PMPF Seizes Control of Hijacked Vessel After Months in Pirate Hands, Rescuing Crew and Cargo Bandarbeyla (WDN) — Puntland security forces have successfully freed the MT Honour 25, a commercial vessel that had reportedly been held by pirates off the coast of Bandarbayla in the Karkaar region since April, in a major maritime operation hailed...
Hassan Sheikh Says Trade Disruptions Are Driving Up Import Costs and Cutting Government Revenue New York (WDN) — Somalia’s customs revenue has fallen by about 40% amid disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told the UN General Assembly on Thursday. Hassan Sheikh said Somalia’s heavy reliance on imports from the Middle...
SCAA Urges Airlines, Airports and Passengers to Monitor Changing Weather Conditions MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia is expected to receive rainfall across several parts of the country in the coming days, prompting the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) to issue a weather alert and urge heightened caution among aviation operators and passengers. The SCAA said forecasts...
Allegations of Turkish Airstrikes Risk Turning a Strategic Partnership Into a Political Liability Baidoa (WDN) — Somalia’s latest fighting in Baidoa is raising uncomfortable questions about Turkey’s expanding security role in the country, after the camp of former Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen accused Ankara of using Turkish F-16 fighter jets against his...
Latest Security Move Against Opposition Leader Raises Fresh Questions Over Government Intimidation After Months of Failed Political Talks Mogadishu (WDN) — Somali security forces surrounded the Mogadishu residence of former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Monday night, blocking roads around the compound and restricting movement in an escalation that opposition figures are likely to...
Hargeisa Seeks Greater Control Over Aviation and e-Visa as It Expands Its Drive to Operate as an Independent State Hargeisa (WDN) — Somaliland says it is pursuing efforts to take full control of its airspace and end Somalia’s electronic visa system for travelers arriving in Hargeisa, in another move reflecting its ambition to exercise the...
As Laftagareen Forces Push into Baidoa, Mogadishu Faces a Choice: Reconciliation or a Battle It May Not Be Able to Control BAIDOA (WDN) — Heavy fighting erupted in Baidoa on Monday as forces loyal to former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen clashed with federal and South West forces, sending residents into their...
Ikhlaas Ibrahim Amin Had Been Missing for Two Days; Three People Detained as Police Investigate Her Death Baidoa (WDN) — A heartbreaking search for a missing five-year-old girl has ended in tragedy after the body of Ikhlaas Ibrahim Amin was discovered just meters from her family home in the Xaqsoor area of Baidoa, South West...
Cape town (WDN) – Gunmen killed at least 27 people in two separate mass shootings in South Africa’s largest cities, police said Sunday, as the country continues to grapple with high levels of violent crime. Watch the Video At least 27 people killed in two mass shootings in South Africa according to the Africanews In...
From May to September, Negotiations Have Produced Meetings, Statements and More Disagreement — But No Political Settlement MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s political dialogue is once again heading back to the negotiating table, but after months of meetings, diplomatic appeals and repeated promises of compromise, there is little evidence that the country’s political leaders have moved...