Mogadishu (WDN) — The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is preparing to withdraw from Somalia by December 31, 2026, yet the country remains unprepared to fill the security and stabilization vacuum its departure could create. Somalia’s security forces still face significant capacity and coordination challenges, while political divisions continue to undermine...
Mogadishu, Somalia- The Somali parliament on Monday elected Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, a lawmaker who completed his higher education in Türkiye, as its new speaker. Nur, who was the ports and transport minister, received 142 votes, defeating Abdulkadir Omar Maolim, who got 30. The lower house of parliament has 275 members. He took the oath of...
Al-Makha, Yemen (WDN) — At least seven people have reportedly been killed and dozens wounded after a missile and drone attack struck the western Yemeni port city of Al-Makha, or Mocha, in an assault that has renewed fears over the security of one of the world’s most strategically important maritime corridors. Initial reports put the...
Garowe (WDN) — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has delivered an unusually clear message on presidential tenure, declaring that he will not seek a third term and insisting that the next Puntland president must be chosen through a free and timely election. Speaking in Galkayo on Thursday evening, Deni said the Puntland Constitution had allowed...
Islamabad (WD) — Pakistan is intensifying diplomatic efforts to secure the release of several of its citizens being held by Somali pirates, as the prolonged captivity places growing emotional and psychological pressure on the crew members and their families thousands of miles away. The Pakistani nationals were members of the crew of a vessel that...
Djibouti City (WDN) — Two Djiboutian naval personnel have been wounded in an armed confrontation with a boat suspected of involvement in migrant smuggling, marking an unusual escalation in a type of maritime encounter Djibouti’s security forces have faced before—but one that has now resulted in injuries to its personnel. The incident occurred in Djibouti’s...
Djibouti city (WDN) — The U.S. Embassy in Djibouti has issued a brief public alert urging people in the country to remain vigilant after a U.S. military aircraft experienced a reported technical problem while operating in Djiboutian airspace. The embassy’s warning provided few details about the incident. It did not identify the type of aircraft...
Nairobi (WDN) — A Kenyan court has sentenced Ibrahim Hussein Hassan to a staggering combined 115 years in prison after finding him guilty on seven separate charges in a case involving allegations of terrorism, weapons use, and links to the militant group Al-Shabaab. Despite the extraordinary length of the combined sentences, Kenyan law reportedly limits...
Mogadishu (WDN) — A Yemeni national, Fikri Hassan Al-Musbahi, was reportedly stabbed to death inside a mosque in Mogadishu while attending Friday prayers, in a shocking incident that has drawn condemnation from his family and renewed concerns over the safety of civilians in places of worship. According to his brother, Mohammed Hassan Al-Musbahi, Fikri was...
TEL AVIV (WDN) — Israel’s intelligence establishment is reportedly facing a dramatic internal shake-up after two senior Mossad officials were dismissed over their alleged roles in a covert strategy aimed at destabilizing Iran’s government—an extraordinary development that, if confirmed, could expose the scale and ambition of Israel’s clandestine confrontation with Tehran. Israeli media reports say...