Mogadishu (WDN)- Representatives of the Federal Government of Somalia and the Nabad iyo Nolol opposition coalition met in Mogadishu to...
July 8, 2026
NEWS
Somalia Raises Security Concerns Over WhatsApp’s Planned Username Feature
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s Federal Government has voiced growing security concerns over Meta’s planned introduction of WhatsApp usernames, warning that...
Garowe Talks Ease Gen. Jimale Standoff, but Puntland’s Broader Political Tensions Remain Unresolved
Garowe (WDN) -A high-level mediation effort involving influential elders and senior Puntland officials has reportedly succeeded in easing the recent...
Confusion Follows South West Leader’s Inauguration as Critics Question His Legitimacy
Baidoa (WDN) – Confusion and political controversy have erupted following the inauguration of Aden Mohamed Nur (Aden Madoobe) as the...
Defense Minister Declares the Country Has ‘Only Two Parties’: The Federal Government (JCP) and Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu (WDN) – A stunning statement by Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has sent shockwaves through the country’s...
High-Stakes Somalia Talks Open in Mogadishu as Nation Awaits Breakthrough After Months of Failed Mediation
Mogadishu (WDN) – A new round of high-stakes political talks opened in Mogadishu on Tuesday, bringing together the Federal Government...
Farmaajo’s Team Secures Seat at National Dialogue, Broadening Opposition Representation
Mogadishu (WDN) – Supporters of former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo are celebrating what they describe as a significant political...
Nugaal Elders Publicly Back Danab Commander After Mediation Collapses
Garowe (WDN) – In a dramatic turn of events that underscores the deepening political tensions in Puntland, traditional elders from...
ARTICLES
Former Qaran Express Investor Alleges Multi-Million Dollar Asset Diversion in New Public Claims
By Abdikarim Buh Fresh allegations have surfaced over the collapse of Qaran Express, one of Somalia’s once-prominent money transfer companies,...
The Strategic Myopia of Mogadishu: Why the U.S. Termination of Military Aid to Somalia Is a Rational Consequence
By Djama Mahamoud Ali On July 2, 2026, the United States terminated critical military funding for Somalia, explicitly citing the...
The Erosion of Sovereignty: From Ukraine to the Horn of Africa under International Law
By Buraale Xiniin Abstract The international legal order, anchored by the United Nations (UN) Charter, is built upon the fundamental...
The International Community Cannot Pretend to Be a Neutral Mediator While Somalia’s Federal Order Is Being Rewritten
By Abdullahi A. Nor For more than four months, the International Community (IC) has presided over what it describes as...
Trump: “Somalians are Garbage”
By Adan Makina Currently, there is a political fracas going on in the United States after President Donald Trump described...
Two Days, Three Years of Forgiveness: The Extraordinary Rewards of Fasting on Arafah and Ashura
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh Both the fast of ʿArafah and the fast of ʿAshura are among the most rewarding...
The Use of Social Media Tweets as an Executive Branch Governing Tool
By Ahmed Bashir There was a time—not very long ago—when the most sensitive matters of governments were conducted behind closed...
Ibrahim Traoré: The Hidden Limits of Military Revolutions
By Eng. Ahmed Moalin – Waharey History shows that many military revolutions begin with great enthusiasm, ambition, and public support....
WARAR
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...
Qoysaska macalimiin shaqo la’aan noqday oo Baydhabo ku wajahaya nolol xumo
(ERGO) – Nolol xumo ayay wajahayaan qoysaska 120 macalin oo wax ka dhigayay 8 iskuul oo ku yaallay xeryaha magaalada Baydhabo....
Wadahadalladii Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh iyo Madasha Mustaqbalka oo Ismariwaa ku Burburay
Muqdisho (WDN)- Shirkii u socday Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Madasha Mustaqbalka,oo ay garwadeen ka ahaayeen dowladaha Ingiriiska iyo Maraykanka, ayaa...
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
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...
The Credibility Challenge Facing Somalia’s Opposition
By Ahmed Abdihakim Yusuf For any democratic system to function effectively, political power must be balanced by strong institutions and...
Opposition Unveils New Election Blueprint as International Community Prepares to Press Villa Somalia
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s opposition coalition has reportedly presented the international community with a new electoral framework that could dramatically...
Hassan Sheikh Cornered as Opposition Presents Viable Alternative to One-Person-One-Vote
Mogadishu (WDN) – For months, former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his allies dismissed Somalia’s opposition as a collection of...
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...
From proposal to Implementation: The legal, institutional, and civic architecture of Somalia’s two-year technocratic transition
By Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdi Hashi, PhD, CPA Somalia: The way forward: Fourteen years later– Phase II The first paper, Somalia:...
The missing layer: Somalia’s governance crisis
By Wilo Abdulle Somalia does not lack laws. It does not lack institutions, frameworks, or internationally drafted roadmaps. What it...