(ERGO) – Mohamed Mahmoud Hussein is deeply concerned about five of his children who were expelled from grades their school in Dusamareb, central Somalia, at the end of last year because he couldn’t pay their fees. He has a backlog of $150 in unpaid fees at Waabari School, where one of his daughters was supposed to...
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh In a grim paradox, Somali religious leaders are going around the country asking one of the world’s most impoverished and war-torn populations to donate money to Palestine—a cause undeniably just, but currently manipulated by those who fail to see the suffering in their own backyard. In Somalia, over 4 million...
Mogadishu (WDN)- A young South Korean national and his mother‑in‑law have issued a heartfelt plea for rescue after nine harrowing months in al‑Shabaab captivity. In newly released footage, the pair appear visibly shaken, their voices trembling as they call on Seoul to secure their freedom. “I wake each morning with a knot in my stomach,”...
Mogadishu, (WDN)– As communities are evicted and public and private lands seized, a lawmaker breaks his silence on what he calls the “deliberate dismantling of legality” in Somalia’s capital. In a dramatic and deeply emotional address to the media, Senator Cabdi Xasan Cawaale (Qeybdiid) sounded the alarm on what he described as a “ruthless, state-backed...
Bosaso (WDN) –Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has officially established a new government body tasked with managing and verifying the identity of the region’s citizens. The announcement was made today through a presidential decree issued from Bosaso, where President Deni is currently based. According to the decree, numbered Lr. 04 and dated April 9, 2025,...
Mogadishu (WDN)— Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has issued a directive mandating all government and non-governmental agencies providing essential services to link service delivery to the national identity system. The Prime Minister chaired a high-level meeting in Mogadishu today, focused on the nationwide implementation of the digital national ID, where he formally unveiled the...
(ERGO) – Shifting sand dunes have forced 150 families from their homes, destroying their livelihoods in Midnimo settlement north of Kismayo, in Lower Juba region. These families include those repatriated back to Somalia from Kenyan refugee camps and others who have been internally displaced within the region. Hamdi Muhumed Hilowle, a former refugee from Kenya, had...
By Abdullahi A. Nor To those in power, when they leave this world, will their name be remembered with honor or shame? In the heart of Somalia’s darkest times, when bullets replaced ballots and destruction became the language of governance, one woman stood as a beacon of hope. Dr. Hawa Abdi did not hoard wealth,...
By Shamso Sheegow I had a significant moment of reflection recently when an academic researcher reached out to discuss a study he was conducting on marginalized clans in Somalia. During our conversation, he used a term commonly used in Somali post-civil war discourse: “Dadka laga tirada badan yahay,” which translates to “Those who are fewer...
By Abdinasir Ali BBC Somali Outrage has spread in Somalia after an eight-year-old girl, who had been missing for six months, was found living with a man who said he was her husband. The girl was reported missing by her family in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland last September. Months later, it emerged the girl’s...