(BBC)- The breakaway state of Somaliland has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, six months after Israel became the first country...
June 17, 2026
NEWS
Political Firestorm in Galmudug as Election Commission Chairman Appears Alongside Presidential Hopefuls
Dhuusamareeb (WDN) – A growing political storm has erupted in Galmudug after the chairman of the election commission appeared at...
A Delayed International Intervention Unfolds Amid Somalia’s Deepening Political Crisis
Mogadishu (WDN) – After months of escalating political tensions, mounting constitutional disputes, and repeated warnings from Somali stakeholders, Somalia’s international...
Deni Launches Scathing Attack on Hassan Sheikh as Somalia’s Political Crisis Deepens
Garowe (WDN)- Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni delivered one of the most consequential and confrontational speeches of Somalia’s current political...
Hamas Condemns Somaliland-Israel Ties as Regional Opposition to Jerusalem Diplomacy Grows
Gaza/Jerusalem(WDN) – In a strongly worded statement, the Palestinian movement condemned Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Cirro’s” recent visit to...
Another Foreign Police Unit Arrives Under AUSSOM as Somalia’s Greatest Threat Shifts from Security to Politics
Mogadishu (WDN) – At a time when Somalia is grappling with one of its most serious political crises in recent...
Elite Haramcad Unit Accused of Rampaging Through Baidoa
Baidoa (WDN) – In yet another episode highlighting the chronic dysfunction that continues to plague Somalia’s security institutions, reports emerging...
Sharif Challenges Mogadishu Disarmament Drive: “State Weapons Are in Private Hands”
Mogadishu (WDN) – Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has launched a pointed critique of the Federal Government’s latest disarmament...
ARTICLES
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:...
Somaliland Defies OIC, UN and Arab League with Jerusalem Embassy Opening
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi In a move likely to reverberate across the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, and the...
I Am Somali: Tall, and I Don’t Want to Be Hidden
By Eng Mohamed Ali Mirreh For years, Somalis living in the United States and Europe have found themselves in the...
The Rhetoric of “Civilizational Erasure”: Historical Distortion and Hyperbole in Contemporary Transatlantic Politics
By Buraale Xiniin Abstract This essay examines the growing intersection of right-wing populism, xenophobic rhetoric, and the manipulation of historical...
From Jerusalem to Mogadishu: Somaliland’s Diplomatic Offensive Highlights Somalia’s Political Paralysis
By Abdullahi A. Nor In a development that would have seemed almost unimaginable only a few years ago, Somaliland President...
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...
Ants Scandal, Political Turmoil, and Unpaid Troops: A Tumultuous Week Raises Serious Questions in Puntland
By Ahmed A. Yusuf Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni returned to Garowe recently after a two-week visit to the United...
Opposition Unity Tested as Farmaajo Dispute Exposes Deepening Fault Lines Ahead of Halane Talks
By Mohamed A Yasin At a moment when Somalia’s opposition is under increasing pressure to present a united front against...
WARAR
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...
Burbur ganacsi iyo nolol xumo ka dhashay hakad ku yimid isticmaalka lacagta dalka
(ERGO) – Hakadka ku yimid isticmaalka lacagta shilinka soomaaliga ayaa nolol xumo biday qoyska Xabiibo Cabdiraxmaan Cali oo barakac ku...
Sahriif Xasan oo la sheegay in uu ku horeeyo Doorashada Koonfur Galbeed in kasta oo uu Aadan Madoobe Soo Baxayo
Baydhabo (WDN)- Wararka naga soo gaadhaya magaalada Baydhaba ayaa sheegaya in doorashiidii Qof iyo Cod, ee halka dhinac aheyd, ee...
Qoysas nolol xumo ku wajahaya Baydhabo markii laga gubay beero iyo kayd raashin
(ERGO)– Kumanaan qoys oo colaad u dhaxaysa labo qabiil uga soo barakacay deegaannada Kurji, Duugsoy, Darab-ajuuso, Moora-qasaale iyo Buulo-bilaan ee gobolka...
MAQALLO
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...
Shankaroon: Shankaroon Axmed Sagal, miyaa maantana hoyatey?
WQ Axmed Yuusuf Soomaalinimadii aan ku soo koray, waxaa ugu xusuus dheer tii 1970-yadii, inkasta oo waraabuhu soo bilaabay inuuu...
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
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...
South West Presidential Candidate Withdraws Mid-Election While Adan Madobe’s Pre-Orchestrated Victory Holds
Baidoa (WDN) – As widely predicted, Adan Mohamed Nur “Madobe” who continues to cling to the position of Speaker of...
Outrage and Widespread Condemnation Over the Detention of a Disabled Father of Seven
Mogadishu (WDN)– The imprisonment of a disabled father of seven has sparked widespread public outrage and fierce condemnation, with many...
Puntland Crackdown on Dissent and Freedom of Assembly and Expression Amid Deepening Political Tensions with Mogadishu
Qardho (WDN)- Since his re-election as President of Puntland, President Said Abdullahi Deni has faced escalating public discontent amid worsening...
Somali soccer referee denied US entry, will miss World Cup debut
(Reuters) – The United States denied entry over the weekend to soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been expected...
The Law of False Pride: Addressing the Political Turmoil in Somalia
By Abdirazak Takar, PhD Somalia has once again entered a dangerous and sensitive political phase. Disputes are intensifying over the...
Africa is the deadliest place in the world to have a baby, while its population booms
BIRAO, Central African Republic (AP) — The agony began for Maude Ahmad Fadala shortly after sunset. Her baby was coming....
Islamic Principles Regarding Affection for One’s Country as Stated in the Qur’an and Sunnah
By Sheikh Abdunasir J. Warsame, PhD Introduction Islam has underscored the significance of patriotism. The homeland is regarded as a...