Bosaso (WDN) – A cargo vessel named Sea World was intercepted by the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) off the...
July 20, 2025
NEWS
Congo and rebels have committed to ending war in the east. Here’s what to know
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where...
NISA Issues Public Warning Against Financing Terrorism Disguised as “Zakat”
Mogadishu, (SONNA) – The National Intelligence and Security Agency of Somalia (NISA) has issued a strong warning to Somali citizens...
Kenya might go the Somalia way if President is forcefully removed
By Benedict Toroitich There are shouts and ballads on the streets, “Ruto must go” and “Kasongo must go.” But go how,...
Fragile serenity-displaced Sudanese find momentary refuge in Tawila
KHARTOUM (Xinhua) — Beneath the weary, drought-stricken trees of Tawila, a small town in North Darfur, western Sudan, those fleeing...
Fire destroys over 1,800 houses in Ethiopia’s Afar region
ADDIS ABABA (Xinhua) — More than 1,800 houses have been destroyed, with a great number of businesses burnt, after a...
Puntland Intercepts Arms-Laden Cargo Ship Off Bareedo Coast Amid Conflicting Claims
Bosaso (WDN) – A cargo ship identified as Sea World, was intercepted off the coast of Bareedo by the Puntland...
Teenager pleads guilty to plotting gun attack and travelling to Somalia
A teenager from Lancashire has pleaded guilty to planning a gun attack and travelling to Somalia. Muhammad Billal, 18, from Nelson, was arrested...
ARTICLES
What Turkey is getting wrong in Ethiopia-Somalia mediation
By Aden Ismail Turkey vaunts as a mediator in the Somalia-Ethiopia tensions over the latter’s controversial bid for maritime access....
Crossing the Constitutional Red Line: The Drift of Somalia’s Presidency from Executive Authority to Power Grab
By Anwar Maxamed Diiriye “When the Constitution is ignored, government is not empowered, it is unleashed.” —Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, Constitutional...
A Journey of Two Thousand Miles: Lessons from Somalia’s Civil War- Part IV
By Ali Haji Warsame The first time I saw the commercial port city of Bosaso, I was captivated by the...
The Gathering Storm: Ethiopia-Egypt Rivalry and Somalia’s Fractious Gedo Region
By Abdiweli Garad, PhD Introduction The Gedo region of Somalia has become the focal point of escalating tensions between regional...
Exclusionary Resource-based Conflicts: A Case Study of Inter-Clan Conflicts between the Hawadle and Dir Clans inHir-Shabelle State, Somalia
Authors: Jamal Mohammed & Prof Abdirisak Arale Nunow Introduction A turbulent history of conflict, state collapse and external interventions marks...
Gun and Gob Ideologies: The Foundations of Gunnimo and Gobonimo Leadership Models in Somalia – Exploring the Root Causes of State Conflict: Clan, Power, and Clan Identity
By Wilo Abdulle Osman There are two political ideologies that come to my mind and can be connected to the...
No Development Without Consent: The Case of Daakhato’s Resources
By Faysal Omer,Member of the Regional Parliament of the Somali Region, Ethiopia Introduction The Somali Regional State of Ethiopia remains...
Africa’s Tora Bora: The Cal Miskad Massifs and Puntland’s Counter terrorism Campaign Against the ISIS Hydra
No ideology can justify the slaughter of the innocent. — Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General. By Dahir Abshir Farah (Jeer) ...
WARAR
Puntland oo ku qabatay xeebta Bareedo markab hub siday xili ay jiraan Xiisado Siyaasaddeed
Boosaaso (WDN)- Markab xamuul oo wata Calanka jasiiradda Komoro, isla-markaana lagu magacaabo Sea World oo la sheegay in uu siday...
Safarka Amb. Gamaal Maxamed Xasan iyo Dhammaystirka Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo
Laascaanood (WDN) – Waxaa maanta magaalada Laascaanood ee xarunta gobolka Sool lagu soo dhaweeyay wasiirkii hore ee Wasaaradda Qorshaynta Soomaaliya...
Iska-horimaad Sababay Dhimasho iyo Dhaawac oo ka dhacay Magaalada Dhahar
Dhahar (WDN)- Iska horimaad sababay dhimasho iyo dhaawac ayaa ku dhex maray magaalada Dhahar laba ciidan oo ka soo kala...
Shirkii Dhamaystirka Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo oo Furmay
Laascaanod (WDN)- Waxaa maanta magaalada Laascaanood ee xarunta gobolka Sool si rasmi ah uga furmay shirweynaha dhamaystirka dhismaha maamulka SSC-Khaatumo,...
Mawqifka Sanaag iyo Qorshaha Dawladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ee Dhammaystirka Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo
Badhan (WDN)- Waxaa maalmihii ugu danbeeyay magaalada Laascaanood ka socday qabanqaabada shir ay Dawladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ku qorshaynayso dhammaystirka maamulka...
Jubaland: Beeraley iyo reer miyi ka faa’iideysanaya xarumaha caafimaad ee guurguura
(ERGO) – Maryan Cabdi Budul oo 45 jir ah iyo shan ka mid ah carruurteeda oo ku nool deegaanka Janaa-cabdalle ayaa...
Qorshayaal Siyaasaddeed kala duwan oo la soo darsay Bulshada Gobolka Sanaag ee Maakhir
Badhan (WDN)- Wararka ka imanaya magaalada Badhan ayaa sheegaya in gudoomiyihii hore ee Baarlamaanka Puntland Xil Cabdirashiid Yuusuf Jibriil uu...
Hambalyo: Usbuuca Xoriyadda Soomaaliyeed
WardheerNews Bahda WardheerNews waxay ummadda Soomaaliyeed la qeybsanaysaa dabaad degga Usbuuca Xoriyadda 26-ka Juun- 1-da Julay, 1960, oo ku beegan...
MAQALLO
Gorfeyn Buug: Dabin ka Bood: Taariikh Nololeedka Abwaan Cismaan Diiriye Kulane (Carrabey)
WQ: Anwar Maxamed Diiriye “Wixii la qoraa qaruumo hadhee, muxuu hadal qiime leeyahay.” – Cabdi Warfaa Sinimo, 1945. “Dhigaal la’aani...
Hambalyo: Usbuuca Xoriyadda Soomaaliyeed
WardheerNews Bahda WardheerNews waxay ummadda Soomaaliyeed la qeybsanaysaa dabaad degga Usbuuca Xoriyadda 26-ka Juun- 1-da Julay, 1960, oo ku beegan...
Labada indhood waa isu ilmeeyaan: Midnimada Soomaaliyeed waa lama illaawaan
W/Q Dr. Abukar Yusuf Warsame Ummadda Soomaalida ee dunida daafaheeda ku kala nool waxey si guud iyo siyaabo kala duwanba...
Warsaxafadeed: Dhaqdhaqaaqa Gurmad Qaran (GQ)
Muqdisho (WDN)- Dhaqdhaqaaq isbedel-doon ah oo lagu magacaabo Gurmad Qaran (GQ) oo maanta lagu dhawaaqay ayaa War-saxafadeed uu soo saaray...
Bilowgii Qoraalka Afkeenna: Faarax Cawl iyo Waxqabadkiisii
W/Q Axmed Sanwilwilo Hordhac iyo Guudmar Nololeed “Gobannimow helkaagiyoHadh qaboobidaadabaWaxaa hela halyey iyoKii hura naftiiseeNin hurdaa ku hanan waa” Faarax...
Puntland: Mudane Madaxweyne Bal Muraayadda isku eeg
W/Q Maxamed Cabdiqafaar X. Xuseen Bishii Juun 15, 2025, Madaxweynaha Puntland, Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni, oo si rasmi ah u furay...
Editorials
Hajj and Eid al-Adha: Islam’s Sacred Season of Pilgrimage and Devotion
WardheerNews editorial “In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage...
Somalia: Broken Promises and the Peril of Disintegration
WardheerNews Editorial Elected in May 2022, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud instilled hope in the people of Somalia with his guiding...
Has The Economist Lost Its Touch on Somalia? A Puzzling Portrayal of Puntland
By WardheerNews Since the collapse of the Somali state in 1990, Somalia has endured decades of conflict and political instability,...
Somali Government Launches Brutal Crackdown on Free Speech: Journalists Arrested and Websites Blocked
By WardheerNews The Somali government, under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has escalated its war on free speech with a deliberate...
HAJJ: EID AL ADHA
By WardheerNews Editorial “In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage...
A Fresh Vision: Fowzia Haji Adan AU Chairwoman Candidate
WardheerNews Editorial The African Union (AU), founded in 2002, as a successor to the Organization of African Unity (OAU) established...
FEATURED
Puntland Holds Ship Carrying Military Hardware from Turkey, Sparking Fresh Debate on Somalia Arms Embargo
Bosaso (WDN) – A cargo vessel named Sea World was intercepted by the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) off the...
What Turkey is getting wrong in Ethiopia-Somalia mediation
By Aden Ismail Turkey vaunts as a mediator in the Somalia-Ethiopia tensions over the latter’s controversial bid for maritime access....
A Journey of Two Thousand Miles: Lessons from Somalia’s Civil War- Part IV
By Ali Haji Warsame The first time I saw the commercial port city of Bosaso, I was captivated by the...
Safarka Amb. Gamaal Maxamed Xasan iyo Dhammaystirka Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo
Laascaanood (WDN) – Waxaa maanta magaalada Laascaanood ee xarunta gobolka Sool lagu soo dhaweeyay wasiirkii hore ee Wasaaradda Qorshaynta Soomaaliya...
Exclusionary Resource-based Conflicts: A Case Study of Inter-Clan Conflicts between the Hawadle and Dir Clans inHir-Shabelle State, Somalia
Authors: Jamal Mohammed & Prof Abdirisak Arale Nunow Introduction A turbulent history of conflict, state collapse and external interventions marks...
Airstrike kills at least 7 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia’s Hiraan region
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said on Sunday that an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the...
Shirkii Dhamaystirka Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo oo Furmay
Laascaanod (WDN)- Waxaa maanta magaalada Laascaanood ee xarunta gobolka Sool si rasmi ah uga furmay shirweynaha dhamaystirka dhismaha maamulka SSC-Khaatumo,...
Mawqifka Sanaag iyo Qorshaha Dawladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ee Dhammaystirka Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo
Badhan (WDN)- Waxaa maalmihii ugu danbeeyay magaalada Laascaanood ka socday qabanqaabada shir ay Dawladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ku qorshaynayso dhammaystirka maamulka...
Gorfeyn Buug: Dabin ka Bood: Taariikh Nololeedka Abwaan Cismaan Diiriye Kulane (Carrabey)
WQ: Anwar Maxamed Diiriye “Wixii la qoraa qaruumo hadhee, muxuu hadal qiime leeyahay.” – Cabdi Warfaa Sinimo, 1945. “Dhigaal la’aani...