By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh Few lives in human history have had an impact as profound and enduring as that of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. His story is remarkable not because it began with wealth, privilege, formal education, or political power, but because it began with loss. Muhammad ﷺ was born in Mecca in the sixth...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Galmudug MP Abdirahman Cagaweyne has launched a sharp attack on the Supreme Court after it annulled the disputed July elections in the federal member state, accusing the court of issuing an unjustified decision without sufficient evidence. Cagaweyne argued that only the Towfiiq political organization had formally challenged the election and claimed that...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s Supreme Court has annulled the results of the July 30 combined parliamentary and local elections in Galmudug, delivering a potentially consequential setback to the election model championed by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The court ruled that the elections were not conducted in accordance with Somalia’s Constitution and electoral laws, rendering the...
Garowe (WDN) — Turkey Denies Role in Puntland Airstrikes, but Questions Over Its Presence Refuse to Disappear allegedly targeting individuals linked to the hijacking of the M/V LUTUF. Yet Ankara’s denial has done little to quiet the questions surrounding the attack. A Turkish Foreign Ministry official told BBC Somali that Ankara had no information about...
Garowe (WDN) — Puntland’s government has warned against paying ransom to pirates holding vessels off its coastline, arguing that such payments would only strengthen and encourage the resurgence of piracy. In a statement, Puntland’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources said ransom payments create a financial incentive for pirate groups and risk turning coastal communities...
By Nur H. Gure (Nurdiin) Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has delivered a compelling critique of Somalia’s economic condition. His primary contention that ineffective governance, fragile property rights, and institutional collapse hinder the generation, protection, and investment of Somali wealth is significant and largely correct. The fundamental challenge for Somalia has never been a...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s former presidents Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed have strongly condemned the forced displacement of residents in Mogadishu’s Tookiyo neighborhood, describing the destruction of homes and removal of families as a deeply troubling abuse of state power. Their statements came after government security forces reportedly carried out an early-morning...
A federal judge in New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration deemed likely to require public assistance in the United States. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, set aside...
Mogadishu (WDN) — New Speaker of Somalia’s House of the People Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur Jama has achieved what many considered an extremely difficult task; beginning to reunite a parliament that had become deeply divided into opposing political camps. Speaker Jama made reconciliation within the House a priority. His efforts have brought the leadership of the...
Addis Ababa (WDN) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is reportedly seeking a sweeping overhaul of the country’s political system that could transform Ethiopia from a parliamentary federation into a presidential system and give the head of state significantly greater executive authority. Under the reported proposal, Abiy could seek to become Ethiopia’s first president with...