BUURHAKABA, Somalia (WDN) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s controversial campaign to remove former Southwest State President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen is producing consequences that may be far more damaging than Mogadishu anticipated. Within a week, forces loyal to Laftagareen have reportedly captured two strategically important districts in Bay region, challenging the authority of the administration...
Reports of Emirati military training for forces from Puntland and Somaliland expose the widening rift between Mogadishu and Somalia’s federal member states. Critics argue that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s confrontational approach to federalism, constitutional reform and elections has helped fuel the crisis. MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis is deepening as reports emerge that the...
The government accuses ten individuals of links to Al-Shabaab, but the sanctions risk being seen as a political weapon unless the authorities disclose credible evidence and apply the same scrutiny to allegations of corruption involving public assets in Mogadishu. MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Committee has imposed...
By Lubna MasarwaJerusalem Bureau Chief, Middle East Eye Last week marked three years since 7 October 2023. Over the years of covering Israel’s occupation of Palestine, I have developed an aversion to anniversaries. Almost every day in Palestine marks one of some sort: Nakba Day, Prisoners’ Day, the First Intifada, the Second Intifada. The list is...
Heritage Institute report says more than 2.1 million people were forcibly evicted between 2017 and September 2026, raising serious questions about the fate of public land, the proceeds from its sale and the government’s failure to resettle displaced families. MOGADISHU (WDN) — The forced eviction of IDPs and the illegal seizure of public land without...
The soldiers were detained while reportedly on leave in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, raising fresh questions about Mogadishu’s silence and the deteriorating relationship between the two neighbours. JIGJIGA (WDN) — Ethiopia has transferred approximately 220 Somali National Army soldiers to Addis Ababa after detaining them while they were reportedly on leave in Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State,...
WASHINGTON (WDN) — Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has accused President Donald Trump of using federal law-enforcement agencies to intimidate political opponents after federal investigators searched her Washington, D.C., residence under a court-authorised warrant. Omar said she was safe but condemned the operation as the latest escalation in what she described as a decade-long campaign of...
AFRICOM warns of possible Houthi–Al-Shabaab cooperation as Somalia’s disputed mandate and shifting US military priorities raise concerns over the Horn of Africa, the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab. MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s deepening political crisis is colliding with a growing regional security threat. US military officials have warned that Yemen’s Houthi movement may be...
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis is entering another dangerous phase, with reports of government forces deployed near the residence of former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed raising fears of a fresh confrontation between the Federal Government and opposition leaders. The reported military movements come amid a bitter constitutional dispute over President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s mandate,...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a frequent target of Trump administration criticism, as part of a criminal investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter. The search was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations agents, said the people, who were not authorized to publicly discuss...