MOGADISHU, Somalia – The World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm that its lifesaving emergency food and nutrition assistance in Somalia is at imminent risk of stopping without new immediate funding commitments. The organization’s resources are expected to be depleted within weeks without urgent replenishment. This warning follows the declaration of a national drought emergency, triggered by...
The Editorial Board and the journalists of WardheerNews Media Group extend their warmest greetings and heartfelt congratulations to the Muslim Ummah, particularly to the Somali people wherever they may reside, on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan. We pray to Allah to grant us the full blessings and rewards of this sacred month,...
UAE, Qatar and Palestine commence holy month alongside the Saudis, but other countries like Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Syria and Oman fail to sight moon and will start on Thursday By Rayhan Uddin and Imran Mulla, Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia and a handful of other Muslim-majority countries are starting Ramadan on Wednesday, while several others will begin the next...
(ERGO) – Pastoralists in remote villages in northern Somalia’s Sanag region say they have been unable to feed or treat their animals due to lack of money, as the prolonged drought continues to erode their livelihoods and income. Mohamed Ali Salad once boasted a large herd of 200 goats, but 170 have perished in the drought....
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A strike delayed flights at Kenya’s main airport Monday as workers demanded better pay and working conditions. Kenya Airways, the east African country’s main airline, issued a travel advisory, urging customers to check their flight status before heading to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The statement also said air traffic control...
(ERGO) – Since the $110 cash aid she was receiving was cut, Fadumo Ahmed Abdi has been unable to provide regular meals for her seven children, living in a forlorn displacement camp outside Dusamareb in central Somalia’s Galgadud region. “Severe hunger is affecting us,” Fadumo told Radio Ergo. “My children’s daily life is very bad. We...
By Isha Qarsoon [1] The execution of Hodan Mohamud Diiriye in Galkayo following the killing of a young domestic worker exposed more than a tragedy. It revealed a structural crossroads for Somalia’s legal evolution. What makes this moment especially consequential is that Somalia is advancing toward codifying elements of that same retaliation-based logic within its...
ADDIS ABABA– Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front on Thursday urged the African Union to intervene to preserve a fragile truce, warning that setbacks in carrying out a 2022 peace deal could lead to renewed fighting in the north. In an open letter to Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who chairs the African Union, the TPLF said...
By Osman Ali Hassan The Epstein file, stretching from the shadows of the 1990s into the unsettled terrain of 2026, has become more than a criminal record of a disgraced financier; it has evolved into a chronic case study of American governance under strain. Over three decades, what began as rumors surrounding an eccentric and...
(ERGO)– Hundreds of pastoralist families displaced by prolonged drought are struggling to survive in and around Lasanod town in Somalia’s Sool region, facing acute shortages of water and food. The families migrated from their villages in December after two consecutive poor rainy seasons wiped out livestock – the backbone of their livelihoods – leaving them with...