Mogadishu (WDN) – Small groups of demonstrators returned to the streets of Mogadishu for a second consecutive day on Sunday, protesting against the Federal Government and demanding the release of activist Sacdiya Bajaj, who was recently sentenced to three years in prison. The protesters, many of them young women, gathered in several neighborhoods across the...
By Abdelkarim A. Haji Hassan Somalia has entered a period of political uncertainty since the end of the transitional period. The country is confronting a deepening constitutional and governance impasse, driven by an increasingly entrenched confrontation between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the opposition. At the core of this deadlock are two unresolved and closely...
Hargeisa (WDN) – Somaliland’s long-serving Speaker of the House of Elders (Guurti), Saleebaan Maxamuud Aadan, has formally announced his resignation, bringing to a close more than two decades at the helm of one of Somaliland’s most influential institutions. The announcement came during an extraordinary session of the Guurti on Sunday, where the 92-year-old veteran politician...
Bosaso (WDN)– Puntland’s most important commercial hub has remained at a standstill, with port operations and business activities suspended after a dispute over increased port charges forced traders to halt operations. The shutdown has also sparked growing public protests across the coastal city of Bosaso, raising concerns about the broader economic impact on Puntland and...
By Osman Ali Hassan Mr. President, there is a photograph circulating on social and mainstream media. It shows a group of children, no older than five or six, beaming at their kindergarten graduation in St. Paul, Minnesota. They are dressed in caps and gowns, and a number of the girls wear hijabs. Recently, you shared...
By Mohamoud Gaildon The president of secessionist Somaliland’s recent trip to Israel and the fanfare surrounding it were remarkable for the physical absence of the indispensable facilitator: The United Arab Emirates. The many-years-long “under the radar” cooperation between Israel and Somaliland―as Isarel’s Defense Minister put it at a meeting with the president of Somaliland―could not...
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Egypt departed the World Cup feeling hard done by but also paid the price for inviting Lionel Messi to lead an irresistible late charge against them as Argentina fought back to win a thrilling last-16 clash on Tuesday. Egypt complained bitterly, with coach Hossam Hassan floating conspiracy theories, after their 3-2 defeat, and they did have grounds...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s Federal Government has voiced growing security concerns over Meta’s planned introduction of WhatsApp usernames, warning that the new feature could make it more difficult for authorities to identify users and combat terrorism and organized crime. The concerns were outlined by the National Communications Authority (NCA), which argues that allowing users to...
Garowe (WDN) -A high-level mediation effort involving influential elders and senior Puntland officials has reportedly succeeded in easing the recent standoff between Gen. Jimale Jama Takar and the Puntland government, bringing a temporary calm to one of the state’s most closely watched political and security disputes. The talks, held over several days in Garowe, concluded...
By Djama Mahamoud Ali On July 2, 2026, the United States terminated critical military funding for Somalia, explicitly citing the federal government’s failure to sustain progress against Al-Shabaab. This decision, far from being arbitrary, is a direct and reasonable response to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s systematic misallocation of internationally financed military assets. Evidence demonstrates that...