Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s prolonged political deadlock may be approaching a critical turning point after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud reportedly accepted three significant proposals during the latest rounds of talks between the Federal Government and opposition groups, negotiations facilitated by international partners. The apparent concessions could signal the first meaningful movement toward a political settlement—but...
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi The contrast between Ecuador and Somalia raises a question that is uncomfortable but increasingly unavoidable: What happens when political power is treated as a public trust and what happens when government becomes an avenue for political patronage, weak accountability and private enrichment? The question has acquired new urgency following the extraordinary...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s civil aviation sector is being presented as an area in need of greater international support, but a more fundamental question must be addressed first: can Somalia’s aviation infrastructure be trusted to serve the public impartially, or can it be used by the Federal Government as a political instrument against regions and...
Garowe (WDN) — Puntland’s civil servants are facing an increasingly painful question: why has the government failed to pay their salaries for months while public funds continue to be spent on other priorities? Government employees are reportedly owed up to seven months of salaries, making this one of the most serious and prolonged salary crises...
Baidoa (WDN) — In a striking escalation of South West State’s political crisis, President Aden Mohamed Nur (Aden Madobe) has convened an extraordinary cabinet meeting and accused former South West leader Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen of collaborating with Al-Shabaab—an allegation that would represent a dramatic escalation in the political confrontation surrounding Baidoa. According to a...
Cawsane, Sanag Region (WDN) — Two young sisters were killed and their father injured in a tragic road accident today along the newly constructed road linking Eldaahir and Erigavo, in the Cawsane area of Sanaag. The victims, Bushro Mohamed Dheeg and Aamino Mohamed Dheeg, were sisters who died in the crash involving a Probox vehicle....
Baidoa (WDN) — The Federal Government of Somalia has deployed additional security forces from Mogadishu to Baidoa, deepening an already volatile confrontation over the political future of South West State and raising fears that the federal authorities are preparing for a prolonged military standoff with forces loyal to former South West President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Heavy fighting has erupted in Basra, near Balcad in Middle Shabelle, after Somali government forces launched an assault on an Al-Shabaab position in a strategically important area linking central and southern Somalia. The fighting reportedly involved repeated exchanges of heavy weapons, while government forces are said to have deployed drones against Al-Shabaab...
Dhuusamareeb (WDN) — Galmudug’s already fragile political stability has come under renewed strain, just two days after Somalia’s Supreme Court annulled the disputed July 30 elections, with a fresh confrontation now unfolding between the regional parliament and the Galmudug leadership. In a dramatic development, security forces were reportedly deployed around the residence of Mohamed Ali...
Garowe (WDN) — Puntland has sharply challenged the Federal Government of Somalia’s account of the release of the MV Lutuf, alleging that the vessel was not rescued in a military operation but released after a ransom was paid to the pirates who had held it hostage. The Puntland Ministry of Security condemned the reported ransom...