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...
Mogadishu (WDN): The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Hamse Abdi Barre, along with a high-level delegation, has arrived in Las Anod, the capital of the SSC-Khaatumo Administration. His visit marks a significant step in fostering national unity and reinforcing the Federal Government of Somalia’s support for the SSC-Khaatumo Administration and Somalia’s...
US President Donald Trump’s top Africa envoy laid the groundwork this week for a minerals deal in DR Congo.But any deal between Washington and Kinshasa is dependent on the US helping to negotiate peace in the African nation’s troubled eastern region, according to two people who were present for some of the meetings. After the...
MOGADISHU (AFP)- Hospitals in parts of Somalia are struggling with rising numbers of wounded after a sharp increase in fighting since the beginning of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday. Recent attacks, including a roadside blast narrowly missing the president’s convoy last month, are heightening fears of a resurgence...
The African Union Commission (AUC), with support from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), CIMA Research Foundation, and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through the Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Early Action (AMHEWAS) Programme is holding the 3rd coordination and co-production meeting for AMHEWAS products to enhance interoperability of situation rooms in...
A diplomatic storm is brewing in Somalia following remarks made at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) by Sivuyile Bam, deputy head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Bam’s stark and controversial assessment of Somalia’s security landscape — claiming that Al Shabaab militants are now stronger than ever and have re-established bases...
Recent battlefield gains by an Islamist insurgency in Somalia have prompted some State Department officials to propose closing the U.S. embassy in Mogadishu and withdrawing most American personnel as a security precaution, according to officials familiar with internal deliberations. But other Trump administration officials, centered in the National Security Council, are worried that shutting the...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Pressure from U.S. aid freezes and global trade tension is unlikely to result in widescale credit downgrades in Africa, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday. The impact of tariffs on Africa is limited, Fitch said, due to the region’s export composition and weaker integration into global supply chains compared to a region such as Asia....
WASHINGTON (WDN)–Somaliland is ramping up its international campaign for recognition, with a major diplomatic offensive underway in the United States. Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adan, currently in Washington, confirmed that his visit is laying the groundwork for an official trip by Somaliland President Abdirahman Irro scheduled for May. Speaking to reporters, Minister Abdirahman Dahir said...