Mogadishu (WDN) – A stunning statement by Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has sent shockwaves through the country’s political establishment after he publicly declared that Somalia effectively has “only two parties”—the Federal Government of Somalia (JCP) and Al-Shabaab, the militant group designated as a terrorist organization by Somalia, the United Nations, the United...
Mogadishu (WDN) – A new round of high-stakes political talks opened in Mogadishu on Tuesday, bringing together the Federal Government of Somalia and the opposition Somali Future Council in what many observers regard as one of the country’s most consequential negotiations in recent years. The closed-door meeting, from which the media has been excluded, comes...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Supporters of former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo are celebrating what they describe as a significant political breakthrough after members of the former president’s Nabad & Nolol movement were included in the technical committee representing the opposition in the internationally backed political dialogue between the Federal Government, opposition groups, and international partners....
Garowe (WDN) – In a dramatic turn of events that underscores the deepening political tensions in Puntland, traditional elders from the Nugaal region on Tuesday publicly presented camels to the Danab Special Forces stationed at the Lilge military base outside Garowe, in what observers described as a powerful gesture of solidarity with the unit. The...
Mogadishu (WDN) – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reportedly urged Turkey, the United States, and the United Kingdom to support expanding the participation of opposition figures in Somalia’s anticipated political dialogue, according to senior sources familiar with the discussions. Sources told WardheerNews that the President has made it clear he does not support negotiations limited...
Baidoa (WDN) – Somalia’s political crisis deepened on Monday after the office of former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed (Laftagareen) issued a strongly worded statement accusing the Federal Government of carrying out extensive military operations around Baidoa using Turkish-supplied military aircraft and equipment. The statement, released during the inauguration of South West’s new...
Garowe (WDN) – Efforts to defuse the political and security standoff in Garowe have ended in disappointment after a mediation committee from the Nugaal region returned from Las Anod without securing a breakthrough in talks with Gen. Jimale Jama Takar. According to sources familiar with the discussions, the committee spent the past two days meeting...
Baidoa (WDN) – Baidoa has been placed under an unprecedented security lockdown ahead of the inauguration of South West State’s newly installed president, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Aden Madobe), as authorities move to prevent any disruption to one of Somalia’s most politically sensitive events. Residents reported an unusually heavy security presence across the city, with...
Baidoa (WDN) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Baidoa on Monday to attend the inauguration ceremony of Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Aden Madobe) as the head of South West State, in a visit that unfolded under exceptionally tight security and against the backdrop of an unresolved political crisis. The President and his delegation...
Mudug (Ergo)- Pastoralist families left behind in Dajimaale village in Somalia’s central Mudug region are facing severe food and water shortages after three consecutive years of failed rains destroyed their livestock and dried up the water wells. Most residents have migrated away in search of water and pasture, but more than 100 families, largely comprising...