Hargeisa (WDN) — Somaliland police have arrested a murder suspect who allegedly fled across the border after a fatal killing...
July 28, 2026
NEWS
Somalia Election Talks Collapse as Opposition Pushes for Transitional Authority Amid Growing Political Rift
Mogadishu (WDN) — More than two months of internationally mediated negotiations between Somalia’s Federal Government and opposition leaders have reportedly...
Military Truck Plows into Civilians Near Kismayo, Killing at Least Four
Kismayo (WDN) – At least four civilians were killed and another seriously injured after a military truck belonging to Somali...
Political Shock Deepens in Northeast State as Six MPs Defect to Somaliland
LasAnod (WDN) – The political crisis facing the Northeast State administration has deepened dramatically after six members of the North...
Opposition Leader Accuses President Hassan Sheikh of Expanding State Asset Sales Abroad
MOGADISHU (WDN) – Senior Somali opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of extending what he...
Somaliland Signals Readiness to Help Secure Bab el-Mandeb
Hargeisa (WDN) – In a move that has drawn regional attention, the commander of Somaliland’s Navy and Coast Guard has...
PSF Withdraws from Galkayo Base, Relocates to Galmudug
Galkayo (WDN) – In a dramatic development underscoring the deepening security and political rift between Puntland and Somalia’s Federal Government,...
Somalia’s Future Council Urges Regional Leaders to Back Transitional Authority
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s opposition Future Council has called on regional leaders meeting in Uganda to support the creation of...
ARTICLES
Gaalkacyo Deserves Development, Not Recurring Conflict
By Mohammed A Mohammud (Baldho) Introduction Few Somali cities symbolise both the promise and the tragedy of Somalia as profoundly...
President Hassan Sheikh: Do Not Let Somalia’s Statehood Collapse on Your Watch
By Abdullahi A. Nor The greatest asset Somalia possesses today is neither its land nor its natural resources. It is...
Trumpfying the World: A Critical Look at Global Politics and American Influence
By Awes Osman Throughout history, humanity’s pursuit of survival has often driven conflict and power struggles. Wars are rarely accidental;...
Somalia’s Turkish Illusion
By Isha Qarsoon Every Somali understands that Ethiopia pursues Ethiopian interests. Nobody is surprised when Kenya advances Kenyan interests. No...
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...
WARAR
AUSSOM oo Bilowday Qorshaha Wareejinta Hawgalka Amniga Soomaaliya, 20 Sano Sano Kadib
Addis Ababa (WDN) – Hawlgalka Taageerada iyo Xasilinta Midowga Afrika ee Soomaaliya (AUSSOM) ayaa si rasmi ah u bilaabay diyaarinta...
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...
MAQALLO
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 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...
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
Gaalkacyo Deserves Development, Not Recurring Conflict
By Mohammed A Mohammud (Baldho) Introduction Few Somali cities symbolise both the promise and the tragedy of Somalia as profoundly...
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...
Somalia’s Turkish Illusion
By Isha Qarsoon Every Somali understands that Ethiopia pursues Ethiopian interests. Nobody is surprised when Kenya advances Kenyan interests. No...
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...