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NEWS
Al-Shabaab Recaptures Xawaadley Without a Fight
Mogadishu(WDN) – Al-Shabaab militants entered the town of Xawaadley in Middle Shabelle on Monday without resistance, following the withdrawal of...
Al-Shabaab Strikes Baardheere Outskirts in Early Monday Morning Raid
Baardheere (WDN)– Al-Shabaab militants launched a surprise attack on Monday on the outskirts of Baardheere, Gedo region, targeting government troops...
Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
By Ayang MacDonald, Biometric update Flashback about 30 years ago, Somalia had no functional national ID system. Legal identity in...
Group of minority displaced families in Mogadishu pool resources to buy their own land
(ERGO) – A collective of displaced families living in Hilaac-wanaag camp in Mogadishu have taken a bold step towards stability by...
Opposition Treads Carefully as President Hassan Sheikh Calls for Political Dialogue
Mogadishu (WDN)- In a political climate clouded by distrust and fragmentation, Somalia’s opposition coalition, Madasha Samata-bixinta, has issued a cautious...
Puntland Forces Mark Major Victory as Collapsing ISIS Militants Surrender
Bosaso (WDN)- In what is being hailed as a decisive victory for regional security, Puntland’s Defense Forces have forced the...
Tensions Mount as President Hassan Sets Date for Controversial Political Consultation Forum
MOGADISHU (WDN) – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has officially announced that the much-anticipated Political Consultation Forum, bringing together politicians and...
ARTICLES
Breaking the Cycle of Paralysis
By Shamsa Sheegow The Crisis in Somali Politics: A Nation at a Crossroads In recent months, Somalia’s fragile political landscape...
A Journey of Two Thousand Miles: Lessons from Somalia’s Civil War Part II
By Ali H. Warsame As we left our homes in Mogadishu , we didn’t take anything with us, expecting to...
Somalia’s Uranium Ambitions: Between Promise and Peril
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has embarked on a bold, yet controversial, campaign to...
Fake Reform, Real Power Play: Hassan Sheikh Recycles Discredited Muungaab as Mayor of Mogadishu
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi In a move that has drawn sharp skepticism and renewed public outrage, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud...
The Illusion of Sovereignty: Why Somalia Still Needs Foreign Troops Despite 20 Years of Military Training
By Hon. Fawzia Yusuf H Adam Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia For more than two...
An Open Letter to President Hassan Sheikh: Preconditions and Agenda for Meaningful Political Dialogue
By Abdullahi A Nor To: His Excellency Hassan Sheikh MohamudPresident of the Federal Republic of SomaliaVilla SomaliaMogadishu, Somalia CC: Opposition...
Confederalismo: Addressing the Structural Barriers to Political Progress in the Somali Peninsula
By Abdul Ahmed III 1. Introduction The debate over the future of the Somali Peninsula, whether through a repaired federation,...
Opposition Returns to Mogadishu as President Hassan Faces Mounting Isolation
By Mohamed A Yasin Somalia’s opposition figures are returning to Mogadishu en masse, launching what many see as the beginning...
WARAR
War-Murtiyeed: shirka Mucaaradka Muqdisho
Muqdisho (WDN)- Madasha Mucaaradka oo ay ku bahoobeen mucaaradka Muqdisho, islamarkaana uu guddoomiye u yahay madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya, Shariif...
Hay’adda Siroonka ee NISA oo sheegtay in la dilay horjaage sare oo ka tirsanaa Al-shabaab
Muqdisho (WDN)- Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa sheegtay in ay dishay sarkaal sare oo ka tirsanaa kooxda xagjirka ee Al Shabaab. War...
Warbixin Khaas ah: Qorshaha iyo Marin-Habaabinta Ciidamada Soomaalida ee Dowladda Qadar dhawaan geysay Muqdisho
WardheerNews Doxa (WDN)- Tan iyo intii ka dambeysay burburkii Dowladda Dhexe ee Soomaaliya sanadki 1991, waxa jiray isku dayo badan...
Baydhabo: Barakicin qasab ah oo nolol xumo gelisay qoysas laga raray dhul ay deganaayeen
(ERGO) – Cunno yari, hoy xumo, dhaqaale darro iyo waxbarasho la’aan soo wajahday carruurta ayay qoyska Imbiyo Xuseen Daahir ka dhaxleen...
War-murtiyeed ka soo baxay Shirkii Madasha Wadatashiga Qaranka Muqdisho
Shirkii Golaha Wadatashiga Qaranka ooo ka dhacay magaalada Muqdhso 6-7 bishan May, ayaa soo saaray war-murtiyeed, Shirkaasi oo ay ka...
Fashil Diblomaasiyadeed
Muqdisho (WDN)- Muuqaalka diblomaasiyaddeed ee Geeska Afrika ayaa isbedel weyn ku yimid tan iyo bishii Janaayo, 2024-kii, wakhtigaasi oo Itoobiya...
Awdal: Qoysas wajahaya cunno xumo iyo hoy la’aan markii badda Saylac ay ku fatahday
(ERGO) – Ku dhawaad 100 qoys ayaa ka barakacay guryahooda oo ku yaalla hareeraha xeebta dagmada Saylac ee gobolka Awdal, markii...
RW Xamse oo Booqasho ku yimid Laas Caanood
Muqdisho (WDN):- Ra’iisal Wasaaraha Xukuummadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xamse Cabdi Barre iyo wafdi uu hoggaaminayo ayaa safar ku yimid magaaladda...
MAQALLO
Suugaanta Abwaan Kediye: Baryada iyo Weynaynta Raxmaanka
W/Q Axmed Sanwilwilo Suugaantu waa mid ka mid ah agabyada loo isticmaalo in lagu muujiyo dareennada gudaha ee dadka, waxaa...
Adiga ayaa i dulleeyey: Dareenka 35 jir Soomaaliyeed
WQ Maxamuud Ibraahim Macallinkayga Soomaaliga ah Marka laga reebo casharrada ku qoran buuggaagta waxbarashada oo aad noo akhrido, bal dib...
Warbixin Khaas ah: Qorshaha iyo Marin-Habaabinta Ciidamada Soomaalida ee Dowladda Qadar dhawaan geysay Muqdisho
WardheerNews Doxa (WDN)- Tan iyo intii ka dambeysay burburkii Dowladda Dhexe ee Soomaaliya sanadki 1991, waxa jiray isku dayo badan...
Maxaynu Ka Baran Karnaa Ibraahin Ismaaciil Uurcad iyo Sheekadiisa Faaftay ee Badmaaxnimo?
W/Q Axmed Sanwilwilo 1977dii ayay ahay markii qoraa Ingiriis ah oo ku caanbaxay cilmibaadhisyo khuseeya Itoobiya uu soo helay taariikh...
Fitradu Ma Gablanto
W/Q: Cabdullaahi Janno Fitradu waa dareen dabiici ah oo uu Alle ina siiyay taas oo qofka ku hagta samaha. Waxa...
Khamaarka 1XBET: Qawlaysato aan wax laga qaban!
WQ Dayib Sh. Axmed Hordhac Qofkasta oo Muslim ah waxaa saaran waajib diini ah sida lagu sheegay Quraanka kariimka ah-...
Editorials
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...
Is the lifting of arms embargo on Somalia a timely decision?
WardheerNews Editorial On December 1, 2023, the 15-member body of the United Nations Security Council lifted the over 30–year arms...
FEATURED
Mahad Salad returns to NISA: Appointments Without National Purpose
Mogadishu (WDN)- The Somali government, under Hassan Sheikh long characterized by frequent cabinet reshuffles and the creation of redundant or...
The Illusion of Sovereignty: Why Somalia Still Needs Foreign Troops Despite 20 Years of Military Training
By Hon. Fawzia Yusuf H Adam Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia For more than two...
Confederalismo: Addressing the Structural Barriers to Political Progress in the Somali Peninsula
By Abdul Ahmed III 1. Introduction The debate over the future of the Somali Peninsula, whether through a repaired federation,...
Suugaanta Abwaan Kediye: Baryada iyo Weynaynta Raxmaanka
W/Q Axmed Sanwilwilo Suugaantu waa mid ka mid ah agabyada loo isticmaalo in lagu muujiyo dareennada gudaha ee dadka, waxaa...
Sub-states in Africa’s Post-Colonial Era: Challenging Statecraft
By Faisal Roble The undoing of postcolonial states in Africa started in the 1960s and 1970s. However, the alternative solutions...
Warbixin Khaas ah: Qorshaha iyo Marin-Habaabinta Ciidamada Soomaalida ee Dowladda Qadar dhawaan geysay Muqdisho
WardheerNews Doxa (WDN)- Tan iyo intii ka dambeysay burburkii Dowladda Dhexe ee Soomaaliya sanadki 1991, waxa jiray isku dayo badan...
Somalia’s Federal & State Rift: Structural or Leadership-Driven?
By Abdelkarim A Haji Hassan There is a concern among some political elites in Puntland that Somalia’s current federal system...
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...
President Hassan’s New Political Bloc Draws Fire Over Power Grab
MOGADISHU (WDN)- Somalia – In a high-profile ceremony held in Mogadishu on May 13, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud officially launched...