The Wadajir Party leader says the president’s latest address focused on preserving his hold on office while overlooking the country’s...
October 27, 2026
NEWS
Türkiye’s F-16s in Somalia: Is Ankara Being Drawn into an Internal Political War?
BAIDOA (WDN) — Reports that F-16 fighter aircraft carried out airstrikes near Baidoa have intensified concerns that foreign military power...
Somaliland Rejects Somalia’s Air-Ticketing System, Exposing the Risks of Giving Mogadishu Greater Control
Hargeisa’s ban on tickets issued through Somalia’s Billing and Settlement Plan highlights a deeper political danger: in a country without...
North Eastern State Leaders Reconcile After Prolonged Dispute, Raising Hopes for Stability
President Firdhiye and Vice President Abwaan reach an agreement following mediation in Las Anod, easing tensions over administrative authority, military...
Ethiopia’s Red Sea Ambitions Raise Questions as Addis Ababa Warns of Growing Maritime Insecurity
BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia (WDN) — Ethiopia has warned that escalating military activity, competition among foreign powers and attacks on commercial...
Deni Fires Back at Hassan Sheikh: Puntland Rejects Election Plan, Calls for Opposition Unity
The Puntland president brands the federal electoral initiative unacceptable and urges Somalia’s opposition leaders to convene an emergency summit amid...
Somalia’s Opposition Under Fire for Congratulating Hirshabeelle Election It Fought for Nearly a Year to Reject
JOWHAR, Somalia (WDN) — In a striking reversal that has raised questions about the credibility of Somalia’s opposition, several politicians...
“Who Killed 13 Men Off Puntland’s Coast? Mogadishu Meeting Raises Pressure for Answers Over Alleged Turkish Strike”
MOGADISHU, Somalia (WDN) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Puntland traditional leader Islaan Ciise Islaan Mohamed at the...
ARTICLES
Awad misses the point: Deni’s Parliamentary address should be judged by leadership, not a technical audit
By Ahmed A. Yusuf Former Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad has challenged Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni’s address to...
Too Little, Too Late: Hassan Sheikh’s Offer of Dialogue Comes After Somalia’s Political Crisis Has Exploded
By Mohamed A Yasin Somalia’s political crisis has reached a point where an invitation to dialogue is no longer enough....
Somalia’s Disappearing State: The Political Placebo Effect and the Corruption That Hollowed a Nation
By Eng Mohamed Ali Mirreh Somalia is not merely fragile. It is quietly vanishing — and the cause is not...
Somali Americans: A Story of Contribution, Political Influence and Trump’s Hostility
By Mr. Abdisalan Ali Farah (Biligsey) How a community that has built businesses, entered public service and gained political representation...
Together by Consent, apart by Agreement: Rethinking the Somalia–Somaliland Question
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Listening to Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame respond to a question about Somaliland, I was struck by the...
Mohammed bin Salman’s Moment of Reckoning: The Limits of Money, Power and Vision 2030
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh Four years ago, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince appeared capable of reshaping the kingdom and the...
Legal Form, Coercive Substance: Somalia’s Road to 2027
By Isha Qarsoon On 15 October 2026, Somalia’s National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission scheduled parliamentary elections for 15 April...
From the Scramble for Africa to Somalia’s Fragmentation: Will History Repeat Itself?
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed A Nation Divided: The Legacy of Colonial Partition The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 marked a turning...
WARAR
Mucaaradka Soomaaliya: Mabda’ Mise Dan Siyaasaddeed?
Muqdisho (WDN)- Siyaasiyiin muddo ku dhow sannad diiddanaa doorashooyin hal dhinac ah ayaa hambalyo u diray hoggaanka cusub ee Hirshabeelle,...
Eboluhu Xuduud Siyaasaddeed Ma Leh: Baahida Qorshe iyo Mudnaanta Badbaadada Bulshada
Muqdisho (WDN)- Xaqiijinta kiiskii ugu horreeyay ee cudurka Ebola ee Kenya ayaa walaac hor leh ka abuuray Geeska Afrika, iyadoo...
SCAA oo ka digeysa roobab xooggan oo ku soo aadan Soomaaliya
Muqdisho (WDN) — Soomaaliya ayaa la filayaa in maalmaha soo socda ay roobab ba’an ka da’aan qaybo kala duwan oo...
Toddoba Kooxood oo Hubeysan oo Isbahaysi Dhisay ka soo horjeeda Abiy Ahmed
Kooxo Hore Isku Hayay oo Midoobay, Iyagoo Dalbanaya In Xukuumadda Abiy La Bedelo Addis Ababa (WDN) — Isbahaysi cusub ayaa...
Puntland oo Raashin iyo Gargaar Gaarsiisay 200 Qoys oo ku Nool Dhinowda
Jariiban, (WDN) — Dowladda Puntland ayaa gargaar bani’aadantinimo oo degdeg ah gaarsiisay bulshada nugul ee ku nool Dhinowda, oo ah...
Sacuudi Carabiya oo Digniin ‘Khad Cas’ ah ka Bixisay Kadib Markii Drone Xuutiyiintu Leeyihiin Lagu Soo Riday Meel u Dhow Maka
Maka (WDN) — Sacuudi Carabiya ayaa ku dhawaaqday in amniga labada goobood ee ugu barakada badan Islaamka iyo amniga xujeydu...
Wadahadalo lagu soo afjarayo collaadda Koonfur Galbeed oo ka dhacay Nairobi
Nairobi (WDN) — Rajo cusub ayaa soo baxaysa kaddib markii ay dardar yeesheen dadaallada lagu doonayo in xal siyaasaddeed iyo...
Shaqaalaha Rayidka Puntland: Maxay Dowladda Uga Aamusantahay Mushaaraadka Aan La Bixin?
Garoowe (WDN) — Shaqaalaha rayidka ah ee Puntland ayaa wajahaya marxald aadaga taas oo ku aadan su’aal ah: maxay dowladda...
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
Mucaaradka Soomaaliya: Mabda’ Mise Dan Siyaasaddeed?
Muqdisho (WDN)- Siyaasiyiin muddo ku dhow sannad diiddanaa doorashooyin hal dhinac ah ayaa hambalyo u diray hoggaanka cusub ee Hirshabeelle,...
Third Building Collapse in Quick Succession Shocks Nairobi: Who Will Answer for the Lives Put at Risk?
A building has collapsed in Nairobi’s densely populated Eastleigh district, triggering fears that people may be trapped beneath the rubble....
Oromo Expansion into Somali Territory: Years of Conflict and Somali Regional Government Accused of Abandoning Its Own People
As fighting around Moyale drives Ethiopian civilians across the Kenyan border, questions are mounting over years of Oromo territorial expansion,...
Legal Form, Coercive Substance: Somalia’s Road to 2027
By Isha Qarsoon On 15 October 2026, Somalia’s National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission scheduled parliamentary elections for 15 April...
Speaker Jaamac Helped Open the Door to South West’s Crisis, Now He Must Answer for the Consequences
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (Jaamac), the newl Speaker of Somalia’s Federal Parliament selected on 10 August 2026,...
President Mustafe Omer: Eight Years of Power, Personalization of the System and Patronage
By Abdullahi A. Nor When Mustafe Omer came to power in August, 2018, he represented a break from the past....
Gaza’s Medical Crisis Deepens as WHO Warns Aid Is Trapped in Delays
WHO Says None of Gaza’s Hospitals Is Fully Functional as Critical Medical Supplies Wait Weeks for Israeli Clearance GENEVA (WDN)...
Justice with Civic Virtue: “I saw him walking today like a dhidir”
By Dr. Abdulkadir Osman Farah Gar Allay Taqaan Once, a powerful and calculating man stole property from a less powerful,...
Somaliland’s Search for Recognition: The Historical and Political Questions Washington Cannot Resolve
By Ali H. Abdulla President Abdirahman Irro’s American visit raised Somaliland’s diplomatic profile. It also highlighted a deeper problem: international...