By Mohamed A Yasin The explosion on Mogadishu’s sunbaked El-Gaabta road on March 18, sent plumes of smoke spiraling into the sky. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s armored convoy had passed moments earlier, narrowly escaping a mine intended for Somalia’s most guarded man. The message was unmistakable: “A snake in the grass threatens even the swiftest horse.” Mogadishu, once deemed a...
June 26, 2025
Jigjiga oo ay soo wajahday koronto la’aan saamaysay nolosha magaalada
Jigjiga (WDN) Magaalada Jigjiga ee xarunta dowlad deegaanka Soomaalida ayaa labadii habeen ee la soo dhaafay waxaa ka jiray koronto la’aan baahsan, taas oo keentay in shacabka iyo goobaha ganacsiga ay mugdi ku jiraan. Korontada oo halbowle u ah nolosha ayaa maqnaanshaheedu waxa ay hakad gelisey hawl-maalmeedka, taas oo caqabado dhaqaale iyo mid caafimaadba ku abuurtay bulshada. Korontada oo laga...
Jigjiga Faces Prolonged Power Outage, Sparking Economic and Health Concerns
Jigjiga (WDN)- The capital city of the Somali Regional State, Jigjiga, has been faced with a severe electricity outage for the past two nights, leaving residents and businesses in the dark. As a critical lifeline for life, the absence of electricity has disrupted daily activities, creating significant economic and health challenges for the community. The power supply, which is sourced...
Bari: Istibaalka Rako-raaxo oo dawo u la’ bukaanno u jiifa cudur la garan la’yahay
(ERGO) – Xaalad caafimaad oo aan la aqoonsan waxa ay tahay ilaa iyo hadda ayaa ka taagan degmada Rako-raaxo ee gobolka Karkaar ee Puntland tan iyo billowgii bishan Maarso sida uu nala wadaagay madaxa caafimaadka ee degmadaas. Cudurkan oo si xawli ah u faafaya ayaa haleelay 387 oo qof, waxaana u dhintay hal qof sida ay maamulka degmada xaqiijiyeen. Dadka uu...
No jobs for farm workers in Baidoa as drought bites harder
(ERGO) – Zeynab Abdullahi Hussein was turned away from her labouring work on a small farm on the outskirts of Baidoa in southern Somalia in January, due to the prolonged drought and hot weather. She is one of hundreds who normally get paid for farm work, ploughing, harvesting, and watering the fields. The lack of rain has made the land in...
Somaliland does not rule out absorption of Gazan residents – KAN
The de facto African state of Somaliland does not rule out absorbing Gazan residents, the state’s Foreign Minister, Abdirahman Dahir Adan, told Israel’s public broadcaster KAN on Wednesday morning. Somaliland’s foreign minister told KAN in a written statement, “We are open to discussion on any matter, but we do not want to speculate on matters that have not yet been discussed. All countries that are interested...
Houthi partnership with Al‑Shabaab reshapes security in East Africa
By Sheriff Bojang Jnr; The Africa Report In June 2024, US intelligence uncovered discussions between Yemen’s Houthis and Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militants, signalling increased threats to East African stability. A February 2025 UN report confirmed representatives from both groups met at least twice in Somalia in July and September 2024 during the Red Sea crisis. Experts say Ansar Allah (the Houthis) agreed...
Record 2024 temperatures accelerate ice loss, rise in sea levels, UN weather body says
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier and sea ice loss, raising sea levels and edging the world closer to a key warming threshold, the U.N. weather body said on Wednesday. Annual average mean temperatures stood at 1.55 degrees Celsius (2.79 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels last year, surpassing the...
Somalia sacks defence minister amid US pressure over his Turkey ties
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud dismissed his defence minister, Abuldkadir Mohamed Nur, on Sunday following lobbying efforts by the US military, sources told Middle East Eye. Nur has been reassigned as the minister of ports amid indications that US military support for Somalia’s fight against al-Shabab – an armed group designated as a terrorist organisation by Washington – has slowed. Two...
Qarax lala beegsaday Kolonyo uu la socday Madaxweyne Xasan
Muqdisho (WDN)– Ururka Al Shabaab ayaa bartilmaansaday Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, xilli kolonyo uu la socday ay dhex marayeen Magaalada Muqdisho. Saraakiil dowladda ka trisan ayaa ka dib weerarka sheegay in Madaxweyne Xasan uu badqabo. Sidoo kale Sakariye Xuseen oo ka tirsan la taliyayaasha madaxweynaha ayaa qoraal uu soo dhigay barta X ku sheegay in madaxweynaha wax dhib ahi...