DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Senegalese farmer Pape Fall first downloaded TikTok, it was to watch football and funny videos. In the last two years, however, he’s experimented with it to promote his produce and now sells most of it via the platform. A looped video on his TikTok profile shows a pile of cucumbers...
(ERGO) – A water shortage caused by a malfunction in the water wells in the Xagardheer refugee camp has left the family of Nimco Isse Roobaa hungry and thirsty, and they have not been able to light a fire for the past 24 hours. She is unable to walk to the well 3 km away from...
By Farah Aw-Osman Somalia is no stranger to drought. Yet what we are witnessing today can no longer be described as seasonal hardship. It is a national emergency exposing the limits of our resilience and the cost of decades of underinvestment in water systems, land management, and climate preparedness. Across Puntland, Somaliland, central regions, and...
By Anwar Maxamed Diiriye Rag waxaan ku maamuli aqaan, ama ku maamuusi. Mase inaanu nahay oo tolnimo, meerto noo tahaye Masallaha ninkaan ii dhigayn, midig ma saaraayo, Ninkii aniga iga maarmi kara, uma muraadyeesho. – Saahid Qamaan I know how to rule with dignity and how to bestow honor with grace.Since we are bound by...
KIGALI (Xinhua) — Rwanda, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), received 164 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya on Wednesday, according to the Rwandan Ministry in charge of Emergency Management. The latest group brings the total number of people evacuated to Rwanda since 2019 to 2,924, of whom 2,585 have already...
Galdogob (WDN) – A wave of relief and celebration swept through Galdogob on Tuesday after the man accused of killing a traveler and injuring two others was shot dead following a gun battle with security forces. The suspect had fled across the border into Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State after carrying out the attack. Traditional elders...
UNITED NATIONS, (Xinhua) — Some 6.5 million people, or about a third of Somalia’s population, will face crisis levels of hunger through March, an increase of 1.7 million since January, UN officials warned Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at the UN headquarters via video link, World Food Programme (WFP) Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response Ross...
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh Somalia’s Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) recently suspended several aircraft operators after inspections revealed technical faults and non-compliance with international aviation safety standards. However, the authority did not publicly name the affected carriers. While enforcement of safety standards is necessary, the manner of the announcement has raised concerns. By withholding...
Mogadishu, (WDN)— What began as a disputed land operation has turned into another deadly flashpoint in Mogadishu, as government forces shot and killed at least three civilians and wounded eight others in Heliwaa District on Friday, according to local sources and eyewitness accounts. Residents say the violence is part of an aggressive land seizure campaign...
MOGADISHU, (WDN)— The Federal Government of Somalia has officially began issuing the East African Community (EAC) passport, marking a significant step in the country’s regional integration efforts, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre announced on Thursday. In a detailed statement, the Prime Minister said the new passport will be issued to a broad cross-section of society,...