Opposition figures from Galmudug congratulate the newly elected regional president despite their camp’s longstanding objections that the process lacked consensus...
October 22, 2026
NEWS
After South West State’s Collapse, Jama and Adan Madoobe Seek a Political Settlement
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Senior Somali political figures are now scrambling to find a negotiated settlement to the escalating crisis in...
South West Somalia’s Escalating Conflict: Why Military Victory May Remain Elusive Without a Political Settlement
Airstrikes in Bakool target Al-Shabaab and forces loyal to former regional president Laftagareen as fighting spreads across Bay and Bakool....
‘Null and void:’ Egypt condemns Turkey-Libya maritime deal, reaffirms pact with Greece
Eastern Libya’s ratification of sweeping Turkish claims rattles eastern Mediterranean Sean Mathews, Middle east Eye Egypt has declared a contentious...
Puntland Civil Servants Left Unpaid for Months as Salary Crisis Becomes the Norm
Government employees reportedly went eight months without pay this year, raising fears that prolonged salary delays could push an already...
Ireland Raises Trafficking Concerns Over 22 Unaccompanied Somali Children
Irish authorities have alerted police to concerns that 22 Somali children who arrived in Ireland without accompanying adults may have...
Deadly Roadside Bombings Highlight Al-Shabaab’s Grip on Somalia’s Rural Areas
Civilian vehicles struck in Lower Shabelle as militants sustain attacks on major highways; Puntland reports killing two suspected bomb-makers ahead...
Yemen’s War Sends Refugees Across the Gulf of Aden to Puntland’s Bossaso
Renewed fighting in Yemen is driving families towards Somalia’s northeastern coast, placing fresh demands on Puntland’s authorities and humanitarian agencies...
ARTICLES
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...
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,...
Somalia on the brink: A constitutional crisis with no clear exit
By Abdullahi A. Nor Disputed constitutional changes, rival electoral positions and deepening federal divisions raise a critical question: can Somalia...
Lessons from Somali History Precolonial Sultanates and the Legacy of State Building
Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow Somali history is too often told through the experiences of colonialism, independence, state collapse, and the continuing...
Somalia’s New Constitution and Lack of Good Faith
By Farah Mire Good faith is the foundation of any working constitution. It means that the same rules bind everyone,...
Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen: Airstrikes cannot bomb a people into submission
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh Riyadh condemns Houthi missiles and drones crossing into Saudi territory, yet Yemen’s civilian suffering raises...
The Politics of Targeting: Unpacking the Unfounded Obsession with the Somali Diaspora in Western Societies
By Prof. Askar Abdishakur In contemporary political discourse, the rhetoric of division has found a dangerous new focal point. Across...
Beyond institutional fetishism: Somalia’s Crisis Is a Failure of Nation-Building
By Abdirahman A. Issa I recently listened to a debate between Ahmed Issa Awad, a former foreign minister, and Mustafe...
WARAR
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...
Carruur Soomaaliyeed oo u geeriyootay Hilib ay ku sumoobeen
Muqdisho (WDN) — Qoys Soomaaliyeed ayaa waxaa soo wajahday musiibo murugo leh kaddib markii lagu sheegay inay ku sumoobeen hilib...
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
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...
Hassan Sheikh’s Democratic Bubble and Somalia’s Dangerous Political Reality
By Abdullahi A. Nor President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s message to the United Nations reveals what may be the central contradiction...
Somalia’s Flag, Turkey, and the Evidence: A Fact-Based Rebuttal
By Keynan Jama, International Trade Lawyer and Litigator WardheerNews recently published an opinion piece under the headline “How Somalia’s Flag...
Money from Home: How Somalis Abroad Are Quietly Building a Nation
By Keynan Jama Every year, Somalis abroad send home more money than the federal government spends. In 2023, remittances reached...
How Somalia’s Flag Was Sold to Turkey
By Isha Qarsoon On the night of September 9, 2026, drones struck a tugboat named TEDY near Odesa, Ukraine. The...