Mogadishu (WDN) — Amnesty International has published an interview with Somali social activist and bajaj driver Sadiya Moalim Ali, who is serving a three-year prison sentence in Mogadishu after being convicted in a case the rights organization says is linked to her freedom of expression and participation in peaceful demonstrations. Sadia Moalim Ali: “Not even...
Kismayo (WDN) — The United States has intensified security engagement with Jubaland after the Commander of U.S. Africa Command’s Special Operations Forces, Major General Claude K. Tudor Jr., held talks with Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe). The meeting focused on strengthening counterterrorism cooperation, accelerating operations against extremist groups in Jubaland, and enhancing security...
Jeddah (WDN) — Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are expected to sign a trilateral agreement in Jeddah on Friday aimed at deepening cooperation in defense, security and military affairs, according to informed regional sources cited by Reuters. The agreement, if signed as expected, could mark a significant expansion of strategic cooperation among three influential Muslim-majority...
Aden (WDN) – Yemeni authorities have deported Somaliland’s trade representative in Aden, Idiris Adan Rage, after holding him in detention for more than two months, according to Yemeni sources and Somali media reports. Rage was reportedly released shortly before being escorted to Aden International Airport, where he boarded an Air Djibouti flight out of Yemen....
Mogadish (WDN) – Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has strongly condemned the violence that erupted Wednesday in Galkayo between Puntland Darwish forces and the Puntland Security Forces (PSF), a militia that Puntland alleges receives support from Somalia’s Federal Government. In a statement released following the clashes, Sharif placed direct responsibility for the unrest on...
Kismayo (WDN) – The Jubaland administration has strongly condemned the armed clashes that erupted on Wednesday between Puntland security forces and the Puntland Security Forces (PSF) in northern Galkayo, accusing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of deliberately escalating tensions in Puntland. In a statement issued by the Jubaland Presidency, the administration alleged that the Federal Government...
Cairo/Mogadishu (WDN) – Egypt has openly rejected any arrangement that would allow Ethiopia to secure a port facility or military base in Somalia or Eritrea, once again highlighting the intense geopolitical competition unfolding across the Horn of Africa and raising questions about Somalia’s ability to independently shape regional decisions affecting its sovereignty and security. Egyptian...
Mogadishu (WDN) – While Somalia’s political leadership remains consumed by a prolonged constitutional and electoral standoff, Al-Shabaab is once again demonstrating an unsettling capacity to wage coordinated military operations across multiple regions of the country—raising fresh questions about whether political paralysis is creating dangerous opportunities for the insurgency. According to reports from the Hiiraan region,...
Galkayo (WDN) – The Governor of Mudug Region under the Galmudug administration, Abdinasir “Mareexaan,” was wounded on Tuesday after heavy fighting erupted in Galkayo between forces aligned with Somalia’s Federal Government and a local clan militia, exposing growing security tensions in one of the country’s most strategically sensitive cities. According to local sources, the confrontation...
Laascaanood (WDN) – Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has called on the North Eastern State (NES) administration to unconditionally release prisoners captured during the conflict with Somaliland, describing the move as an important step toward reconciliation and lasting peace. Speaking during a public address in Laascaanood on Monday evening, Prime Minister Hamza urged the...