The Guardian The new president of Somaliland says his state, which broke away from Somalia in 1991, is on the brink of securing international recognition – a development that would inflame tensions in the already tumultuous Horn of Africa. In an interview in the presidential palace in the capital, Hargeisa, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi tells the Guardian it...
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has embarked on a bold, yet controversial, campaign to promote uranium mining — a move that raises critical concerns about national security, corruption, and the country’s fragile political foundation. Despite struggling to exert full control beyond the capital, Mogadishu, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s administration...
WASHINGTON– Cuts by the Trump administration in US foreign aid have triggered violence and rising instability in refugee camps across Africa, a report said Wednesday, citing internal State Department cables. According to the cables, which were leaked to the US-based investigative news site ProPublica, US diplomats in Malawi reported in a late April cable that...
Mogadishu (WDN)- In the heart of Afgooye, a town renowned for its vibrant farming community, where the morning sun usually ushers in a day of promise and routine, tragedy instead broke the silence and shattered the peace. A man (Hassan Ali) simply known as Ganeey was savagely murdered in broad daylight—his throat brutally slit with...
Bosaso (WND)- A migrant boat carrying more than twenty Somalis has been found in the Mediterranean Sea with only two survivors, according to sources in Spain and Algeria. The vessel, which had reportedly been adrift for several days, was discovered with most of its passengers dead from dehydration and exposure. Authorities have not yet confirmed...
Led by President Abdirahman Mohamed, Somaliland opened a Mission office in Nairobi on Thursday, May 29, despite Kenya initially disapproving of the opening of a Liaison Office. Reacting to the events that unfolded on Thursday, attended by leaders from both Somaliland and Kenya, the Ministry has now reaffirmed its initial stand and confirmed that it disapproves of...
(ERGO) – The Puntland authorities say that more than 500 students in Bari region have been forced out of education by the closure of 36 schools due to a combination of drought and conflict. The education ministry reported that these schools closed between last December and this March, affecting students from pastoralist families who have...
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi In a move that has drawn sharp skepticism and renewed public outrage, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed General Hassan Mohamed Hussein Muungaab as the new Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of the Banadir region. This controversial decision comes just months after the abrupt removal of Mohamed Ahmed Amir, whose tenure...
The Kenya Times- The breakaway Horn of Africa region of Somaliland has held an inauguration event of the region’s liaison office in Nairobi, days after Kenya’s Foreign Ministry issued a formal diplomatic note halting the planned inauguration of the new office. The event was previously scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, and was expected to coincide...
Garowe, (WDN)–In response to recent media coverage and press releases from the Bari Traditional Elders and the opposition in Puntland—widely reported by various outlets, including WardheerNews, in an interview today, the Minister of Information, Minister Mahmoud Aydid Dirir, addressed claims suggesting that the military campaign in the Calmiskaad and Calmadow mountain ranges is being used...