Berlin( AA) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that Africa was harder hit by the war in Iran than Germany....
April 16, 2026
NEWS
Why is Somalia allowing Turkey to tap its oil reserves?
Sertan Sanderson, DW journalist Turkey is ready to look for oil off the coast of Somalia: The country’s deep-sea exploration vessel Cagri...
China Defies Trump’s Hormuz Blockade, Warns U.S. Against Interfering in Iran Deals
Washington (WDN) A report published by the U.S.-based magazine Newsweek states that China has issued a strongly worded warning to...
Northeast FMS Cracks Down on Illegal Arms Trade
Lasanood – (WDN) -The authorities in Northeast Somalia have announced a sweeping ban on the civilian trade of weapons, ammunition,...
The myrrh tree that’s key to luxury perfumes and African incomes is threatened by drought
AFCADDE, Ethiopia (AP) — The critical note in some of the world’s most well-known perfumes is myrrh, a tree resin...
Somalia on the Edge: A Looming Constitutional Collapse and a Nation at Risk
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia is edging toward a dangerous and unprecedented political rupture, one that threatens not only its fragile...
No Turning Back”: President Abdirahman Cirro Draws a Hard Line on Somalia, Vows Lasting Solution for Sool and Sanaag
Hargeisa (WDN) – The President of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Cirro), delivered his annual address to the Somaliland Parliament, discussing...
Collision Course: Puntland–Federal Rift Pushes Somalia Toward Dangerous Political and Security Breakdown
Garowe (WDN)- The political fault line between the Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland is no longer a simmering dispute,...
ARTICLES
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...
Remembering Professor Ali Jimale
By Mohamed Haji Many distinguished scholars have contributed to Somali Studies; few, however, have compelled it to confront its own...
Facts & Figures: Who Really Controls Somalia’s Oil and Gas? Part I
By Isha Qarsoon This is the first of three analytical essays examining the Agreement in the Field of Hydrocarbons concluded...
The Word is a People’s Messenger: Unified Voices Warn of Looming Conflict in Somalia
By Wilo Abdulle Osman This is not a collection of soundbites. It is not a series of disconnected grievances gathered...
The Silent Coup: How Somali Territories Are Changing Hands Without a Single Shot
By Djama Mahamoud Ali In the volatile Horn of Africa, where borders were drawn by colonial powers and contested by...
Erosion of Trust and the Monopoly of Power: Somalia at a Tipping Point
By Dayib Sh Ahmed This is Part I of a series exposing patterns of abuse of power, entrenched nepotism, cronyism,...
Will Somalia’s oil exploration deliver promise or invite peril?
By Balal Mohamed Cusman, former State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Somalia As the Çağrı Bey Turkish drill ship appears off...
Unity Through Federalism Or a Return to Fragmentation
By Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, the former minister of foreign affairs of Somalia Somalia is once again debating sovereignty—but not yet...
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
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...
Soomaaliya Ma lagu Bireyn Doonaa Fagaaraha Muruq-tuujiska?
W/Q: Barkhad Cabdulqaadir Dunidu maanta ma aha tii aan naqaanay afar sano kahor. Laga soo bilaabo duullaankii Ruushku ku qaaday...
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
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...
The myrrh tree that’s key to luxury perfumes and African incomes is threatened by drought
AFCADDE, Ethiopia (AP) — The critical note in some of the world’s most well-known perfumes is myrrh, a tree resin...
Somalia on the Edge: A Looming Constitutional Collapse and a Nation at Risk
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia is edging toward a dangerous and unprecedented political rupture, one that threatens not only its fragile...
The Silent Coup: How Somali Territories Are Changing Hands Without a Single Shot
By Djama Mahamoud Ali In the volatile Horn of Africa, where borders were drawn by colonial powers and contested by...
Parliament on the Sidelines: How HOP204 Was Decided in Baidoa
By Abdullahi A. Nor What began as a technical vacancy has, in a matter of days, morphed into one of...
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,...
US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on threats
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, as...
With Federalism Dead, a New Theory of Governance is Emerging in Somalia
By Isha Qarsoon A previous essay in this series concluded that neither the international community nor Somalis have a theory...
Selective Justice in Halane: Auditor General’s Sudden Awakening Raises More Questions Than Answers
By Abdullahi A. Nor After four years of deafening silence during what many insiders describe as one of the most...