Garowe (WDN) — Puntland’s Road Advantage: Why Deni Can Reach His People by Road While Other Somali Presidents CannotDeni of Puntland is demonstrating something increasingly rare: the ability to travel by road, day or night, across his territory and reach even some of its most remote communities. At the time of writing, President Deni is...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s Federal Government and representatives of the political opposition are expected to sign a new political agreement in the coming days aimed at establishing a Democratic Transition Task Force (DTT), a body expected to play a role in shaping the country’s democratic transition and electoral process. In a post on X Mohamed...
Addis Ababa (WDN) — Ethiopia is facing growing security concerns, particularly along its eastern border, following plans to end U.S. logistical funding for the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) on December 31, 2026, according to a Somali lawmaker and regional security experts. The implications of the planned funding cutoff were discussed on September...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s Federal Parliament has once again come under scrutiny after lawmakers voted down an opposition motion seeking to place the Doolow attack on the parliamentary agenda—a decision critics say exposes a legislature that has become more responsive to Villa Somalia than to the Somali public. The vote came during a tense parliamentary...
Baidoa (WDN) — The human cost of the latest fighting in Baidoa is becoming painfully clear inside the city’s hospitals, where dozens of wounded people are receiving treatment after heavy clashes erupted across the city and its outskirts on Thursday. The fighting pitted forces loyal to the Federal Government of Somalia and its allies in...
Garbaharey, GEDO (WDN) — In a striking display of public anger, residents of Garbaharey have taken to the streets to protest the attack that took place in Doolow, with demonstrators publicly burning the Turkish flag in a dramatic gesture that appeared to blame Turkey for the violence. Reports from Garbaharey, the administrative capital of Gedo...
Geneva (WDN) — A new United Nations investigation has found that Sudan’s devastating war has expanded far beyond the country’s borders, with transnational networks operating across the United Arab Emirates, Colombia, Chad, Libya and Somalia allegedly facilitating the movement of fighters, weapons, military equipment, training and logistical support to forces involved in the conflict. The...
Kismayo (WDN) — Jubaland’s Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has rejected a proposed law establishing a Somali Council of Scholars, arguing that the bill could encroach on responsibilities exercised by Federal Member States and further strain Somalia’s federal system. In a statement, the ministry said the legislation, submitted by the Federal Ministry of Endowments...
Doolow, Gedo (WDN) — Former Somali Custodial Corps Commander General Mahad Abdirahman Adan, widely known as Taliye Shub, and his wife have been evacuated to Nairobi for medical treatment after sustaining injuries in an overnight attack on the house where they were staying in Doolow, Gedo region. The attack has immediately become politically explosive, with...
Doolow, Gedo (WDN) — Jubaland has accused Turkey and Somalia’s Federal Government of using military capabilities supplied for national defence to target political opponents, following an overnight airstrike in Doolow that wounded former Somali Custodial Corps Commander General Mahad Abdirahman Adan and four other civilians. In a strongly worded statement, Jubaland condemned what it described...