Galkayo (WDN) — The killing of innocent Somalis in apparent clan-related revenge attacks is raising renewed concern, as murderers frequently evade justice and arrests remain rare in many cases. The latest incidents include the killing of Somali journalist Mohamed Aweys Muudey, popularly known as “Boqorka Bartamaha,” who died in Germany after reportedly being stabbed by...
Addis Ababa (WDN) – Fighting between the Ethiopian federal forces and TPLF troops has intensified over the past two days, with reports of military movements and skirmishes emerging from various parts of Tigray and areas near the Ethiopia-Sudan border. In western Tigray, particularly in Wolqayt and along the Tekeze River, the TPLF has reportedly initiated...
Minneapolis – (WDN) – A federal court in Minnesota has sentenced 56-year-old Anthony James Kazmierczak to 14 months in prison after he was found guilty of assaulting U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis on January 27, 2026. Kazmierczak was sentenced on Thursday to 14 months in prison, followed by three...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s battle over freedom of expression appears to be entering a new and unsettling arena: the digital space. Several prominent Somali journalists and political figures have reportedly seen their Facebook accounts suspended, removed or falsely memorialized as belonging to people who have died, triggering allegations of a coordinated campaign against critical voices....
Mogadishu (WDN) — Millions of Somalis are facing hunger, displacement and a deepening humanitarian emergency while Somalia remains trapped in a political crisis over a presidency whose original constitutional mandate has expired. That contradiction has become the centerpiece of a blistering attack by former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, who says President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s...
Garowe (WDN) — The United States has carried out an airstrike targeting an Al-Shabaab weapons and ammunition depot in Puntland’s Al-Madow Mountains, Puntland authorities said Thursday, as counterterrorism operations against militant networks continue in northern Somalia. In a statement dated 17 September 2026, the Puntland Government said the strike targeted a site known as Markad,...
MIGORI, Kenya (WDN) — A Somali national identified as Abdi Jama has reportedly been killed in an armed attack in Lolgorian, a village in Kenya’s Migori County, according to local reports. The attackers reportedly stormed the house where Abdi was staying while he was asleep and opened fire, striking him in several parts of his...
Adan, Yemen (WDN) — Marib is a strategically and geopolitically important city in Yemen and a key part of the conflict-affected Red Sea region; if Marib were to fall, the consequences could extend well beyond Yemen’s borders, with wider implications for regional security and stability A Houthi breakthrough in this strategic oil- and gas-producing region...
Baidoa (WDN) — Three days after reports of alleged Turkish airstrikes around Baidoa—and less than two weeks after anti-Türkiye protests erupted elsewhere in Somalia—a crowd gathered in the city on Tuesday, September 15, waving Turkish flags and praising Ankara. The timing could hardly be more striking. Hundreds of people gathered at Dr. Ayuub Stadium, carrying...
Mecca – (WDN) – The Iran-aligned militant group rejected the suggestion it had targeted Mecca, while the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned the attack. Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, according to a spokesperson for the Saudi-led...