Galkayo (WDN) —President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s arrival in Galkayo was presented as a celebration of peace, reconciliation and Somali unity....
August 18, 2026
NEWS
Heavy Fighting Erupts in Baidoa as Rival Forces Battle for Control of Southwest Capital
Baidoa (WDN) — Heavy fighting has erupted inside Baidoa, transforming the capital of South West State into the latest and...
Somaliland Signals Diplomatic Restraint Over UN Visit to Las Anod
Hargeisa (WDN) — Somaliland has adopted a notably measured diplomatic posture following a visit to Las Anod by a United...
Shock and despair in Mogadishu as Hundreds of Poor Families Face Eviction in Waaberi
Mogadishu (WDN) — Shock and despair are spreading through the Buulo Eelaay neighborhood of Waaberi district, where hundreds of mostly...
Jama Moves to Bridge Somalia’s Parliamentary Divide as New Speaker Reaches Out to Opposition MPs
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s newly elected Speaker of the House of the People, Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur “Jama,” has begun efforts...
Four Years of Hassan Sheikh’s Rule Have Produced Economic Decline, Rising Poverty and Growing Displacement: Former PM Kheyre
Mogadishu (WDN) — Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has launched a scathing assessment of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s...
Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz Named Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Somalia
Mogadishu (WDN) — The United States has appointed Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz as the new Deputy Chief of Mission at the...
UN Official Heads to Las Anod as Northeast State Seeks Greater Humanitarian and Development Support
LasAnod (WDN) — A senior United Nations official is expected to visit Las Anod, the capital of Somalia’s North Eastern...
ARTICLES
AUSSOM Cannot Eradicate Al-Shabaab Without Somali Government’s Full Engagement in the Fight
By Djama Mahamoud Ali The fight against Al-Shabaab has defined Somalia’s security landscape for nearly two decades. The Al-Qaeda affiliate...
Bridging Tradition and Democracy
Gurmad Qaran Position Paper on Hybrid Electoral Model Somalia stands at a critical stage in its democratic political transition. The...
Puntland at 30 and the Leadership Question
By Abdisaid M. Ali By 2028, Puntland will be thirty years old. Its first three decades were largely about constructing...
Hassan Sheikh Calls for Rule-Based Politics as Critics Ask Whether His Own Government Is Operating Outside the Rules
By Abdullahi A. Nor President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on Somalia to move beyond personality-driven politics and establish stronger...
Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis Could Reshape Somalia’s Security Landscape as Regional Fault Lines Deepen
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh A dangerous new chapter may be opening in the Horn of Africa. Renewed tensions between...
Somalia’s Post-Federal Governance Map
By Isha Qarsoon Four months ago, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared that Somalia had moved from a Provisional Constitution (PC)...
The Recurrent Injustice Against the SSC People in Somali Politics Preamble
By Osman Hassan Dr Ali Khalif Galaydh was steeped in the Darwish heritage of freedom loving. He was a paragon...
A Parliament in Limbo: Why the Election of a New Speaker May be Less a Crisis Than a Necessary Act of Continuity
By Mohamed A Yasin Somalia’s political crisis has produced a constitutional paradox that increasingly defies conventional political logic: a Parliament...
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
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 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...
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
Bridging Tradition and Democracy
Gurmad Qaran Position Paper on Hybrid Electoral Model Somalia stands at a critical stage in its democratic political transition. The...
Puntland Accuses Hassan Sheikh of Fueling Tensions in Galkayo, Places Security Forces on Alert
Garowe (WDN) — Puntland has issued a strongly worded warning accusing Somalia’s Federal Government and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of...
Puntland at 30 and the Leadership Question
By Abdisaid M. Ali By 2028, Puntland will be thirty years old. Its first three decades were largely about constructing...
Omar Artan Makes History as First Non-European Referee to Officiate UEFA Super Cup
Salzburg, Austria (WDN) — Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has etched his name into European football history after taking charge...
Somalia’s Post-Federal Governance Map
By Isha Qarsoon Four months ago, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared that Somalia had moved from a Provisional Constitution (PC)...
The Recurrent Injustice Against the SSC People in Somali Politics Preamble
By Osman Hassan Dr Ali Khalif Galaydh was steeped in the Darwish heritage of freedom loving. He was a paragon...
Puntland Draws a Red Line: No Room for Parallel Armies
Bosaso (WDN) — Puntland has intensified its military pressure on forces aligned with Somalia’s Federal Government, making clear that it...
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...