BELEDWEYNE (WDN)- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s decision to push through Ali Guudlawe’s re-election as Hirshabelle president without broad political consensus has brought the federal member state closer to a political crisis. Hiiraan’s opposition leaders are mobilizing around an alternative administration in Beledweyne, challenging Jowhar’s authority and raising the possibility that opposition in parts of Middle...
Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed warns that military interference in the judiciary threatens the rule of law, while opposition figures call for an internationally supported political settlement to prevent state disintegration. MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia is facing an increasingly dangerous constitutional and political crisis as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appears determined to consolidate executive power...
Motorists and passengers were allegedly hunted down and shot in three separate locations in western Türkiye, leaving eight dead and another person seriously wounded. AFYONKARAHİSAR, TÜRKİYE (WDN) — Eight people have been shot dead in a horrifying killing spree across three villages in western Türkiye, where an armed attacker allegedly targeted unsuspecting victims in a...
The President promises political opponents freedom from arrest and intimidation while his own administration faces accusations of undermining judicial independence and narrowing the space for dissent. MOGADISHU (WDN) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is calling for dialogue while presiding over a political crisis that raises serious questions about his commitment to the constitutional principles such...
Garrowe (WDN) – Mogadishu’s decision to distribute Hormuud payment cards directly to federal troops stationed in Puntland has exposed the continuing political and security confrontation between the two administrations, raising fresh questions about who controls the region’s security forces and how their salaries should be administered. The Federal Government of Somalia has begun distributing Hormuud...
The planned takeover of four strategically important bases by African Union forces following Uganda’s withdrawal exposes the continuing vulnerability of Somalia’s Federal Government. Mogadishu (WDN) — The planned withdrawal of Ugandan troops from Somalia has once again exposed the fragility of the Federal Government and its continued dependence on international forces to maintain security, even...
Puntland’s Interior Minister defends the presence of thousands of Ethiopians in the region as cross-border migration intensifies amid ethnic violence and instability in neighboring Ethiopia, announcing plans to register the arrivals as refugees. Garrowe (WDN) – Puntland is facing growing pressure from an influx of Ethiopian migrants crossing into its territories as conflict and insecurity...
Hamza Abdi Barre invokes controversial constitutional provisions to justify the dismissal of two cabinet officials, even as questions over his own mandate and the legal legitimacy of the Constitution remain unresolved. His office offers no explanation for why the two officials were removed. Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has dismissed two...
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s Supreme Court Chief Justice, Dr. Baashe Yusuf Ahmed, has rejected his dismissal by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, describing the decision as unconstitutional and a direct violation of the judiciary’s independence and the constitutional separation of powers. In a statement issued following the President’s announcement of his removal, Baashe argued that the...
By Elena Becatoros and John Seewer, Associated Press Iranians on Wednesday struck a defiant tone, celebrating U.S. voters’ rebuke of President Donald Trump in the midterm elections while many in the Middle East waited to see how the results could affect the Iran war. Concerns about the war, particularly frustration over rising prices for fuel...