Aden (WDN) – Yemeni authorities have deported Somaliland’s trade representative in Aden, Idiris Adan Rage, after holding him in detention...
August 6, 2026
NEWS
Puntland President Blames Mogadishu for Galkayo Clashes, Warns Against Federal Interference
Garowe (WDN) – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has sharply accused Somalia’s Federal Government of fueling instability in Puntland, following...
Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Blames Hassan Sheikh for Galkayo Violence
Mogadish (WDN) – Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has strongly condemned the violence that erupted Wednesday in Galkayo between...
PSF Stronghold Falls as Puntland Forces Capture KANUU Base
Growe (WDN) – Puntland’s Darawiish forces have captured the KANUU military base, one of the principal strongholds of the Puntland...
Jubaland Accuses Hassan Sheikh of Fueling Conflict in Puntland Amid Galkayo Clashes
Kismayo (WDN) – The Jubaland administration has strongly condemned the armed clashes that erupted on Wednesday between Puntland security forces...
Egypt Rejects Ethiopia’s Maritime Ambitions, Highlighting Somalia’s Diplomatic Vulnerability
Cairo/Mogadishu (WDN) – Egypt has openly rejected any arrangement that would allow Ethiopia to secure a port facility or military...
Al-Shabaab Opens Multiple Fronts as Somalia’s Political Crisis Deepens
Mogadishu (WDN) – While Somalia’s political leadership remains consumed by a prolonged constitutional and electoral standoff, Al-Shabaab is once again...
Galkayo’s Dangerous Turning Point: A Federal Arms Convoy, a Gun Battle, and a Wounded Governor
Galkayo (WDN) – The Governor of Mudug Region under the Galmudug administration, Abdinasir “Mareexaan,” was wounded on Tuesday after heavy...
ARTICLES
Three Federal States, One Political Strategy, and Somalia’s Most Dangerous Gamble
By Mohamed A Yasin Somalia stands at one of the most consequential crossroads in its modern history. The national debate...
Somalia: A Republic, Not a Throne
By Abdullahi A. Nor Somalia’s constitutional crisis has evolved into something far greater than a dispute over election dates or...
When Politics Replaces Institutions: Somalia’s State-Building Dilemma
By Bashir M. Sheikh Ali For most of human history, people lived in small communities where survival depended largely on...
The Brokers of Broken Dreams: How Human Traffickers Are Preying on the Horn of Africa’s Lost Generation
By Abdikarim Buh There is perhaps no greater tragedy than watching a young person’s dreams sold back to them as...
The Kampala Summit Raises the Question: Who Secured Mogadishu?
By Isha Qarsoon When President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, his ministers, or his supporters are confronted with the government’s failure to...
Kenya Is Right to Protect Its Financial System from Illicit Wealth—Whoever Brings It
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi Kenya has spent decades building its reputation as East Africa’s financial, commercial, and investment hub. That...
Editing the Kampala Communiqué Will Not Solve Somalia’s Political Crisis
By Hassan Yusuf A short video circulating widely on social media has reignited an important national conversation. In the clip,...
In Loving Memory of Axmed Cali Cigaal: A Timeless Voice of Somali Music and Theatre
By Anwar Maxamed Diiriye The Somali people, the global Somali diaspora, and lovers of Somali arts have lost one of...
WARAR
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...
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...
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
The Kampala Summit Raises the Question: Who Secured Mogadishu?
By Isha Qarsoon When President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, his ministers, or his supporters are confronted with the government’s failure to...
Kenya Is Right to Protect Its Financial System from Illicit Wealth—Whoever Brings It
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi Kenya has spent decades building its reputation as East Africa’s financial, commercial, and investment hub. That...
Editing the Kampala Communiqué Will Not Solve Somalia’s Political Crisis
By Hassan Yusuf A short video circulating widely on social media has reignited an important national conversation. In the clip,...
In Loving Memory of Axmed Cali Cigaal: A Timeless Voice of Somali Music and Theatre
By Anwar Maxamed Diiriye The Somali people, the global Somali diaspora, and lovers of Somali arts have lost one of...
Somalia Mourns the Loss of Cultural Icon Ahmed Ali Igal, Who Dies in the United States
Minneapolis (WDN)— Somalia’s cultural community and Somalis at home and around the world has been plunged into mourning following the...
After Twenty Years: Renewing Somalia’s Political Settlement
By Mohamed Abdirizak, the former minister of foreign affairs of Somalia Why the next phase of state-building requires a renewed...
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...