SCAA Urges Airlines, Airports and Passengers to Monitor Changing Weather Conditions MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia is expected to receive rainfall across several parts of the country in the coming days, prompting the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) to issue a weather alert and urge heightened caution among aviation operators and passengers. The SCAA said forecasts...
Allegations of Turkish Airstrikes Risk Turning a Strategic Partnership Into a Political Liability Baidoa (WDN) — Somalia’s latest fighting in Baidoa is raising uncomfortable questions about Turkey’s expanding security role in the country, after the camp of former Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen accused Ankara of using Turkish F-16 fighter jets against his...
Hargeisa Seeks Greater Control Over Aviation and e-Visa as It Expands Its Drive to Operate as an Independent State Hargeisa (WDN) — Somaliland says it is pursuing efforts to take full control of its airspace and end Somalia’s electronic visa system for travelers arriving in Hargeisa, in another move reflecting its ambition to exercise the...
As Laftagareen Forces Push into Baidoa, Mogadishu Faces a Choice: Reconciliation or a Battle It May Not Be Able to Control BAIDOA (WDN) — Heavy fighting erupted in Baidoa on Monday as forces loyal to former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen clashed with federal and South West forces, sending residents into their...
Cape town (WDN) – Gunmen killed at least 27 people in two separate mass shootings in South Africa’s largest cities, police said Sunday, as the country continues to grapple with high levels of violent crime. Watch the Video At least 27 people killed in two mass shootings in South Africa according to the Africanews In...
From May to September, Negotiations Have Produced Meetings, Statements and More Disagreement — But No Political Settlement MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s political dialogue is once again heading back to the negotiating table, but after months of meetings, diplomatic appeals and repeated promises of compromise, there is little evidence that the country’s political leaders have moved...
Saudi Arabia Backs Somalia as Rival Gulf Powers Face Off Across the Red Sea Riyadh / Mogadishu (WDN) — Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland has done more than alter a diplomatic equation in the Horn of Africa. It has opened another front in a widening geopolitical contest stretching from the Red Sea and Gulf of...
Former Enemies Unite as Tigray Fighting Shatters the Post-Pretoria Order and Opens a New Front Across Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA (WDN) — Eight years after Abiy Ahmed came to power promising political reform, reconciliation and a break with Ethiopia’s old order, his government is confronting an extraordinary reversal: former enemies who once fought one another are...
Prisoners Captured in SIBU 1 Operation Escape During Transfer to Garowe, Raising Serious Questions Over Security and Custodial Procedures Garowe (WDN) — Nearly 20 suspected Somali pirates reportedly escaped Puntland custody on Thursday night while being transported from Garacad to Garowe, exposing what appears to be a serious breakdown in the security arrangements responsible for...
Puntland Maritime Police Say Their Forces Recaptured the Hijacked Tanker After a 48-Hour Operation, while an Iraqi Tribe Claims Its Members Helped Free the Vessel GAROWE (WDN) — A dramatic rescue of the hijacked oil tanker MT SIBU 1 off Somalia has triggered competing accounts over who actually carried out the operation, with Puntland authorities...