Kismayo (WDN) – Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) has taken a sharp jab at Somalia’s National Electoral Commission, calling it a “shady backroom deal” rather than a legitimate institution. In a fiery interview with Abdijalil Show, Madobe didn’t hold back, ridiculing the electoral process championed by Villa Somalia, which he claims is less...
By Ahmed A. Yusuf The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plays a crucial role in shaping a nation’s diplomacy, navigating complex geopolitical landscapes, and safeguarding national interests through strategic policymaking. Given the high stakes of this position, it demands a seasoned diplomat with extensive experience in international relations, negotiation, and global affairs. However, since his appointment,...
Washington — U.S. airstrikes killed 16 militants affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist group in northern Somalia, officials there said Monday. A spokesperson for security operations in the Puntland region, Brigadier General Mohamud Mohamed Ahmed, disclosed the death toll in an interview VOA’s Somali Service. “The strike carried out by our international security partners killed...
BALIDHIDIN, Somalia — The dead Islamic State fighter was sprawled out on the ridge, bloodstains darkening in the sun, as a line of heavily armed Somali soldiers snaked down the mountainside to a fortified cave — their camouflage uniforms marking a new front line in the fight against the global terrorist group. The Somali branch...
NAIROBI (Reuters) – From the young woman brutally murdered and dismembered in a short-term rental apartment to the Olympic runner set on fire by her estranged boyfriend, a surge in violence against women in Kenya has spurred many to prepare themselves to fight back. At least 97 women across Kenya were killed in femicides –...
By Wilo Abdulle Osman In rural Somalia, livestock is a vital economic and social asset, often serving as a family’s primary source of livelihood. Historically, Somali communities relied on strong traditions of mutual assistance, cooperation, and customary law (known as xeer) to resolve disputes and manage shared resources, including grazing lands and water points. These systems...
By Mohamed Olad Hassan, VOA WASHINGTON — A study finds that severe drought plaguing parts of Somalia since 2022 has killed at least 71,000 people beyond the number expected. About 40% of the lives lost were children under the age of 5, said the study, commissioned by the U.N. Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization and Somalia’s...
By Mohamed Olad Hassan WASHINGTON — Over 20 people were killed and more than 10 others wounded during two days of fighting between Islamic State fighters and security forces from Somalia’s Puntland region, officials said Tuesday. In an interview with VOA’s Somali Service, a spokesperson for Puntland security operations, Brigadier General Mohamud Mohamed Ahmed, said that 15...
Washington, DC – Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza — and the United States’ support for it — will “haunt” outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the rest of his life, says a former diplomat, who quit in protest over the war last year. Hala Rharrit told Al Jazeera in a phone interview that the administration of...
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his...