Garowe (WDN) – Puntland has leveled serious accusations against Somalia’s Federal Government, alleging that Mogadishu is pursuing a campaign to...
July 24, 2026
NEWS
Somalia’s First Offshore Oil Well Continues Drilling Despite Harsh Sea Conditions
Mogadishu (WDN) – Drilling operations at Curad-1, Somalia’s first offshore exploratory oil well, are continuing despite challenging weather conditions in...
U.S. Think Tank Warns Recognizing Somaliland Could Strengthen Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu (WDN) – A prominent U.S. foreign policy think tank has cautioned Washington against extending formal recognition to Somaliland, warning...
Expired Parliament Moves to Elect New Speaker, Fueling Fresh Political Controversy
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s House of the People Standing Committee has approved the framework for electing a new Speaker of...
Kenyan Somali Leaders Leave State House “Embarrassed” After President Ruto Challenges Low Voter Participation
Nairobi (WDN) – Leaders from Kenya’s North Eastern region left State House in an unusually reflective mood after President William...
Deadly Vehicle Plows into Café Crowd in Jigjiga
Jigjiga (WDN) – A horrific road accident struck the Ethiopian Somali Regional State capital of Jigjiga on Tuesday evening when...
Laftagareen Spokesman Downplays Defections as Government Claims Major Blow to Rebel Forces
Baidoa (WDN) – A spokesman for forces loyal to former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has dismissed...
Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, UN agency head warns
ROME (AP) — Conflicts and disruptions to global energy markets could push millions more people into hunger by driving up...
ARTICLES
One Person, One Vote or One More Term?
By Abdulkadir Mohamed Osman Political leaders often invoke democracy’s most powerful slogans. But slogans alone do not make a democracy....
Restoring Constitutional Legitimacy: Three Realistic Options for Somalia’s 2026 Elections
By Ogaal Party This non-paper is submitted as a constructive contribution to the ongoing national dialogue on Somalia’s 2026 elections....
Middle East Wars: Why America, Israel, and the Gulf States May Be the Real Losers
By Dayib Sh Ahmed For generations, strategists have argued that geography shapes power. Yet geography can also become a trap....
The Mediation Trap: Why Somalia’s July 20 Talks Are Doomed Without Coercive International Action
By Djama Mahamoud Ali For months, Somalia’s political crisis has been the subject of intensive international mediation. Yet the gap...
Is Somalia’s Internationally Mediated Dialogue Losing Credibility?
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi For months, Somalia’s political crisis has been the subject of intensive mediation by the International Community...
Somalia’s Democratic Transition Cannot Stop Halfway
Why Direct Parliamentary Elections Without Institutional Neutrality and Self-Denial Risk Another Form of Elite Capture By Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdi...
Ethiopia’s Constitutional Gamble: Can Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Rebuild the State While Much of It Remains Beyond His Reach?
By Abdikarim Buh Ethiopia has embarked on what could become the most consequential constitutional debate since the country’s current federal...
The Geopolitical Theatre of the Horn of Africa: Sovereignty, Rentier Statecraft, and the Spectacle of Security Agreements
By Buraale Xiniin Strategic alliances and partnerships among nations, whether in the areas of defense, security, or economic cooperation are...
WARAR
Cunno xumo ka dhalatay ayax burburiyay dalag u beernaa beeraleyda Mudug
ERGO) – In ka badan 80 beeraley ah ayaa xaalado adag oo dhanka nolosha ah ku wajahaya deegaanka Xero-dhagaxley ee...
Warsaxafadeed: Badbaado Waqooyi
Warsaxafadeed Markay qayloo naga soo gaadhey ciidaan u dhalanay, waa markii dulmigii dunida, calankii huwaanaa, ee lixda gees lahaa diyaaraado...
Colaad nolol xumo galisay kumanaan qoys oo ku barakacay Shabeellaha hoose
(ERGO)– Kaltuumo Faarah Cusmaan, iyada iyo carruurteeda oo shan ah waxay duruufo is-biirsaday ku wajahayaan deegaanka Buufow-bacaad oo ay tageen 15...
Waqooyi Bari- Warsaxaafadeed: Baaq nabadeed
Annagoo ah Golaha Dhaqanka Issimada, Guddiga Wadaxaajoodka iyo Nabadda, iyo Golaha Guurtida ee Waqooyi Bari, waxaannu si qoto dheer uga...
Beeraley ku nool Galgaduud oo wajahaya nolol xumo markii gubay beero ay ku tiirsanaayeen
(ERGO) – Cali Xasan Maalin mid ka mid ah xaasaskiisa iyo gabar uu dhalay oo sanad jir ah ayaa u...
Madaxweynihii Hore Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed oo Oggolaaday Dadaallada Xalraadinta Xiisadda Muqdisho
Muqdisho (WDN) – Madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya, Shariif Sheekh Axmed, ayaa oggolaaday in uu ka guuro hoygii uu dhawaan ka...
Baydhabo oo Dagaal Kooban Ka Dib Degtay, Xilli Xiisadda Siyaasadeed ee Koonfur Galbeed Sii Kordhayso
Baydhabo (WDN) – Magaalada Baydhabo ayaa dib ugu soo laabatay deganaansho kaddib dagaal culus oo saaka aroortii ka qarxay gudaha...
Ciid Mubaarak- Ciid Wanaagsan
Bahda Tifatirka iyo qorayaasha WardheerNews, waxay halkan ugu soo gudbinayaan hambalyada munasibadda maalinta barakaysan ee Ciidul Adxa dhammaan ummadda mulimiintu...
MAQALLO
Maxay siyaasiyiinta Soomaaliyeed uga heshiin Wwaayeen khilaafaadkooda?
W/Q Nuur Xasan Guure (Nuuradiin) Mar kasta oo khilaaf siyaasaddeed ka dhaco Soomaaliya, waxaa la sugaa diyaaradda dhexdhexaadinta shisheeye oo...
Marka Khilaaf Siyaasaddeed Isu Beddelo Su’aal Qaran
W/Q: Nuur Xasan Guure (Nuuradiin) Soomaaliya maanta kuma jirto muran doorasho keliya, khilaafkuna ma aha mid lagu xallin karo hadal...
Doorasho Sharciyadeeda, Tartankeeda iyo Farsamadeedu aan is waafaqsanayn natiijadeeda la ogyahay
W/Q: Xaliimo Ismaaciil Ibraahim (Xaliimo Yarey) Doorashooyin baal marsan sharciga iyo dastuurka dalka, oo uu Madaxweyne Xasan hadda ka wado...
Maku shaahaynaa kabixidda Imaaraadka opec & saamaynteeda Soomaalida?
W/Q: Mukhtar Qoransay Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibedda ee Imaaraadka Carabta ayaa Talaadadii si rasmi ah u shaacisay in dalkoodu ka baxay...
ILAAHAY Dartii iyo Taariikhda Awgeed: Eedaymihii Cabdi Sheekh ee Mustafe iyo Waxaan u soo Joogey
WQ: H.A. Cumar Waxaan akhriyey qoraalkii uu qoray Cabdi Sheekh ee uu ku tilmaamayey dhibaato weyn oo ka jirta deegaanka...
Badbaadinta Dowladnimada Soomaaliya:Sharciyadda, Federaalka, iyo Halista Isbahaysiga Beelleed
W/Q Nuur Xasan Guure ( Nuuradiin) Dulucda maqaalka: Qoraalkani wuxuu falanqeynayaa halista sharci-darrada, federalism-ka sii daciifaya, iyo shirarka kooxeysan ee...
Editorials
HAJJ: EID AL ADHA
By WardheerNews Editorial “In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage...
Somalia’s Troubles at the EAC: A Non-Status Member
WardheerNews Editorial Somalia’s accession to the East African Community in 2023, is a significant step that brings economic growth and...
A war between Good and Evil: Confronting Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Discriminatory Political Agenda
WardheerNews editorial The recent racist barrage of insults by President Trump targeting Somalis and their lone member of the US...
Mogadishu: A Collective Somali City or A Clan Enclave?
WardheerNews Editorial The recent stream of clan bravados that Mogadishu belongs to one clan and asking others to leave and...
WardheerNews Endorses Omar Fatah and Zohran Mamdani
WardheerNews proudly endorses Minnesota State Senator Omar Fatah and New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidates for...
A Journey to Nowhere: Why so Many New Districts and Zonal Administrations in the Somali Region?
WardheerNews editorial The expansion and designation of new districts, zones, and cities into the structure of the Somali Regional State...
FEATURED
Houthi Maritime Threat Escalates as Saudi Oil Tankers Alter Course, Raising Fresh Fears for Global Shipping
Berbera (WDN)- Three large crude oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu oil terminal dramatically altered their routes on Tuesday, steering...
Somalia’s Democratic Transition Cannot Stop Halfway
Why Direct Parliamentary Elections Without Institutional Neutrality and Self-Denial Risk Another Form of Elite Capture By Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdi...
Somalia Cannot Be Governed by an Expired Mandate
By Abdelkarim A. Haji Hassan Somalia has entered a period of political uncertainty since the end of the transitional period....
Mr. President: Let Somali Children Be Children—Not Symbols in an Adult Political World
By Osman Ali Hassan Mr. President, there is a photograph circulating on social and mainstream media. It shows a group...
Hero’s Welcome for Somali FIFA Referee Omar Cartan in Jigjiga Ahead of Regional Cup Final
Jigjiga (WDN) — Internationally acclaimed Somali football referee Omar Abdulkadir Cartan received a rousing welcome on Friday after arriving in...
The Israel-Emirates Axis and the Zionist Quest to Take over Somalia’s Gulf of Aden Coast
By Mohamoud Gaildon The president of secessionist Somaliland’s recent trip to Israel and the fanfare surrounding it were remarkable for...
Justice Beyond the Grave: The Judgment of Dead and Living Women in Mogadishu’s Kangaroo Courts
By Osman Ali Hassan The “kangaroo court” of Somalia finds itself as the most tragic and potent illustration not in...
The Tel Aviv–Al-Quds Speech: A Depiction of President Abdirahman M. Abdullahi Irro’s speech
By Osman Ali Hassan My speech today is not a plea for understanding; it is a declaration of intent. It...
Ghost Embassies: The Decay of Somalia’s Foreign Ministry
By Dayib Sh Ahmed The damage inflicted on Somalia’s fragile state-building project by entrenched political networks is so enormous and...