By Abdirahman A. Issa Note: The article is based on extensive research, including field visits and in-depth interviews with dozens of youth leaders who were instrumental in the revolution between May and June 2024. It offers firsthand accounts of the revolution from activists. It also explains how the clan was mobilized through digital platforms, transforming spontaneous...
Puntland (WDN)-In an emergency weather advisory issued on May 12, 2026, Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), warned of severe thunderstorms and flash floods in Puntland’s Bari and Nugaal regions between May 12 and May 17. Puntland has forcefully rejected today the warning issued by SoDMA, which claimed that powerful storms and torrential rains were expected...
PUNTLAND, Somalia (AP) — Most of Abdi Ahmed Farah’s hundreds of goats have died. It has not rained steadily in this part of Somalia for three years, something the 70-year-old never thought possible. He is in debt from buying water. The reservoir outside his tent is nearly empty. His family is down to one meal a day:...
By Abdiweli Garad, PhD The Somali diaspora consistently thrives and garners global recognition, demonstrating a remarkable capacity for integration, achievement, and civic contribution. This week, amidst the diverse reactions that characterise the UK’s political environment, individuals of Somali heritage have once again produced commendable headlines, providing a compelling cause for celebration and reflection on political...
Doctors Without Borders Somalia and Ethiopia’s Somali region are on the front line of the climate crisis. After four consecutive failed rainy seasons, Somalia’s federal government declared a national drought emergency in November 2025. More than 6.5 million people, approximately 1 in every 4 Somalis, now face high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the widely used...
(ERGO) – Mahamud Abdirahman Abdullahi has spent the past few weeks harvesting maize and vegetables from his six-hectare farm that had remained almost barren since 2022 due to prolonged water shortage and lack of irrigation. Thanks to a newly installed solar-powered system supplying water from the nearby Juba river, he made $1,500 from sales of his...
Somali opposition figures and witnesses said one person was killed Sunday after security forces opened fire to break up an anti-government protest in the capital Mogadishu. The protest was planned by opposition leaders under the slogan “Dareen Hiil Shacab” (Solidarity with the People) at around 10 spots in the city. It aimed to support residents...
Dhusamareeb (WDN)- The capital of Galmudug State of Somalia Dhusamareb is rapidly transforming into the center of Somalia’s next political storm. Behind tightly guarded doors, President Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qoorqoor has reportedly been locked in marathon emergency meetings with senior ministers and security officials as an atmosphere of fear, uncertainty, and military tension spreads across...
Badhan (WDN)- Deadly clan clashes have erupted in Carmale, near the city of Erigavo in the Sanaag region, resulting in heavy casualties and escalating tensions across the area. According to local reports, fierce fighting broke out between two sub-clan of Warsangeli, leaving at least 40 people dead amid one of the most serious outbreaks of...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s Federal Minister of Public Works and Housing, Ayuub Ismaaciil, came before state television on Friday morning declaring that the government was preparing a major resettlement plan for families displaced by the ongoing demolitions across Mogadishu. But on the ground, bulldozers were still tearing through poor neighborhoods as the minister spoke. The...