MOGADISHU (WDN) – President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, delivered a firm message last night during the conclusion of national independence commemorations, directly addressing opposition criticism surrounding the country’s electoral process. Speaking about national unity, President Hassan emphasized that Somalia is a sovereign and indivisible nation, acknowledging the existence of differing...
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A Ugandan military helicopter deployed with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu airport on Wednesday, killing five passengers, a Ugandan military spokesperson said. Another three of the helicopter’s eight occupants survived the incident but with severe injuries and burns, said the spokesperson, Felix Kulayigye. The impact of the...
Garowe (WDN)- A group of Puntland parliamentarians aligned with President Said Abdullahi Deni’s administration is actively pushing to revoke the parliamentary immunity of former Speaker and current legislator Abwaan Cabdirashiid Yusuf Jibril. These pro-government lawmakers accuse Cabdirashiid of orchestrating political activities in the Sanaag region that threaten Puntland’s unity and territorial integrity. They argue that...
JIGJIGA,(WDN) — Veteran nationalist and former political prisoner Abdikarim Muse Qalbi-Dhagax has been elected as the new chairman of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), following internal election held in Jigjiga, the capital of Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State. The election of Abdikarim Qalbi-Dhagax has garnered strong backing from the faction of the Ogaden National Liberation...
KAKUMA, Kenya (AP) — Martin Komol sighs as he inspects his cracked, mud-walled house that is one rain away from fully collapsing. Nothing seems to last for him and 300,000 other refugees in this remote Kakuma camp in Kenya — now, not even food rations. Funding for the U.N. World Food Program has dropped after...
GAROWE, June 30, 2025 — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has issued a stern warning to the Federal Government of Somalia, accusing of covertly recruiting troops within Puntland in what he described as a politically motivated operation to destabilize the region. Speaking during a ceremony in Garowe marking Somalia’s Independence and Unity Day, President Deni,...
MOGADISHU (Xinhua) — Somalia’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell slightly to 4.1 percent in 2024, down from 4.2 percent in 2023, the national statistics bureau has said. GDP per capita in current prices rose to 737 U.S. dollars in 2024, from 694 dollars in 2023, the Somali National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS) said in its...
Bosaso (WDN)- In a decisive push to rid Puntland of extremism, the region’s defense forces on Monday launched a renewed clearance operation targeting the remaining remnants of the ISIS-affiliated militant group in the Cal-Miskaad mountains. The operation, part of the fourth and reportedly final phase of “Operation Hillaac,” is being conducted across multiple fronts, with...
Garowe, (WDN)— A new corruption scandal has rocked the Puntland administration following explosive allegations made by the Minister of Fisheries, Cabdirisaaq Abdullahi Xagaa, during a parliamentary session on Tuesday. The minister accused the former Director General of the Ministry, Engineer Sharmaarke Beeldaaje, of embezzling large sums of public funds collected from private fishing companies seeking...
Laascaanood (WDN)— Former Speaker of the Somaliland House of Representatives, Abdirisak Khalif Ahmed has officially announced his candidacy for the presidency of SSC-Khatumo, marking a significant political shift in the region. Khalif, who stepped down from his post in Somaliland in protest over the government’s handling of local grievances, declared his intention to contest the...