Federal Government Moves to Secure September 30 Vote as Hiiraan Elders Resist Election Without Political Agreement Beledweyne (WDN) — Villa Somalia appears to have gained the upper hand in the political and security confrontation over Beledweyne, clearing the way for the Federal Government to push ahead with its planned Hirshabelle elections. But winning the immediate...
Prime Minister Escalates War of Words with Puntland President as Constitutional and Electoral Disputes Remain Unresolved Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis has entered another tense phase after Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre launched a sharp response to Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, accusing him of promoting the fragmentation of Somalia after Deni warned the...
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...
By Ali Mohamed My journey to Garowe began on 19 September 2026, when I travelled to the capital of Puntland State of Somalia to participate in the Puntland Development and Research Center (PDRC) Annual Peace Conference 2026. I had been invited to present my research paper titled: “Security Transition, Institutional Fragility and the Path to...
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...
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh Ethiopia is preparing to enter the nuclear age with Russia’s help, but the country’s most immediate crisis is not an energy shortage. It is political fragmentation and renewed armed conflict. That creates a striking contradiction. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is pursuing an ambitious nuclear programme designed to give Ethiopia a...