent years working for Somalia’s state media and defending government policies have now become outspoken critics of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s displacement policies after reportedly finding themselves and their families among those affected by demolitions in Mogadishu. Mustaf War Caddeeye and Ismaaciil Orange, who reportedly worked for the...
Mogadishu (WDN) — After spending 122 days in detention, nearly four months behind bars, Somali social media personality Sacdiya Macallin Ali, widely known as “Sacdiya Bajaaj,” has regained her freedom after the Banadir Regional Court of Appeal overturned a three-year prison sentence imposed against her by a lower court. The Appeals Court ruled that the...
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...