WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted Friday after a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats who criticized the video as offensive. Trump said later Friday that he won’t apologize for the post: “I didn’t make a mistake,”...
By Amir Aman Kiyaro, Associated Press Wanted by the Ethiopian government, rebel military leader Jaal Marroo moves constantly to stay ahead of drones hunting him from the skies. The rebel commander leads the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) from a series of remote forest outpost in Oromia, the country’s biggest region with a population of roughly 40...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has thrust the breakaway territory into the international spotlight, causing an uproar in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East as a surprise new factor in regional power struggles. For Israel, the decision reignites questions about the contentious proposal raised last year by American and Israeli officials for Somaliland to take...
Mogadishu (WDN)- The visit of Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to Hargeisa on January 6, 2026, has intensified scrutiny of Somalia’s deteriorating foreign policy and intelligence failure. The trip comes days after Israel formally recognized Somaliland’s independence on December 26, a move rejected by more than 20 countries and international organizations, including the European Union,...
By Caolán Magee; Al Jazeera Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state, calling the move “illegitimate and unacceptable”. At a joint news conference with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Ankara on Tuesday, Erdogan warned that Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somalia could destabilise the Horn...
WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he won’t quickly follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recognizing the independence of Somaliland — saying he has to “study” his longtime Mideast ally’s pitch on behalf of the breakaway republic. Israel on Friday became the world’s first country to recognize Somaliland’s split from anarchic Somalia...
By Ali Haji Warsame Being involved in Somali politics is chaotic, often defying all known and even unknown political norms. In short, the general advice is to follow the crowd. This tendency has cultural roots, as Somalis often use the proverb “Meeshii laga il la’ yahay il baa la iska tiraa,” which can be roughly...
By Mohamed Mahad Ahmed (Culuma) Abstract In Afgoye Southwest of Somalia, the ongoing rural-urban migration exacerbates socio- economic vulnerabilities and disrupts traditional livelihoods. Understanding the specific impacts and patterns of this migration is crucial for developing targeted interventions that enhance resilience and support sustainable development in the region. Rural-urban migration is a prevailing phenomenon globally,...
(ERGO) – Single mother of nine, Fadumo Haji Hasan, had to scramble for her life to cram her children into the vehicle transporting them hurriedly out of their village of Galad, when it became the centre of an active conflict zone in central Somalia. Her small herd of 18 goats – the last few that survived...
By Rebecca Santana, Dake Kang and Gisela Salomon; AP When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program on day one of his current administration, thousands of people around the world who had been so close to a new life in America found themselves abandoned. Many had already sold possessions or ended leases in preparation for travel. They had submitted reams...