Mogadishu (WDN) — Mogadishu shimmered with color, ceremony, and collective pride today as the capital hosted one of the most...
April 27, 2026
NEWS
In unexpected setback, Puntland acknowledges turmoil in its one-person, one-vote council process
Garowe (WDN) — In a surprising admission that cuts against the optimism surrounding electoral reform, Puntland’s Interior Minister Abdi Hirsi...
Family of Hijacked Tanker Captain Pleads for Urgent Action as Somali Piracy Crisis Resurfaces
Jakarta (WDN) — The family of Ashari Samadikun, captain of the oil tanker Honour 25, has issued an urgent appeal...
Mediterranean Tragedy: 17 Somali Youths Confirmed Dead in Attempted Crossing to Europe
Mogadishu (WDN) — A devastating maritime tragedy has claimed the lives of 17 Somali youths in the waters between Algeria...
Clan conflict causes hundreds of families to flee burnt farms in Bay region
(ERGO) – Thousands of farming families displaced by inter-clan conflict in parts of southern Somalia’s Bay region are facing worsening living...
Amid a sudden shift, former spy chief levels sweeping accusations against presidency, citing Security collapse, nepotism, and land grabs
Mogadishu (WDN) — In a striking and unexpected reversal, former intelligence chief Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloolshe has publicly turned on...
President Deni Rejects “Northeast Somalia” Label, Reaffirms Recognition of SSC-Khaatumo
Garowo – (WDN)– Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has firmly rejected the use of the “Northeast Somalia” designation, asserting that...
Nepotism at the Core: Power, Privilege, and the Exclusion of Somalia’s Youth
Mogadishu (WDN) — What critics are now calling the most blatant display of entrenched nepotism yet is unfolding at the...
ARTICLES
Away from “Madax Tiris” Towards “Madax Dheeraad” Somalia: A State in Search of Exceptional Leadership- A Book review
Reviewed By: Dr. Abdulkadir Osman Farah Author: Dr Abdurahman Abdullahi (Baadiyow)Publisher:Looh Press, England, UKYear: 2025Pages: 386 pages Wise leadership Once,...
A Defense Without Answers: Shapeshifting Leadership, Clan Optics, and the Questions Facing President Mustafe
By Shukri Mohammed I have read the articles by Abdi Sheik and Mohamed Olad, and before even turning to their...
A Political System Without Memory, A Nation Without Direction
By Dayib Sh Ahmed I was truly surprised and deeply troubled. What is wrong with Somalis? It seems we have...
Somalia’s Oil Finds: Is it an overhype or a game changer?
By Eng Mohamed Ali Mirreh Few issues have polarized Somalia’s political and economic discourse as sharply as recent oil discoveries....
Somalia’s lost century, the recurring illusions & the way out
By Aden M. Ismail Introduction. This essay is prompted by another published in WardheerNews on the “Incomparability” of Turkey’s relations...
Somalia’s Turkey Hydrocarbons Agreement: Who Had the Authority to Sign It? Part III
By Isha Qarsoon This is the third of three analytical essays examining the Agreement in the Field of Hydrocarbons concluded...
Somalia’s Political Class and the Fate of the State, 1925–Present: A Strategic Historical Analysis Part IIA
By Abdisaid M. Ali The Civilian Republic, 1960 to 1969: National Unity of Purpose, Constitutional Rule, and the Incomplete State...
Revenge crime from an Islamic perspective
By Sheikh Abdunasir Jamac Warsame, PhD Concept of Revenge Revenge is an unjustified killing and counter-killing.What constitutes revenge? It refers...
WARAR
Boob cad oo lagu qaaday Xildhibaan ka tirsan Golaha Baarlmaanka DFS ee Koonfur Galbeeed
Baydabo (WDN)- Xukuumadda Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh, oo muddo xilleedkeedii oo ku aadan Bisha 15 May, 2026, uu hadda gabaabsi yahay,...
Eexaysi Qaraabo Maalintii Koowaad-ba: Hoggaanka KMG ee Koonfur Galbeed oo Ku Bilaabmay Magacaabis Qoys
Baydhaba (WDN) — Haddii ay jireen rajooyin yar oo laga qabay in hoggaanka cusub ee ku-meel-gaarka ah ee Koonfur Galbeed...
Ciidamada DFS oo la wareegay Baydhabo
Baydhabo (WDN) – Ciidamada Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa si buuxda ula wareegay magaalada Baydhabo, oo ah caasimadda ku-meelgaarka ah ee...
Khilaafka iyo xiisadda Siyaasaddeed ee Dowladda Federaalka iyo Dowlad Goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed oo sii kordheysa
Baydhabo (WDN)- Khilaafka Dowladda Federaalka iyo Dowlad Gobolleedka Koonful Galbeed, ayaa sii xoogaysanya iyada oo eedaymaha ay is dhaafsanayaan labada...
Ciid Mubaarak: Ciidul Fitri
Bahda Tifaftirka WardheerNews waxay ugu hambalyaynayaan munaasibadda Ciidul Fitri, dhammaan ummadda Muslimiinta gaar ahaan shacabka Soomaaliyeed. Waxay Ilaahay uga baryayaan...
Bay: Waxbarasho la’aan soo wajahday carruurta qoysas ka barakacay roob yarida
(ERGO) – In ka badan 300 oo arday ah oo dhiganayay dugsiga hoose iyo dhexe ayaa waxbarasho la’aan noqday tan iyo...
Mucaaradka Soomaaliya oo Kulan Yeeshay Kadib Markii Wada-Hadalladii Dowladda ku Dhammaadeen Fashil
Muqdisho (WDN)- Mucaaradka Xkuumadda Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh ku bahoobay ee Golaha Mustaqbalka ayaa Isniintii yeeshay kulan xasaasi ah oo ka dhacay...
Shirkii Madaxweynaha DF iyo Golaha Mustaqbalka oo ka furmaya Madaxtooyada Soomaaliya
Muqdisho (WDN)- Wadahadaladii u dhxeeyay Madaxweynaha Dowladda Federaalka iyo Golaha Mustaqbalka ayaa la filyaa in uu bilaabmo maalinta Khamiista, iyada...
MAQALLO
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...
Digniin Qaran: Sharciyad, Kala-guur Siyaasaddeed, iyo Waajibka Hoggaanka Qaranka
WQ: Nur Xasan Gure (Nurdiin) “Sharciyaddu ma aha waxa lagu dhawaaqo oo keliya; waa waxa la aqbalo, lagu kalsoonaado, laguna...
Hoggaan dheelliga iyo Hufnaan La’aanta: Soomaaliya
WQ Dayib Sh. Axmed, warbixin baaritaan “Musuqmaasuq Soomaali waa, meheraddeediiye.” Sayid Maxamed “Waayeel gurracan oo caqligu, gaasir ka ahaaday Aan...
Shareeraha iyo Halqabsiga Af-Soomaaliga
WQ Maxamuud Cabdillahi Axmed Hordhac – eraybixin Odhaahyada kor ku qoran maxaa lagu tilmaami karaa? Ma lagu magacaabi karaa shareerayaal?...
Kakanaanta Abaarta iyo Kadeedka Siyaaasadda
W/Q Cabdiraxmaan Yusuf Cabdi (Soome) HORDHAC Soomaalida oo dawladnimada casriga ah iyo hab maamulka toolmoon si magac ah u qaadatay...
Saddexda Qamiis iyo Dastuurka Soomaaliya
W/Q Dr. Abukar Warsame Dhacdo ama sheeko kasta oo lagaaga sheekeeyo waxaa suurtogal ah inaad kala soo dhex baxdo ama...
Editorials
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...
Hajj and Eid al-Adha: Islam’s Sacred Season of Pilgrimage and Devotion
WardheerNews editorial “In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage...
FEATURED
A Political System Without Memory, A Nation Without Direction
By Dayib Sh Ahmed I was truly surprised and deeply troubled. What is wrong with Somalis? It seems we have...
Turkey Brokers High-Stakes Opposition Talks Amid Somalia’s Deepening Political Crisis
Mogadishu (WDN) — A high-stakes political dialogue convened under the auspices of the Turkish ambassador began at midday in Mogadishu,...
Somalia’s Turkey Hydrocarbons Agreement: Who Had the Authority to Sign It? Part III
By Isha Qarsoon This is the third of three analytical essays examining the Agreement in the Field of Hydrocarbons concluded...
Revenge crime from an Islamic perspective
By Sheikh Abdunasir Jamac Warsame, PhD Concept of Revenge Revenge is an unjustified killing and counter-killing.What constitutes revenge? It refers...
The Prince, the Illusion, and the State: Somalia’s Unfolding Crisis
By Abdullahi A. Nor As Somalia’s leadership grows increasingly insulated, the gap between perception and reality is widening, raising fears...
Opposition Leaders Warn Elders of a Looming Crisis as Political Deadlock Deepens
Mogadishu (WDN)- In a high-stakes consultation meeting, opposition leaders and prominent Hawiye elders convened to assess Somalia’s fragile political climate...
Diplomacy beyond rhetoric: An incomparable ally for Somalia
By Omar Abdi Shire Abstract This article, the first in a series of multi-perspective writings on Somalia–Turkey relations, examines the...
Egypt, 9 countries jointly condemn Israeli appointment of envoy to Somaliland
CAIRO – Ten countries including Egypt jointly condemned Israel’s appointment of an envoy to the breakaway Somaliland region as a...
MOGADISHU’S TWILIGHT: A President Abroad, A Capital Teetering to Collapse
Mogadishu (WDN)- As the sun sets on the ruins of Somali democracy, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is nowhere to be...