Galkacyo (WDN) – Senior security officials from Puntland and Galmudug met in Gaalkacyo on Tuesday in a significant show of cooperation, reinforcing calls for restraint and dialogue at a time of growing tensions fueled by the deployment of additional Federal Government forces near Puntland. The joint meeting, held at the Puntland Presidency in Mudug, brought...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has once again stepped into a politically charged debate far beyond the traditional remit of his ministry, dismissing reports that the Federal Government is conducting military operations against Puntland in the divided city of Galkayo. The remarks are the latest in a long series of...
Kismayo (WDN) – Jubaland has accused Somalia’s Federal Government of shifting its political and military focus toward Puntland after, in its view, failing to achieve its objectives during last year’s confrontation in Jubaland. In a strongly worded statement posted on his official Facebook page, Jubaland’s Minister of Information, Abdifatah Mohamed Mukhtar, alleged that Mogadishu is...
China on Monday said that its trade with Africa reached a record high in the first half of 2026, attributing the growth to its zero-tariff policy for all African countries that maintain diplomatic ties with Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular news conference that two-way trade totaled 1.41 trillion yuan...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Dr. Mohamed Mohamoud Ulusow, a political analyst and a former government official has issued a clarification following what he described as misinformation and misinterpretation circulating on social media, particularly TikTok, regarding the recent proposal by the Somalia Future Council to establish a Transitional Supreme Council. According to Dr. Ulusow, the proposal does...
Hargeisa (WDN) — Somaliland police have arrested a murder suspect who allegedly fled across the border after a fatal killing in Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State, marking another example of growing cross-border security cooperation between authorities in the Horn of Africa. The suspect, Najax Hassan Muse, is accused of killing Abdikarim Muse Osman in Abdi Yusuf,...
Mogadishu (WDN) — More than two months of internationally mediated negotiations between Somalia’s Federal Government and opposition leaders have reportedly ended without agreement, plunging the country deeper into constitutional and electoral uncertainty. The talks, facilitated by international partners, sought to bridge differences over Somalia’s electoral model and constitutional disputes. Instead, they concluded in deadlock, with...
Kismayo (WDN) – At least four civilians were killed and another seriously injured after a military truck belonging to Somali National Army forces operating in Jubaland reportedly veered off the road and crashed into a group of civilian workers near Kismayo on Tuesday, according to reports from local media and eyewitnesses. The fatal incident occurred...
LasAnod (WDN) – The political crisis facing the Northeast State administration has deepened dramatically after six members of the North Eastern State parliament announced their decision to align themselves with Somaliland, raising fresh questions about the cohesion, legitimacy, and long-term viability of the fledgling administration. The defections have dealt a significant political blow to Northeast...
MOGADISHU (WDN) – Senior Somali opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of extending what he described as the sale of national assets beyond Somalia’s borders, escalating his criticism of the Federal Government amid the country’s deepening constitutional and political crisis. Abdirahman, who heads the Wadajir Party and is a leading...