Mogadishu (WDN)— Al-Shabaab militants launched a heavy assault on the Adan Yabal district of the Middle Shabelle region early Wednesday, successfully recapturing the strategic town after more than five hours of fierce fighting with government forces and allied local fighters. The attack, which began with coordinated explosions, quickly escalated into intense face-to-face combat between Somali...
Bosaso (WDN)– Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has formally rejected an invitation to attend a state-level forum organized by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, citing a lack of clarity and inclusiveness in the agenda. President Deni made the announcement during a luncheon with Puntland Parliament members in Bosaso, where he criticized Villa Somalia for organizing what...
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Al Shabaab fighters attacked a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces have been using as a staging area for their efforts to drive back the militants, who have been gaining ground in recent weeks, residents said. Advances by the al Qaeda affiliate, which included briefly capturing villages within 50 km...
By AFP – Agence France Presse Somalia on Tuesday launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026 in the volatile nation. The east African country is struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, battling a...
U.S. Department of the Treasury Press Release RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Today, the seven members of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) announced joint designations of 15 al-Shabaab leaders, operatives, and financial facilitators operating in Somalia. These targets were involved in a wide range of activities in support of al-Shabaab, including fundraising and proliferation of...
KAKUMA, Kenya (AP) — Windswept and remote, set in the cattle-rustling lands of Kenya’s northwest, Kakuma was never meant to be permanently settled. It became one of Africa’s most famous refugee camps by accident as people escaping calamity in countries like South Sudan, Ethiopia and Congo poured in. More than three decades after its first...
ISTANBUL- US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US would not let “terrorists” hide among the people of Somalia. “We will support the Somali People, who should not allow the Houthis to embed (which they are trying to do!), to end terrorism, and bring prosperity to their Country,” he wrote on social media, referring...
Las Anod (WDN) – In a move hailed as both symbolic and substantive, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has officially invited the leader of the SSC-Khatumo Administration, Abdikadir Ahmed Aw-Ali (Firdhiye), to participate in the upcoming National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting in Mogadishu. The invitation was formally announced by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, who is...
The National Communications Authority of Somalia awarded a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink on Sunday, allowing it to start services in the country. A ceremony held in the capital of Mogadishu was attended by government officials and representatives from Starlink, according to a statement on the authority’s website. Ryan Goodnight, Senior Director of Starlink Market...
Las Anod, Somalia (WDN)— Somalia’s federal government affirms the status of SSC-Khatumo to an interim federal administration on Friday during Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre’s high-stakes visit to Las Anod, a move Somaliland condemned as a “flagrant violation” of its territorial claims. The contentious city, which SSC-Khatumo forces seized from Somaliland in 2023, transitioned from a disputed...