MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s political crisis is entering a dangerous new phase, with nearly a year of international mediation failing...
September 20, 2026
NEWS
President Irro Takes Somaliland’s Recognition Fight to Capitol Hill — and Puts Strategic Partnership on the Table
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDN) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” has taken his campaign for international recognition directly to Capitol...
Drone Strikes Rock Baidoa Outskirts as Political Crisis Takes Military Turn
Several Villages Reportedly Targeted as Tensions Between Federal Forces and Laftagareen-Aligned Fighters Escalate BAIDOA (WDN) — Explosions rocked the outskirts...
Garowe Lights Up as Somalia’s Political and Intellectual Voices Converge
GAROWE (WDN) — Garowe is preparing to welcome an extraordinary gathering of Somalia’s political, academic and civil society voices, as...
Dried up water source in Bari mountains leaves thousands facing acute water crisis
(ERGO) – The drying up of a natural water source in a small town in a mountainous part of Puntland’s...
General Shub Breaks His Silence on Doolow Attack
Nairobi (WDN) — General Mahad Abdirahman Adan, better known as Taliye Shub, has broken his silence over the attack on...
Ex-PM Warns Somalia’s Third Republic Faces Imminent Collapse
Mogadishu – (WDN) – In a passionate address at the national congress of the Himilo Qaran Party, former Somali Prime...
Crew Rescued After Cargo Ship Drifts 12 Nautical Miles Off Mogadishu
Mogadishu (WDN) — All 18 crew members aboard the MV JACUAR have been safely rescued after the cargo vessel suffered...
ARTICLES
Leadership Ethics and Institutional Integrity: Two Inseparable Foundations
By Nur Hassan Gure (Nurdin) Somalia’s crisis will not be solved by piety alone or by institutions alone a response...
War on Terrorism: Up Close and Personal
By Abukar Arman Twenty-five years after the morning that redefined the modern world, the attacks of September 11, 2001, remain...
Four Years Too Late: Somalia Suddenly Discovers Meritocracy
By Ahmed A. Yusuf Four years after taking office, and with its mandate drawing to a close, the Federal Government...
The Dual Framework of Somali Moral Psychology
Dr. Ahmed Hassan, LPCC Recent discussions about Somalia’s ongoing political issues often blame the failures on immoral traits of Somali...
How Somalia’s Flag Was Sold to Turkey
By Isha Qarsoon On the night of September 9, 2026, drones struck a tugboat named TEDY near Odesa, Ukraine. The...
Africa’s Growing Divide: Kenya’s Deportation of Small-Scale Foreign Traders
By Osman Ali Hassan Across Africa, growing restrictions on the movement of people and cross-border trade are deepening economic and...
Somali Regional State Emerges as Ethiopia’s Safest and Most Stable Region
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh The Somali Regional State of Ethiopia has undergone a remarkable transformation in security and stability,...
Turkey’s Somalia Narrative: Partnership or a Lecture to a Country on Its Knees?
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi The Turkish ambassador’s recent remarks about Somalia’s future were presumably intended to inspire optimism. Instead, they...
WARAR
Puntland oo Raashin iyo Gargaar Gaarsiisay 200 Qoys oo ku Nool Dhinowda
Jariiban, (WDN) — Dowladda Puntland ayaa gargaar bani’aadantinimo oo degdeg ah gaarsiisay bulshada nugul ee ku nool Dhinowda, oo ah...
Sacuudi Carabiya oo Digniin ‘Khad Cas’ ah ka Bixisay Kadib Markii Drone Xuutiyiintu Leeyihiin Lagu Soo Riday Meel u Dhow Maka
Maka (WDN) — Sacuudi Carabiya ayaa ku dhawaaqday in amniga labada goobood ee ugu barakada badan Islaamka iyo amniga xujeydu...
Wadahadalo lagu soo afjarayo collaadda Koonfur Galbeed oo ka dhacay Nairobi
Nairobi (WDN) — Rajo cusub ayaa soo baxaysa kaddib markii ay dardar yeesheen dadaallada lagu doonayo in xal siyaasaddeed iyo...
Shaqaalaha Rayidka Puntland: Maxay Dowladda Uga Aamusantahay Mushaaraadka Aan La Bixin?
Garoowe (WDN) — Shaqaalaha rayidka ah ee Puntland ayaa wajahaya marxald aadaga taas oo ku aadan su’aal ah: maxay dowladda...
Carruur Soomaaliyeed oo u geeriyootay Hilib ay ku sumoobeen
Muqdisho (WDN) — Qoys Soomaaliyeed ayaa waxaa soo wajahday musiibo murugo leh kaddib markii lagu sheegay inay ku sumoobeen hilib...
Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Itoobiya oo Raadinta Marin Baddeed Ka Dhigtay Arrin Saameyn Ku Leh Mustaqbalka Geeska Afrika
Addis Ababa (WDN) — Go’aanka Itoobiya ee ah inay hesho marin-badeed joogto ah ayaa isu beddelaya mid ka mid ah...
Al-Shabaab oo Fursado ka heshay Qalalaasaha Siyaasaddeed ee Soomaaliya
Mogadishu (WDN) – Iyadoo hoggaanka siyaasadda Soomaaliya uu weli ku mashquulsan yahay ismariwaaga daba dheeraaday ee dastuurka iyo doorashooyinka, Al-Shabaab...
“Wax Gargaar Dibaddeed Ah Uma Baahnin”- Ra’iisul Wasaare Ku-xigeenka Soomaaliya
Muqdisho (WDN) – Ra’iisul Wasaare Ku-xigeenka Soomaaliya, Saalax Axmed Jaamac, ayaa hadal jeedin ka fog xaqiiqda ka jirta dalka sheegay...
MAQALLO
Taariikh Nololeedkii Nabi Muxammad ﷺ: Agoon Noqday Rasuul Dunida Gaadhay
W/Q Cabdikariim Xaaji Cabdi Buux Taariikhda aadamaha waxaa ku yar shakhsiyaad saamayn qoto dheer oo waarta ku yeeshay dunida sida...
Madaxda Xukunka Haysa iyo Baahida Aragti Fog
W/Q Cabdishakuur Shuceyb Mursal Dal kasta wuxuu u baahan yahay hoggaan aan ku koobnayn danaha maanta jira, balse ka fekera...
Wareysiyada Wadajirka ah ee Siyaasiyiinta Soomaaliyeed: Faa’iido mise Khatar?
By Dr. Abukar Yusuf Warsame Hordhac Wareysiyada Wadajirka ah Warbaahinta Soomaaliyeed waxay soo martay isbeddel weyn siiba labaatankii sano ee...
Maxay siyaasiyiinta Soomaaliyeed uga heshiin waayeen 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...
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
How Somalia’s Flag Was Sold to Turkey
By Isha Qarsoon On the night of September 9, 2026, drones struck a tugboat named TEDY near Odesa, Ukraine. The...
Sacuudi Carabiya oo Digniin ‘Khad Cas’ ah ka Bixisay Kadib Markii Drone Xuutiyiintu Leeyihiin Lagu Soo Riday Meel u Dhow Maka
Maka (WDN) — Sacuudi Carabiya ayaa ku dhawaaqday in amniga labada goobood ee ugu barakada badan Islaamka iyo amniga xujeydu...
Confusion and Fear Grip Nairobi as Kenya Intensifies Immigration Crackdown
Nairobi (WDN) — Confusion and anxiety spread across Nairobi as Kenyan security and immigration authorities intensified a crackdown on foreign...
The Problem Is Deeper Still: Somalia’s Crisis of Political Character and Adverse Selection
A Rejoinder to “Much Worship, Little Morality” and “The Problem Is Not a Lack of Worship—It Is the Absence of...
BREAKING NEWS: Southwest Reconciliation Efforts Gain Momentum as Laftagareen Signals Path Toward Political Settlement
Nairobi (WDN) — A potentially significant breakthrough has emerged from renewed efforts to resolve the political and security crisis in...
Wadahadalo lagu soo afjarayo collaadda Koonfur Galbeed oo ka dhacay Nairobi
Nairobi (WDN) — Rajo cusub ayaa soo baxaysa kaddib markii ay dardar yeesheen dadaallada lagu doonayo in xal siyaasaddeed iyo...
The Problem Is Not a Lack of Worship—It Is the Absence of Accountability: A Rejoinder
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed In the aftermath of a devastating war that has claimed countless lives, destroyed homes, scattered families,...
Who Can Stop Me? The Collapse of Digital and Social Boundaries in Somali Society
By Abdulhakim A Sheik Somali society rebuilt itself after the state fell on trust, privacy and quiet mediation. A generation...
Homeland Return “Intaysan Lugaha Banjarin”
By Abdulkadir Osman Farah, PhD Once, two Somali diaspora friends met in a major Somali city. The first returned to...