By Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye The United Arab Emirates deployed a military radar in Somalia’s Puntland earlier this year to defend Bosaso airport against...
April 24, 2025
NEWS
Somali National Army Defends Wargadhi from Al-Shabaab Assault
Adale (WDN)–The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by local residents, successfully repelled a major Al-Shabaab offensive in Wargadhi, Central Shabelle,...
Puntland Authorities Clarify Misreported Incident Involving Migrant Boat Off Bacaad Coast
Bacaad (WDN)— The Puntland government has dispelled rumors surrounding a vessel intercepted off the coast of Bacaad in the eastern...
What You Need to Know About the Somalia-Turkey Oil Agreement
Mogadishu (WDN)- In early 2024, Somalia signed a landmark hydrocarbon exploration and production agreement with Turkey. While it’s touted as...
12-year old boy supports his family sharpening knives in Kismayo
(ERGO) – Twelve-year-old Abdirahman Mohamed Nur is out every day earning money sharpening knives to support his parents and siblings, whilst...
Turkey secures rights to 90 percent of oil and gas output in Somalia deal, document shows
Levent Kenez/Stockholm– The full text of a wide-ranging hydrocarbons agreement between Turkey and Somalia has been made public following its...
Puntland Seizes Boat Carrying Somalis and Foreign Nationals Off Eastern Coast Amid Ongoing Anti-Daesh Operations
Bosaso (WDN) — Puntland security forces have seized a suspicious boat carrying Somali nationals and foreigners, including children, off the...
Donor Budget Reductions Behind Alarming Drop in Vital Health Services in Puntland
Garowe (WDN)— Puntland’s health sector has been dealt a heavy blow following a dramatic 65% reduction in international funding, according...
ARTICLES
MP Gurey’s Threat Over Sanbaloolshe’s Dismissal is a Danger to Somalia’s Fragile Statehood
By Ahmed A. Yusuf Somalia’s fragile security infrastructure faces yet another existential threat—not from Al-Shabaab, nor from foreign meddling, but...
Federalism Fractured- Part VI: How to Destroy the Promise of Federalism and Democracy in Somalia
By Isha Qarsoon [1] In a federal system, elections are more than just mechanisms for choosing leaders—they are a test...
Somalia’s Secret Oil Pact with Türkiye: Corruption, Exploitation, and the Cost of Silence
By Abdullahi A. Nor In a deal shrouded in secrecy and stained by suspicion, the Federal Government of Somalia has...
Obituary: Brigadier General Ahmed Suleiman Abdalla (Dafle) – A Legacy of Courage, Wisdom, and National Service
By Abdiweli Garad, PhD Brigadier General Ahmed Suleiman Abdalla, affectionately known as Dafle, passed away on 10 April 2025 and was...
The Foreign Minister’s Misguided Rhetoric: A Dangerous Distraction from Somalia’s Fragile Realities
By Mohamed A Yasin In a country facing enormous security challenges, every government voice must carry weight, substance, and strategic...
Federal Ignorance or Power Grab: Puntland Authority and Autonomy
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi In what is fast becoming a defining constitutional standoff, Puntland has fired back with force and...
How Leadership Failed a Nation and Why Somalia Must Chart a New Path
By Abdisaid M. Ali Somalia is in free fall. Not because it lacks talent or will, but because the very...
Federalism without viable arbitration institutions: The case for Somalia
By: Ali Haji Warsame During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic between mid-January and March 2020, the Australian government implemented...
WARAR
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...
Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo ku Baaqay Gogol Wadatashi iyo jawaabo laga bixiyay baaqaasi
Muqdisho (WDN)- Madaxweynaha Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Md. Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa baaq ku aadan munasaabadda Ciidda Soon-fur oo uu ujeediyay...
Muqdisho: Qoysas bannaanyaal noqday markii laga raray xero ay ku noolaayeen
(ERGO) – Suubiya Sheekh Yuusuf iyo carruurteeda oo 6 ah waxay ka faro maran yihiin ganacsi yar oo noloshoodu ay ku...
Jigjiga oo ay soo wajahday koronto la’aan saamaysay nolosha magaalada
Jigjiga (WDN) Magaalada Jigjiga ee xarunta dowlad deegaanka Soomaalida ayaa labadii habeen ee la soo dhaafay waxaa ka jiray koronto...
Bari: Istibaalka Rako-raaxo oo dawo u la’ bukaanno u jiifa cudur la garan la’yahay
(ERGO) – Xaalad caafimaad oo aan la aqoonsan waxa ay tahay ilaa iyo hadda ayaa ka taagan degmada Rako-raaxo ee gobolka...
Qarax lala beegsaday Kolonyo uu la socday Madaxweyne Xasan
Muqdisho (WDN)– Ururka Al Shabaab ayaa bartilmaansaday Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, xilli kolonyo uu la socday ay dhex marayeen...
isku-shaandheyn kooban oo lagu sameeyay golaha Wasiirada Soomaaliya
Muqdisho (WDN)- Ra’iisul Wasaare Xamse Cabdi Barre ayaa ku dhawaaqay isku shaandheyn kooban oo lagu sameeyay Golaha Wasiirada. Isbadalada ugu...
MAQALLO
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-...
Adkeysi: Gorfeyn Buug
Qoraaga Gorfeynta: Ibraahim Aaden ShireQoraaga buugga: Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur Adkaysi waa buug cusub oo soo baxay 1-dii Disember 2024. Waxaan nasiib...
Somaliland: Maxaa Sababay Guuldarradii MW Biixi ee Doorashadii Madaxtooyada ?
W.Q. Maxamuud Cabdillahi Axmed “Dhacdooyinka ayaa, wiilkayow, suga siyaasadda” – Harold Wilson (R/wasaare hore, UK). “Mucaaridku ma helo guusha doorashada,...
Tayeynta iyo Xallinta Caqabadaha Waxbarashada Soomaaliya
Dr. CabdiNuur Sheekh Maxamed Qoraalkaan wuxuu diiradda saarayaa caqabadaha waxbarashada dalka ka jira iyo sidii xal waara loogu heli lahaa,...
Editorials
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...
Doorashooyinka Puntand: Daaraasad Gaar ah- Ururka Kaah iyo Gobolka Sanaag
Tifaftirka WardheerNews Hordhac: Soomaliya guud ahaan muddo ka badan 54 sano kama aanay dhicin doorashooyin qof iyo cod (1p1v) heer...
FEATURED
Federalism Fractured- Part VI: How to Destroy the Promise of Federalism and Democracy in Somalia
By Isha Qarsoon [1] In a federal system, elections are more than just mechanisms for choosing leaders—they are a test...
Somalia’s Secret Oil Pact with Türkiye: Corruption, Exploitation, and the Cost of Silence
By Abdullahi A. Nor In a deal shrouded in secrecy and stained by suspicion, the Federal Government of Somalia has...
Obituary: Brigadier General Ahmed Suleiman Abdalla (Dafle) – A Legacy of Courage, Wisdom, and National Service
By Abdiweli Garad, PhD Brigadier General Ahmed Suleiman Abdalla, affectionately known as Dafle, passed away on 10 April 2025 and was...
Turkey secures rights to 90 percent of oil and gas output in Somalia deal, document shows
Levent Kenez/Stockholm– The full text of a wide-ranging hydrocarbons agreement between Turkey and Somalia has been made public following its...
Donor Budget Reductions Behind Alarming Drop in Vital Health Services in Puntland
Garowe (WDN)— Puntland’s health sector has been dealt a heavy blow following a dramatic 65% reduction in international funding, according...
How Leadership Failed a Nation and Why Somalia Must Chart a New Path
By Abdisaid M. Ali Somalia is in free fall. Not because it lacks talent or will, but because the very...
Federalism without viable arbitration institutions: The case for Somalia
By: Ali Haji Warsame During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic between mid-January and March 2020, the Australian government implemented...
Presidential candidate Mr. Saacid Exposes Villa Somalia’s Spin on Sensitive Presidential Talks
Mogadishu (WDN) –In a rare public statement, former Somali Prime Minister and presidential candidate Abdi Farah Shirdon “Saacid” has issued...
Clan-Based Governance and Its Detrimental Impact on State-Building in Somalia
By Abdelkarim A. Haji Hassan Since its adoption in 2000, Somalia’s 4.5 power-sharing model was designed as a temporary mechanism...