(ERGO) – Hundreds of displaced families have been evicted from houses they had been occupying rent-free in El Jalle, on the outskirts of Beledweyne in central Somalia’s Hiran region, by homeowners making their own preparations ahead of forecast heavy El Niño rains and fears of flooding. The homeowners concerned have been living in the cheaper,...
RIYADH (WDN) — The war in Yemen is reaching deeper into Saudi Arabia, with attacks on Riyadh’s international airport killing three Saudi citizens, including a national airline pilot, damaging a passenger aircraft and raising fresh fears that the conflict is spreading beyond the battlefield into civilian infrastructure. Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s national carrier, confirmed the death...
GARISSA, Kenya (WDN) — A deadly roadside bomb that killed a Kenyan police commander and one of his bodyguards has renewed concerns over Al-Shabaab’s ability to threaten security forces across the Somalia-Kenya border, underscoring the group’s capacity to sustain attacks beyond Somalia. The explosion struck a vehicle travelling along the road linking Saretho and Dadaab...
LONDON, (Reuters) – Andy Burnham’s Labour Party won an election for a parliamentary seat vacated by former leader Keir Starmer on Friday, fending off a strong challenge from the left-wing Green Party in a boost for the British prime minister. Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of the local council, won the seat in the...
KAMPALA (WDN) — Uganda President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni has turned an old personal name into a fresh subject of political curiosity after Tibuhaburwa featured prominently in his official name during his latest presidential swearing-in. But despite the renewed attention, the name is not a recent invention—and Museveni did not add it to his name...
TEL AVIV (WDN) — Israel is confronting a striking shift in population movement: nearly 270,000 Israeli citizens were outside the country for at least three consecutive months between 2023 and 2025, according to a study by researchers at Tel Aviv University using data from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics. The figure—268,509 people—has intensified concern over...
ADDIS ABABA (WDN) — A summit in Egypt has triggered a new diplomatic dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia, with Addis Ababa sharply criticizing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over Somalia’s endorsement of a joint declaration alongside Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan. The October 4 meeting in New Alamein was intended to strengthen regional cooperation on security, the...
DOOLOW, GEDO (WDN) — Somalia’s political fragmentation is now reaching the district level. After prolonged disputes between Mogadishu and Puntland, Jubaland and South West State, a district administration in Gedo has now declared that it will follow Ethiopian security policies until a Somali government capable of exercising authority across the country emerges. The declaration came...
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Security checkpoints now reportedly surround the roads leading to former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed’s residence, while opposition sources allege that cameras have been installed to monitor visitors—a striking escalation as Somalia remains deadlocked over the rules of its next election. The Federal Government has not publicly explained the reported security measures....
DJIBOUTI (WDN) — Djibouti has reportedly emerged as the African country with the highest average take-home salary, according to data cited from LiveGDP, with workers said to receive an average of $2,836 per month after taxes and other payroll deductions. The figure places Djibouti at the top of the ranking for average net monthly wages...