By Abukar Arman Twenty-five years after the morning that redefined the modern world, the attacks of September 11, 2001, remain less of a closed chapter than an enduring enigma. While the official narrative points to 19 al‑Qaida hijackers, the unanswered questions, the collective punishment of Muslim communities, the weaponization of patriotism to silence enquiries, the...
Mogadishu (WDN) — A Somali family has been struck by tragedy after consuming suspected contaminated camel meat and bone marrow brought from Eldheer in Galgaduud region, leaving two children dead and three others hospitalized in Mogadishu. The family was brought to the capital on Thursday after several members reportedly became seriously ill. According to information...
Mogadishu (WDN) A new report indicates that Al-Shabaab is quietly strengthening and modernizing elements of its fighting force through military training in Yemen, raising fresh concerns about the group’s ability to adapt while Somalia’s Federal Government remains consumed by constitutional and electoral disputes. According to the report by Century International- From Spoke to Hub: The Houthis...
By Abdisaid M. Ali Reports of a possible Turkish strike against suspected hijackers along Puntland’s coast present a dangerous test of Somalia’s sovereignty. The M/V LUTUF was reportedly seized 3.5 nautical miles off Marraya. Turkish vessels approached the area as aircraft maintained surveillance. An airstrike later killed four people, wounding two. Responsibility for the strike...
Mogadishu (WDN) — A senior Somali opposition politician representing Somaliland in the Federal Parliament has openly declared that he will support whatever political future the people of Somaliland choose, injecting a striking new dimension into Somalia’s increasingly contentious debate over national unity, federalism and Somaliland’s long-standing demand for independence. MP Kooshin, who represents Somaliland in...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Amnesty International has published an interview with Somali social activist and bajaj driver Sadiya Moalim Ali, who is serving a three-year prison sentence in Mogadishu after being convicted in a case the rights organization says is linked to her freedom of expression and participation in peaceful demonstrations. Sadia Moalim Ali: “Not even...
Mogadishu (WDN) – The commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, in an interview with journalist Omar Faruk, has delivered one of the clearest expressions yet of American frustration over Somalia’s counterterrorism campaign, lamenting that Somali and international forces have repeatedly been forced to recapture territory they had already liberated years ago....
By Abdullahi A. Nor The greatest asset Somalia possesses today is neither its land nor its natural resources. It is the Federal Government painstakingly rebuilt through more than two decades of sacrifice—from the Arta Peace Conference in 2000 to the peaceful transfer of power on 15 May 2022, when the presidency was entrusted to you...
ROME (AP) — Conflicts and disruptions to global energy markets could push millions more people into hunger by driving up fuel, fertilizer and food costs, the head of the Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development warned, as a new United Nations report showed global progress against hunger remains fragile. The U.N. food security report, released...
Addis Ababa/Garowe (WDN) – In a dramatic political reversal that has sent shockwaves through Somali politics, MP Fahima Yusuf Abdillahi (Quuje), one of the most prominent figures associated with the Northeastern Administration, has announced her resignation from parliament and publicly renounced her long-held support for the vision of a united Greater Somalia. In a statement...