By Abdijaliil Osman Axmed Shire Xuseen survived the frontline against al-Shabaab. He did not survive the road home. His last plea is a question every Somali now has to answer. A video has been moving across Somali phones this week. I watched it once. It’s very panful to watch. I will not link to it...
Mogadishu (WDN) — A disturbing killing of a Somali military soldier has sparked widespread outrage after footage reportedly captured him pleading for his life moments before he was killed in an alleged act of clan revenge. The soldier, who was originally from Hiiraan Region, was reportedly pulled from a vehicle near the boundary between Hiiraan...
Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow I am a mother, over eighty years old, living in Mogadishu. The house they demolished was not merely a building; it was the home where I was born, where I grew up, where I lived, and where I carried the memories of my entire life. Every wall held a memory. Every corner...
Nairobi (WDN) — Confusion and anxiety spread across Nairobi as Kenyan security and immigration authorities intensified a crackdown on foreign nationals believed to be living in the country without valid immigration status, following a recent directive from President William Ruto calling for the removal of undocumented foreigners. The enforcement operation was particularly visible on the...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s fractured opposition is attempting something that has repeatedly eluded it: putting aside bitter personal and political rivalries to build a united front against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Members of the opposition Future Council have begun a series of meetings and telephone consultations aimed at resolving their internal disputes and creating a...
A Rejoinder to “Much Worship, Little Morality” and “The Problem Is Not a Lack of Worship—It Is the Absence of Accountability” By Aweys O. Mohamoud, PhD The recent exchange between Dr Abdurahman Baadiyow and Dayib Sh. Ahmed raises one of the most consequential questions Somalis can ask themselves after more than three decades of state...
Dr. Ali Bahar The collapse of the Union (the Somali republic) in the 1990s has not only paved the way for the disintegration of the Somali society but also facilitated the emergence of merciless militia groups such as SNM in northern Somalia and opened doors for the nemeses of Somali republic. The SNM troops with...
By Abdulhakim A Sheik Somali society rebuilt itself after the state fell on trust, privacy and quiet mediation. A generation raised on the smartphones is now testing whether any of that still holds. Picture a house in Mogadishu, or Minneapolis, or Nairobi. A husband and wife are arguing — not violently, but badly, the way...
By Abdulkadir Osman Farah, PhD Once, two Somali diaspora friends met in a major Somali city. The first returned to the homeland decades earlier. Witnessing people’s suffering and helping them recover from a devastating civil war. The second returned periodically also offering his people qualified support. One day, during a casual conversation over coffee, the...
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...