GAROWE (WDN) – The Puntland government has issued a forceful appeal to the international community, calling immediate inclusion in Somalia’s national stabilization initiatives, particularly those funded by global partners invested in peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery. In a formal statement released by Puntland’s Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Democratization, authorities expressed deep concern that Puntland...
Mogadishu (WDN) – The Federal Government of Somalia has received 300 Somali troops trained in Qatar; in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to salvage a collapsing military campaign against Al-Shabaab. The troops arrived in the capital to reportedly reinforce the government’s operations in critical regions like Lower and Middle Shabelle—provinces that have seen...
ADDIS ABABA (Xinhua)- Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on Monday outlined the key priorities of the new leadership during his first official press briefing, stressing the importance of promoting peace and security, fostering continental integration, and mobilizing domestic resources to finance Africa’s development. Youssouf said the priorities of his leadership...
By Kate Barlett, JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A group of 49 white Afrikaners who have been given refugee status by the Trump administration departed South Africa Sunday night on a charter flight paid for by the U.S. government, and will be arriving at Dulles airport on Monday. The Afrikaners, descendants of mainly Dutch colonists, were...
Gaalkacyo, (WDN) –The Puntland Police Force has confirmed the successful recapture of a high-profile Al-Shabaab convict who recently escaped from the Central Prison in Gaalkacyo. The fugitive, Cabdiqani Saleebaan Jaamac, also known by the alias “Sayloor,” had been sentenced to death by firing squad by the Military Court after being found guilty of grave offenses...
CAIRO (AP) — A suspected drone strike launched by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces hit a prison in the southern region of Kordofan on Saturday and killed at least 20 inmates, authorities said. Fifty other detainees were wounded in the attack on the main prison in Obeid, the capital city of North Kordofan, Information Minister Khalid Aleiser...
Mogadishu (WDN)– A powerful overnight downpour has left a trail of destruction in Mogadishu, claiming lives, flooding neighborhoods, and once again exposing the deep cracks in the capital’s infrastructure. Confirmed reports indicate that a woman and her young niece were tragically killed when their home collapsed during the storm in the Xamar Jajab district. Their...
JOHANNESBURG (Xinhua) — The South African government has raised concerns with the United States over its reported processing of South African citizens as “refugees” for potential resettlement, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said in a statement on Friday. The statement confirmed that South African Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Alvin Botes...
Kismayo (WDN) – The Deputy President of the Jubaland administrationMahmoud Sayid Aden, t, held a meeting with the Governor of Mandera in northern Kenya to discuss key cross-border issues between Kenya and Somalia. The meeting focused on ensuring peace and stability along the shared border and improving the movement of people and goods between the...
After the rains in Somalia failed repeatedly between 2020 and 2023, the country was left facing a devastating drought. Then, in a pattern that is becoming all too common in the region as the world’s climate warms, returning rains the following year displaced three million people through flooding. A huge increase in humanitarian assistance during the drought, with around $2bn raised...