New York (WDN)- A New United Nations Security Council assessment warns that Al-Shabaab is changing the way it operates in...
August 27, 2026
NEWS
U.S. Disrupts China-Linked Cyber Campaign Targeting Critical Infrastructure
Washington (WDN) – The U.S. government says it has disrupted a long-running cyber operation linked to China-backed actors that targeted...
Liibaan Shuluq Accepts Supreme Court Ruling as Galmudug Election Is Set for a New Chapter
Dhuusamareeb —(WDN) – Galmudug presidential candidate Liibaan Axmed Xasan (Liibaan Shuluq) has publicly accepted the Supreme Court’s decision to annul...
Al-Shabaab Modernizes Its Forces as Somalia Faces a Deepening Political Crisis
Mogadishu (WDN) A new report indicates that Al-Shabaab is quietly strengthening and modernizing elements of its fighting force through military...
Puntland Accuses Turkey of Airstrikes Along Its Coast
London (WDN) — Puntland authorities have accused Turkey of carrying out a series of unclaimed airstrikes along the Puntland coast...
UN Scales Back Somalia Operations as International Support Wanes
Mogadishu(WDN) — The United Nations has begun reducing personnel and preparing to dispose of part of its operational assets in...
Somaliland Education Minister Vows Action After Students Charged to Access Exam Results
Hargeisa (WDN) – Somaliland’s Minister of Education and Science, Prof. Ismaaciil Ducaale Yuusuf, has expressed disappointment over students being charged...
UN Winds Down Prison Support in Somalia Amid Deepening Financial Crisis
Mogadishu (WDN) — The United Nations has reportedly ended its longstanding support to Somalia’s prisons, citing a severe funding shortfall...
ARTICLES
The Wajir Windward and Leeward Divide: A Mountain of Political Power, Resources, and Unequal Development
By Osman Ali Hassan Wajir County can be understood through the simple but powerful image of a mountain divided into...
When blessing becomes a ballot: Elders, Fātiḥa, and the Democratic Deficit in Garissa
By Abdullahi Abdi There is a Somali proverb whose wisdom should trouble anyone concerned about the direction of electoral politics...
From Orphaned Child to Messenger to the World: The Extraordinary Life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh Few lives in human history have had an impact as profound and enduring as that...
MP Cagaweyne Attacks Supreme Court Ruling as Questions Grow Over His Record on Galmudug
Mogadishu (WDN) — Galmudug MP Abdirahman Cagaweyne has launched a sharp attack on the Supreme Court after it annulled the...
Questionable Data Representation Reflects a Failure in Governance
By Nur H. Gure (Nurdiin) Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has delivered a compelling critique of Somalia’s economic condition....
Before the Floodwaters Rise: Turning the October–December 2026 Rainfall Forecast into Early Action Across the Horn of Africa
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf and Abdiweli Sulaiman Abdi The Greater Horn of Africa has received an important early warning. The...
Somalia in the Trump Era- The Whistle, the Ban, and the Rise of a Generation
By Ali Haji Warsame A Referee Sent Home, and A Nation Watching In June 2026, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, a 34-year-old...
Who Governs Somalia’s Seas? Piracy, Foreign Force and the Political Economy of Maritime Disorder
By Abdisaid M. Ali Reports of a possible Turkish strike against suspected hijackers along Puntland’s coast present a dangerous test...
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
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
The Wajir Windward and Leeward Divide: A Mountain of Political Power, Resources, and Unequal Development
By Osman Ali Hassan Wajir County can be understood through the simple but powerful image of a mountain divided into...
UN Report Warns Al-Shabaab Is Adapting Rather Than Retreating
New York (WDN)- A New United Nations Security Council assessment warns that Al-Shabaab is changing the way it operates in...
UN Scales Back Somalia Operations as International Support Wanes
Mogadishu(WDN) — The United Nations has begun reducing personnel and preparing to dispose of part of its operational assets in...
From Orphaned Child to Messenger to the World: The Extraordinary Life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh Few lives in human history have had an impact as profound and enduring as that...
Somalia’s Supreme Court Throws Out Galmudug Election Results
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s Supreme Court has annulled the results of the July 30 combined parliamentary and local elections in...
Questionable Data Representation Reflects a Failure in Governance
By Nur H. Gure (Nurdiin) Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has delivered a compelling critique of Somalia’s economic condition....
Before the Floodwaters Rise: Turning the October–December 2026 Rainfall Forecast into Early Action Across the Horn of Africa
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf and Abdiweli Sulaiman Abdi The Greater Horn of Africa has received an important early warning. The...
Who Governs Somalia’s Seas? Piracy, Foreign Force and the Political Economy of Maritime Disorder
By Abdisaid M. Ali Reports of a possible Turkish strike against suspected hijackers along Puntland’s coast present a dangerous test...
Rebalancing Ethiopia’s Federal Order: Multinational Federalism, Self-Government, Equal Citizenship, and Shared Prosperity
By Faisal Omer; Former parliament member of Somali region Abstract Since 1991, Ethiopia has transformed from a highly centralized state...