Washington (WDN) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has highlighted what he described as a growing and constructive relationship between Somaliland and Puntland, emphasizing dialogue, security cooperation and easier movement of people and goods between the two neighboring administrations. Speaking during his visit to the United States, President Irro said that strengthening internal peace...
Washington (WDN)- U.S. authorities allege that Fahad Mohamed Noor participated in a scheme to defraud federal programs established to provide meals to children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The programs were created as part of the U.S. government’s emergency response to the pandemic and distributed substantial amounts of federal money through organizations responsible for providing food...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Security tensions around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and Strait of Hormuz are disrupting Somalia’s traditional shipping routes, forcing importers to seek alternatives and raising concerns over higher prices, shortages of essential goods and declining government tax revenues. Somali businesses typically import goods from Asia through Gulf hubs including the United Arab Emirates,...
Bosaso / Hargeisa(WDN) — The regional shipping crisis is no longer a story unfolding somewhere far beyond Somalia’s shores. It has reached the markets, the kitchens and the household budgets of ordinary Somalis. In Bosaso and Hargeisa, prices of essential commodities are already climbing, with consumers and traders reporting sharp increases in the cost of...
Asmara (WDN) — Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh has warned that any Israeli plan to establish a military presence in Somaliland could have far-reaching consequences for the security and stability of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, questioning what strategic purpose such a deployment would serve. Saleh said Eritrea is closely monitoring military and...
EYL (WDN) — Anger over Turkey’s growing military and political role in Somalia has spilled into the streets, with protesters in Puntland burning the Turkish flag and similar displays of hostility reported in Jubaland, reflecting growing opposition to what critics describe as Ankara’s increasingly close alignment with the Federal Government in Mogadishu. In a coastal...
Asmara (WDN) — Eritrea has accused the United Arab Emirates of pursuing what it described as “port colonialism” in Africa, warning that Abu Dhabi’s expanding commercial, political and military footprint along the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and East Africa deserves far greater scrutiny. Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh said the UAE’s growing presence in...
Yemen (WDN) — Yemen’s western front has suffered a dramatic reversal after Houthi forces seized the strategic Red Sea port of Mocha, forcing forces commanded by Gen. Tareq Saleh to withdraw from the city and surrounding positions. Saleh, commander of Yemen’s National Resistance Forces and deputy chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, has become the...
Bossaso (WDN) — Somali pirates have reportedly released a vessel they had held hostage since April, according to security sources cited by local media, highlighting the continuing vulnerability of commercial shipping in waters already facing growing security threats from piracy and the conflict in Yemen. The vessel, which was reportedly carrying 17 crew members, was...
ADDIS ABABA (WDN) — Israel has publicly backed Ethiopia’s long-running efforts to secure direct access to the Red Sea, marking a significant diplomatic development in a dispute that could reshape political and security dynamics across the Horn of Africa. Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Avraham Neguise, said support for Ethiopia’s pursuit of maritime access was part...