Mogadishu (WDN) — A Somali family has been struck by tragedy after consuming suspected contaminated camel meat and bone marrow...
August 29, 2026
NEWS
Cross-Border Violence in Awdal and Urgent Appeal Concerning Civilian Protection
Press Statement Djibouti has pursued territorial ambitions in Awdal since gaining independence in 1977. The current conflict and security crisis...
6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Gulf of Aden, Stirring Concern Along Somalia’s Northeastern Coast
Garowe (WDN) – A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Gulf of Aden early Friday, sending seismic tremors through a...
Ethiopia’s Search for Sea Access Raises Bigger Questions for the Horn of Africa
Addis Ababa (WDN) – Ethiopia’s determination to secure reliable access to the sea is becoming one of the most consequential...
Laftagareen: Is Somalia’s Counterterrorism Mission Being Pulled into a Political War?
Nairobi (WDN) — Former Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has launched a forceful counterattack against the Federal Government...
UN Report Warns Al-Shabaab Is Adapting Rather Than Retreating
New York (WDN)- A New United Nations Security Council assessment warns that Al-Shabaab is changing the way it operates in...
U.S. Disrupts China-Linked Cyber Campaign Targeting Critical Infrastructure
Washington (WDN) – The U.S. government says it has disrupted a long-running cyber operation linked to China-backed actors that targeted...
Liibaan Shuluq Accepts Supreme Court Ruling as Galmudug Election Is Set for a New Chapter
Dhuusamareeb —(WDN) – Galmudug presidential candidate Liibaan Axmed Xasan (Liibaan Shuluq) has publicly accepted the Supreme Court’s decision to annul...
ARTICLES
It Was Inevitable That Hassan Would Become a Warlord
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed It was inevitable that Hassan Sheikh Mohamud would eventually come to this point. Shortly after his...
Somalia at a Defining Moment: Can the Federal Republic Survive Its Political and Geopolitical Storm?
By Abdullahi A. Nor Somalia is approaching one of the most consequential moments in its modern political history. What began...
The Wajir Windward and Leeward Divide: A Mountain of Political Power, Resources, and Unequal Development
By Osman Ali Hassan Wajir County can be understood through the simple but powerful image of a mountain divided into...
When blessing becomes a ballot: Elders, Fātiḥa, and the Democratic Deficit in Garissa
By Abdullahi Abdi There is a Somali proverb whose wisdom should trouble anyone concerned about the direction of electoral politics...
From Orphaned Child to Messenger to the World: The Extraordinary Life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh Few lives in human history have had an impact as profound and enduring as that...
Questionable Data Representation Reflects a Failure in Governance
By Nur H. Gure (Nurdiin) Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has delivered a compelling critique of Somalia’s economic condition....
Before the Floodwaters Rise: Turning the October–December 2026 Rainfall Forecast into Early Action Across the Horn of Africa
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf and Abdiweli Sulaiman Abdi The Greater Horn of Africa has received an important early warning. The...
Somalia in the Trump Era- The Whistle, the Ban, and the Rise of a Generation
By Ali Haji Warsame A Referee Sent Home, and A Nation Watching In June 2026, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, a 34-year-old...
WARAR
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...
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...
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
It Was Inevitable That Hassan Would Become a Warlord
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed It was inevitable that Hassan Sheikh Mohamud would eventually come to this point. Shortly after his...
6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Gulf of Aden, Stirring Concern Along Somalia’s Northeastern Coast
Garowe (WDN) – A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Gulf of Aden early Friday, sending seismic tremors through a...
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...
The Wajir Windward and Leeward Divide: A Mountain of Political Power, Resources, and Unequal Development
By Osman Ali Hassan Wajir County can be understood through the simple but powerful image of a mountain divided into...
UN Report Warns Al-Shabaab Is Adapting Rather Than Retreating
New York (WDN)- A New United Nations Security Council assessment warns that Al-Shabaab is changing the way it operates in...
UN Scales Back Somalia Operations as International Support Wanes
Mogadishu(WDN) — The United Nations has begun reducing personnel and preparing to dispose of part of its operational assets in...
From Orphaned Child to Messenger to the World: The Extraordinary Life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh Few lives in human history have had an impact as profound and enduring as that...
Somalia’s Supreme Court Throws Out Galmudug Election Results
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s Supreme Court has annulled the results of the July 30 combined parliamentary and local elections in...
Questionable Data Representation Reflects a Failure in Governance
By Nur H. Gure (Nurdiin) Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has delivered a compelling critique of Somalia’s economic condition....