Mogadishu (WDN) – Questions are mounting over the arrest and detention of several young people from Dayniile District following clashes between residents and police forces during a violent confrontation in the Warlalis area, where locals reportedly resisted eviction efforts. The arrests come after tensions erupted in Dayniile following clashes between security forces and residents who...
The Guardian A woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has described how she was tortured by her guards. Sadia Moalim Ali, 27, told the Guardian she was stripped naked by two male guards in a room monitored by CCTV, kicked, beaten with a baton and left for two days in...
By Abdullahi Said It is not an exaggeration to argue that Somalia is one of the most misgoverned spaces on the planet. The very pretense of governance in Mogadishu is too thin. Put differently, there are reasons why labels such as “most corrupt country and failed state” have endured. There is evidence that this depressing...
By Abdirahman Yusuf (Soome) 1. Introduction Livestock production is the cornerstone of Somalia’s economy and social structure forming the backbone of rural livelihoods and national export earnings. The livestock sector contributes more than 70% of the country’s export revenue and supports approximately 60–65% of the population, either directly through pastoralism and agro-pastoralism or indirectly through...
Maryam watched her goats starve and her crops fail. She buried two of her children before she finally gave up hope and sought help from international aid agencies in southern Somalia. She left her village with her remaining six children, making the long journey along the Jubba River to one of a clutch of makeshift...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Mogadishu is sliding deeper into turmoil as a sweeping campaign of demolitions, forced displacement, and deadly security operations fuels outrage across the Somali capital, with critics accusing the administration of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of turning state power against its own people. Over the past 24 hours, entire neighborhoods have been thrown...
Somalia’s largest telecom operator, Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc, has announced a new initiative aimed at accelerating digital inclusion by addressing one of the country’s key barriers to connectivity: smartphone affordability. According to the company, Somalia already has broad 4G network coverage reaching most parts of the country. However, a significant portion of users still rely on...
(ERGO) – A growing number of displaced women in Mogadishu are taking up physically demanding porter jobs in Mogadishu’s Bakara market to support their families, after losing their livelihoods to drought and conflict. The work carrying heavy goods for traders and customers offers small daily earnings that are often the only available source of income in...
Hargeisa (WDN)- A case that initially appeared to be a routine crackdown on medical fraud has taken a startling and deeply revealing turn in Hargeisa. A man identified as Sheham Osama was recently arrested by the Somaliland Ministry of Health, accused of forging medical credentials and falsely presenting himself as a qualified healthcare professional—an allegation...
AlJazeera At least three vessels have been targeted in hijackings this week off the coast of Somalia in what analysts fear is a replay of past piracy around the Horn of Africa. The area was the world’s most notorious hotspot for piracy in the early to mid-2000s, with an international naval coalition eventually subduing the threat it...