By Abdiweli Garad, PhD Brigadier General Ahmed Suleiman Abdalla, affectionately known as Dafle, passed away on 10 April 2025 and was laid to rest on 15 April 2025 in Muscat, Oman, at 87, leaving behind a wife, four adult children and four grandchildren. His departure marks the end of an era of steadfast leadership, unwavering dedication...
Levent Kenez/Stockholm– The full text of a wide-ranging hydrocarbons agreement between Turkey and Somalia has been made public following its submission to the Turkish Parliament for ratification on April 22. The release of the document has offered the first detailed insight into the scope, terms and strategic intentions behind Ankara’s deepening energy and defense partnership...
Garowe (WDN)— Puntland’s health sector has been dealt a heavy blow following a dramatic 65% reduction in international funding, according to Puntland’s Minister of Health, Hon. Said Jama Qorsheel. The shortfall, officials confirm, is the direct result of donor countries slashing their foreign aid budgets — a global trend now hitting Somalia’s most vulnerable communities....
By Abdisaid M. Ali Somalia is in free fall. Not because it lacks talent or will, but because the very top of the state has abandoned leadership for control, substance for slogans, and governance for survival. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returned to office three years ago promising a “second chance” to fix what went wrong...
By: Ali Haji Warsame During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic between mid-January and March 2020, the Australian government implemented increasingly restrictive travel bans that led to the country closing its borders to all non-residents, adopting mandatory hotel quarantines for fourteen days and a travel ban on Australians travelling overseas. The Commonwealth of Australia is a...
Mogadishu (WDN) –In a rare public statement, former Somali Prime Minister and presidential candidate Abdi Farah Shirdon “Saacid” has issued the nature of the discussions that he held with Villa Somalia, revealing deepening mistrust and distortion of facts at the highest levels of Somali politics. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Mr....
By Abdelkarim A. Haji Hassan Since its adoption in 2000, Somalia’s 4.5 power-sharing model was designed as a temporary mechanism to ensure broad-based representation in the aftermath of state collapse. However, what was intended as a transitional arrangement has matured into a permanent system of governance, where clan loyalty routinely supersedes rule of law, meritocracy...
Prof. Abdinasir Ali Osman The Enemy Within Introduction: Al-Shabaab’s enduring presence in Somalia transcends conventional military confrontations, rooted deeply in its insidious ability to permeate the very fabric of the Somali National Army (SNA). This infiltration is not a mere tactical advantage but a strategic cornerstone of the group’s resilience, providing a constant flow of...
W/Q Axmed Sanwilwilo 1977dii ayay ahay markii qoraa Ingiriis ah oo ku caanbaxay cilmibaadhisyo khuseeya Itoobiya uu soo helay taariikh nololeed laga qoray Ibraahin Ismaaciil oo ahaa badmaax Soomaaliyeed oo ka soo jeeda xeebaha Maakhir. Dr. Richard Panchurst oo ah qoraaga qoraalkan soo helay waxa uu caruurnimadiisii wax ka deganaa guriga qoraa kale oo reer...
By Mohamed A. Abdullahi The Somali language, spoken by over 20 million people across the Horn of Africa and the diaspora, is far more than a tool for communication—it is a carrier of history, wisdom, and cultural identity. As a Cushitic language in the Afroasiatic family, Somali has long been preserved through oral tradition, making...