Garowe (WDN) – Puntland has issued a strongly worded statement reaffirming its exclusive authority over the management, protection, and exploitation of the natural resources found within its land and territorial waters, declaring that no company or entity may operate in the region without its formal approval. In the statement, the Puntland administration asserted that no...
Mogadishu (WDN) – The Somali Civil Society Organizations (SONSA) has welcomed renewed efforts to revive political dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Somali Future Council, describing the initiative as a crucial opportunity to resolve the country’s deepening political crisis through peaceful negotiations. In a press statement issued on July 4, 2026, SONSA...
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) – Ethiopian refugee Helana Wolde locked his home and watched on television as thousands of angry demonstrators marched through South Africa this week calling for foreigners like him to leave. His wife and their three South African-born children were terrified, he said in the shop in downtown Durban where he sells coffee and...
Paris/Mogadishu (WDN) – French newspaper Le Monde has reported that Turkey is constructing an ambitious aerospace and long-range missile testing complex in central Somalia, a project that, if completed as described, would mark one of Ankara’s most significant strategic investments in Africa and dramatically expand its technological and military footprint in the region. According to...
Mogadishu (WDN) – A new report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) has concluded that the war between the Federal Government of Somalia and the militant group Al-Shabaab has once again entered a state of stalemate, following a significant shift in control across territories that were previously recaptured from the group during major offensives in...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Members of Somalia’s Federal Parliament representing Puntland have launched a blistering attack on the Federal Government, accusing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s administration of orchestrating what they described as a coordinated “political and military assault” aimed at undermining Puntland’s autonomy and destabilizing the federal state. In a strongly worded statement issued amid escalating...
A Somalian flag that was raised outside of Buffalo’s City Hall to commemorate Somali Independence Day was stolen in an overnight heist, the city’s leftist mayor decried. “The City of Buffalo’s flagpole in Niagara Square sustained damage after unknown vandals broke the access panel, cut the cable, and removed the Somali flag during the overnight...
Tehran (WDN) – Foreign delegations from across Asia and the Middle East continue to arrive in Tehran as Iran prepares for one of the largest state funerals in the history of the Islamic Republic following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The funeral ceremonies, which form part of a week-long national mourning program,...
Garrowe – (WDN) – In the early hours of the morning, police in Garowe detained Suweys Jama Mahmoud Gacayte, a well-known Puntland journalist whose reporting has largely focused on public opinion, social issues, and entertainment. According to local sources, officers from the Puntland Police Force arrived at her residence in Garowe and took her into...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s political crisis escalated on Wednesday as Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud launched blistering attacks on Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, further widening the rift between Mogadishu and the semi-autonomous federal state. Speaking at an event in Mogadishu on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Hamza fired back at...