LasAnod (WDN) — A senior United Nations official is expected to visit Las Anod, the capital of Somalia’s North Eastern State, in a move that could draw renewed international attention to a region that has long complained of being marginalized from major humanitarian, development and public investment programs. George Conway, Deputy Special Representative of the...
BBC (London) – At least 20 people have been killed after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia early on Saturday, the nation’s disaster mitigation agency has said. BPBD said that others had been injured to varying degrees, cautioning that the figures were preliminary while search and rescue operations were ongoing. Buildings in the region have been...
Galkayo (WDN) — In a powerful display of maturity and civic responsibility, young people from the Galmudug side of Galkayo have sent a heartfelt message to their counterparts in Puntland, urging them to reject political division and protect the peace and brotherhood that bind the city together. The message, issued amid heightened political tensions in...
Garowe (WDN) — Puntland has issued a strongly worded warning accusing Somalia’s Federal Government and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of pursuing political and security moves that could destabilize Puntland, particularly the strategically sensitive city of Galkayo. In a statement released Thursday evening, Puntland said it was closely monitoring what it described as preparations for a...
Hargeisa (WDN) — Defense officials from Somaliland and the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) are engaged in active discussions aimed at strengthening cooperation on maritime security, defense, and regional stability. Bashir Good, Somaliland’s representative in the United States, told Fox News that the talks are progressing positively and are focused particularly on expanding cooperation between Somaliland...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Two veteran journalists who spent years working for Somalia’s state media and defending government policies have now become outspoken critics of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s displacement policies after reportedly finding themselves and their families among those affected by demolitions in Mogadishu. Mustaf War Caddeeye and Ismaaciil Orange, who reportedly worked for the...
Salzburg, Austria (WDN) — Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has etched his name into European football history after taking charge of the 2026 UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa at Stadion Salzburg on Wednesday night. The landmark appointment made Artan the first non-European referee to officiate the UEFA Super Cup, placing a...
Minneapolis (WDN)- U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar has won the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, securing the party’s nomination and clearing a major hurdle on her path toward seeking a fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. lhan is one of President Trump’s most outspoken critics, consistently pushing back against his attacks on...
Mogadishu (WDN) — In a potentially significant shift in Somalia’s security landscape, Ethiopia has reportedly asked the African Union to accelerate the withdrawal and redeployment of some of its troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), prompting the AU to reconsider its previously agreed force-redeployment timetable. The reported request...
Mogadishu (WDN) — A senior Ugandan commander serving with the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has issued a stark warning to troops stationed at the Carbiska operational base, ordering them to maintain heightened vigilance and remain prepared for possible attacks by Al-Shabaab. Colonel Saul Nabimanya, commander of Uganda’s 46th Battalion under...