ADDIS ABABA (WDN) — In a striking development as Ethiopia faces renewed fighting and the emergence of a broad anti-government alliance, senior Oromo political figures have reportedly held talks with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali over the country’s political future, national unity and the growing security crisis. The discussions reportedly focused on what has gone...
Internet and Phone Disruptions Leave Millions Struggling to Access Money, Information and Essential Services as Fighting Returns Mekelle (WDN) — Tigray is once again being pushed into isolation. Internet and telephone services have been severely disrupted across the northern Ethiopian region following the latest outbreak of fighting, cutting millions of people off from essential communications...
Baidoa (WDN) — Baidoa is being pushed into an increasingly intolerable humanitarian and security crisis as fighting between forces aligned with Somalia’s Federal Government and supporters of former South West President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen continues to expose civilians to artillery, airstrikes and armed confrontation. What makes the situation particularly alarming is the reported use...
PMPF Says MTT SIBU 1 and Its Crew Were Rescued From Somali Pirates Off Mudug Coast Garowe (WDN) — Puntland’s maritime security forces have carried out a major anti-piracy operation off the Mudug coast, rescuing a vessel and its crew after Somali pirates reportedly held them captive for weeks. The Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF)...
Future Council Takes Somalia’s Electoral Crisis to the UN as Political Rupture Spreads Across the Federal States Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis is no longer confined to a confrontation between Mogadishu and its most outspoken opponents. It is now spreading into the heart of the federal system, with Hirshabelle and Galmudug increasingly drawn into...
Puntland Calls for Inclusive Dialogue, Greater International Engagement with Federal States and Continued UN Role Garowe (WDN) — Puntland has appealed to the United Nations Security Council for renewed international engagement in Somalia, warning of deepening political, security and economic tensions between the Federal Government and federal member states. In a letter dated September 13,...
Unconfirmed Report of Secret Encounter Between Foreign Minister and Somaliland President Fuels Political Suspicion New York (WDN) — A potentially sensitive diplomatic encounter in New York is raising questions inside Somalia’s political establishment after reports emerged that Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali and Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” were seen together in what was...
Brigade N’Hamedu Organizes Abroad as Opposition Figures Seek to Challenge Isaias Afwerki TEL AVIV (WDN) — An Eritrean opposition movement is building an increasingly organized political network across several countries, including Israel, the United States, Canada and Europe, in an effort to unite Eritreans in the diaspora and prepare for a possible political transition in...
Debt Dispute Draws Demolition Crews, Security Forces and Crowds Seeking Building Materials Nairobi (WDN) — A routine-looking demolition operation in Nairobi’s Eastleigh district erupted into tension on Tuesday after Kenyan authorities moved against a Somali-owned multi-storey building, drawing security personnel and crowds seeking to remove materials from the site. The building, located along 11th Street,...
Kampala Suspends Military Cooperation with Ankara as Dispute Raises Questions Over Uganda’s Role in Somalia KAMPALA (WDN) — Somalia has emerged as an important backdrop to a widening dispute between Uganda and Türkiye after Kampala suspended all defence and military cooperation with Ankara, raising questions about the potential implications for Somalia’s increasingly complex security partnerships....