Hargeisa (WDN) – The Somaliland administration, specifically its Ministry of Information, has made a groundbreaking decision to prohibit artists from creating and performing songs that promote or glorify clan identities. This marks the first time local authorities have taken such a step, reflecting a significant shift in their approach to addressing clan-based divisions in a...
Mogadishu (WDN)- Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has warned that Somalia is currently experiencing a challenging political, security, and economic phase. He emphasized the need for the Somali people to unify their thoughts and efforts in addressing the country’s prevailing issues. Speaking at an event organized by the Himilo Qaran party, Ahmed highlighted...
Minneapolis – (WDN) – A federal court in Minnesota has sentenced 56-year-old Anthony James Kazmierczak to 14 months in prison after he was found guilty of assaulting U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis on January 27, 2026. Kazmierczak was sentenced on Thursday to 14 months in prison, followed by three...
By Abukar Arman Twenty-five years after the morning that redefined the modern world, the attacks of September 11, 2001, remain less of a closed chapter than an enduring enigma. While the official narrative points to 19 al‑Qaida hijackers, the unanswered questions, the collective punishment of Muslim communities, the weaponization of patriotism to silence enquiries, the...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s battle over freedom of expression appears to be entering a new and unsettling arena: the digital space. Several prominent Somali journalists and political figures have reportedly seen their Facebook accounts suspended, removed or falsely memorialized as belonging to people who have died, triggering allegations of a coordinated campaign against critical voices....
By Ahmed A. Yusuf Four years after taking office, and with its mandate drawing to a close, the Federal Government of Somalia has suddenly discovered the virtues of meritocracy. Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has ordered federal ministries and government agencies to begin filling senior civil-service positions through open competition, with appointments supposedly based on...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Millions of Somalis are facing hunger, displacement and a deepening humanitarian emergency while Somalia remains trapped in a political crisis over a presidency whose original constitutional mandate has expired. That contradiction has become the centerpiece of a blistering attack by former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, who says President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s...
Garowe (WDN) — The United States has carried out an airstrike targeting an Al-Shabaab weapons and ammunition depot in Puntland’s Al-Madow Mountains, Puntland authorities said Thursday, as counterterrorism operations against militant networks continue in northern Somalia. In a statement dated 17 September 2026, the Puntland Government said the strike targeted a site known as Markad,...
MIGORI, Kenya (WDN) — A Somali national identified as Abdi Jama has reportedly been killed in an armed attack in Lolgorian, a village in Kenya’s Migori County, according to local reports. The attackers reportedly stormed the house where Abdi was staying while he was asleep and opened fire, striking him in several parts of his...
Jariiban (WDN) — Puntland authorities have delivered emergency humanitarian assistance to approximately 200 vulnerable families in Dhinowda, a remote settlement in Jariiban District of Mudug Region. Government officials traveled to Dhinowda to distribute essential food supplies and cash assistance cards to households facing difficult living conditions. Similar assistance has also been delivered to Towfiiq District...