Kismayo, Somalia (WDN) — The United States military has conducted a major training exercise in Kismayo aimed at strengthening the readiness of its East African Response Force (EARF), highlighting Washington’s focus on rapid military response and force protection in southern Somalia, where Al-Shabaab maintains some of its most important operational strongholds. The exercise was conducted...
Garacad, Somalia (WDN) — Puntland has launched a ground operation against suspected pirates in Garacad, killing one and capturing two others from a group accused of taking ransom for the Turkish-linked MV Lutuf, according to Puntland security officials cited by Puntland Post. Four other suspects reportedly escaped. The operation comes days after Puntland President Said...
Nairobi, (Reuters) – Kenya’s aviation workers have called off a strike that disrupted flights at its main international and other airports, Transport Minister Davis Chirchir and aviation workers union head, Moss Ndiema, said on Tuesday. The strike, mostly by air traffic controllers on Sunday and Monday, disrupted several flights into and out of the main...
Berlin (WDN) — Klaus-Michael Kühne, one of Germany’s wealthiest businessmen, has died at the age of 89, leaving behind an estimated $49 billion fortune and a remarkable legacy designed to extend far beyond his lifetime. Kühne, who had no children, built his vast wealth across logistics, maritime shipping, aviation, chemicals and real estate, with the...
Mogadishu (WDN) — The skies over central Somalia have reportedly become a new front in the country’s intensifying war against Al-Shabaab, with Turkish F-16 fighter jets said to have carried out airstrikes near Basra, a strategically important area located between the Middle and Lower Shabelle regions, roughly 35 kilometers northwest of Mogadishu. The reported strikes...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s prolonged political deadlock may be approaching a critical turning point after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud reportedly accepted three significant proposals during the latest rounds of talks between the Federal Government and opposition groups, negotiations facilitated by international partners. The apparent concessions could signal the first meaningful movement toward a political settlement—but...
Bosaso (WDN) — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni met in Bosaso with senior officials from the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), led by U.S. Special Operations Forces commander for East Africa, Colonel James Rose, for talks centered on security cooperation and the proposed expansion of the U.S. military presence in Puntland. The meeting focused on strengthening...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s civil aviation sector is being presented as an area in need of greater international support, but a more fundamental question must be addressed first: can Somalia’s aviation infrastructure be trusted to serve the public impartially, or can it be used by the Federal Government as a political instrument against regions and...
Baidoa (WDN) — The Federal Government of Somalia has deployed additional security forces from Mogadishu to Baidoa, deepening an already volatile confrontation over the political future of South West State and raising fears that the federal authorities are preparing for a prolonged military standoff with forces loyal to former South West President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Heavy fighting has erupted in Basra, near Balcad in Middle Shabelle, after Somali government forces launched an assault on an Al-Shabaab position in a strategically important area linking central and southern Somalia. The fighting reportedly involved repeated exchanges of heavy weapons, while government forces are said to have deployed drones against Al-Shabaab...