Doctors Without Borders Somalia and Ethiopia’s Somali region are on the front line of the climate crisis. After four consecutive failed rainy seasons, Somalia’s federal government declared a national drought emergency in November 2025. More than 6.5 million people, approximately 1 in every 4 Somalis, now face high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the widely used...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Political tensions have increased in Mogadishu after opposition groups accused the Somalia Federal Government of obstructing peaceful demonstrations by deploying security forces across the capital, shutting down major roads, and severely restricting public movement. The growing political confrontation comes as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud continues to publicly affirm that Somalia respects the...
Mogadishu (WDN)– As Villa Somalia pushes forward with its unilateral political agenda amid an escalating constitutional crisis and deepening political deadlock, in a dramatic display of Somalia’s increasing political fracture, the Federal Government has openly moved to assert control over the security command structure in Galmudug. This development exposes what now appears to be a...
Mogadishu – (WDN) – Fresh controversy has erupted in Somalia following growing accusations that individuals holding senior government and intelligence positions have allegedly infiltrated state institutions while either being former members of, or maintaining links to, the extremist group Al-Shabaab, as well as acting on behalf of foreign intelligence networks. The allegations, while not entirely...
NAIROI, Kenya (AP) — France is pitching what it says is a new model of partnership with African countries at a summit that begins Monday in Kenya as it completes a military withdrawal from West African countries that has been widely seen as marking declining influence on the continent. But Paris is expected to use the two-day Africa...
(ERGO) – Mahamud Abdirahman Abdullahi has spent the past few weeks harvesting maize and vegetables from his six-hectare farm that had remained almost barren since 2022 due to prolonged water shortage and lack of irrigation. Thanks to a newly installed solar-powered system supplying water from the nearby Juba river, he made $1,500 from sales of his...
By Abdullahi A. Nor The deafness of the president of the Somali Region, Mustafe Omer, to the real issues of my community, the Geri Kombe, dictates that I unveil my true feelings about my community. This is the case of the Geri Kombe clan, for which Mustafa has deliberately sought a policy of marginalization. The...
Somali opposition figures and witnesses said one person was killed Sunday after security forces opened fire to break up an anti-government protest in the capital Mogadishu. The protest was planned by opposition leaders under the slogan “Dareen Hiil Shacab” (Solidarity with the People) at around 10 spots in the city. It aimed to support residents...
By Avv. Mahad Camal Clan politics, corruption, and insecurity are not the deepest causes of Somalia’s crisis; they are symptoms of weak institutions. Background in Conflict Studies Somalia has a flag, borders, political leaders, a constitution, ministries, security forces, and formal institutions. On paper, these are the visible signs of a state. But genuine statehood...
Mogadishu (WDN)- Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed participated on May 9, 2026, a Twitter Space organized by the Gurmad Qaran movement, where he delivered a strong message regarding Somalia’s current political tensions, the planned demonstrations on Sunday, May 10, and the country’s uncertain electoral process. During the discussion, Sheikh Sharif expressed deep concern...