Mogadishu (WDN)– Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is pressing ahead with his unilateral electoral scheme, a calculated power grab designed to secure JSP’s dominance, orchestrate his return to office, and install his loyalists across the federal member states through a sham electoral process overseen by a commission operating under his directives. The political theatre witnessed most recently...
President vows accountability as the liquidation of 130 investment funds exposes ties to Turkey’s ruling elite A crisis involving Turkish investment funds accused of running Ponzi-like schemes has affected half a million people, with authorities ordering the liquidation of some 130 funds worth $17bn earlier this month. Already historic in scale, the financial turmoil has...
Mogadishu (WDN) — An opposition lawmaker has warned that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s handling of Somalia’s disputed electoral process could drive the country towards renewed fragmentation and state collapse, placing responsibility for the consequences squarely on the current administration. Abdilatif Muse Nur, known as Sanyare, made the warning in response to the federal election timetable...
Baidabo (WDN) — Forces aligned with Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen have claimed another territorial gain in Southwest State, announcing the capture of Awdiinle, a settlement reportedly just 25 kilometres from Baidabo. The latest development comes amid reports of a series of advances that are putting growing pressure on the administration led by Adan Mohamed Nur...
Mogadishu (WDN) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has triggered widespread debate on Somali social media after telling lawmakers from the Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP), his own political organisation, that there would be no consultation over the contentious issues facing the country. The president made the remarks during a meeting with JSP-affiliated members of parliament....
BAKU (WDN) — Azerbaijan’s enforcement of new school dress-code rules has sparked protests after Muslim students and teachers wearing hijabs were reportedly denied entry to educational institutions, intensifying debate over religious freedom in the predominantly Muslim country. The amendment to school uniform regulations does not explicitly ban the hijab. Instead, it prohibits clothing deemed inconsistent...
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis escalated sharply after three prominent former national leaders and senior opposition figures condemned the federal government’s newly announced election timetable, warning that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s unilateral approach could trigger parallel elections, renewed conflict and further fragmentation of the Somali state. Former presidents Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Sharif Sheikh...
MOGADISHU (WDN) — In a move likely to intensify Somalia’s political crisis, the National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has announced dates for federal parliamentary and presidential elections without an apparent political settlement between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, opposition leaders and federal member states over the country’s disputed electoral future. The commission announced today that...
BUURHAKABA, Somalia (WDN) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s controversial campaign to remove former Southwest State President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen is producing consequences that may be far more damaging than Mogadishu anticipated. Within a week, forces loyal to Laftagareen have reportedly captured two strategically important districts in Bay region, challenging the authority of the administration...
Reports of Emirati military training for forces from Puntland and Somaliland expose the widening rift between Mogadishu and Somalia’s federal member states. Critics argue that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s confrontational approach to federalism, constitutional reform and elections has helped fuel the crisis. MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis is deepening as reports emerge that the...