By Nur H. Gure (Nurdiin) Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has delivered a compelling critique of Somalia’s economic condition. His primary contention that ineffective governance, fragile property rights, and institutional collapse hinder the generation, protection, and investment of Somali wealth is significant and largely correct. The fundamental challenge for Somalia has never been a...
September 3, 2026
Category: Blog
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Hassan Sheikh Meets Museveni in Kampala as Somalia Faces Security and Political Crossroads
Kampala, Uganda (WDN)— Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Kampala on Friday for high-level talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, ahead of a summit of troop-contributing countries to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The meeting comes at a pivotal moment for Somalia, as the country confronts mounting security...
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A Political System Without Memory, A Nation Without Direction
By Dayib Sh Ahmed I was truly surprised and deeply troubled. What is wrong with Somalis? It seems we have learned nothing from what we have gone through. We keep repeating the same failures we experienced before, yet we still expect success. As the famous saying goes, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and...
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Mortar Shells Strike Near Baidoa Airport as President Hassan Lands
Baidoa (WDN)— President Hassan, who arrived today in Baidoa, the interim capital of the South West Regional Administration was reportedly targeted by mortar fire while at the city’s airport. According to independent media reports, President Hassan was swiftly evacuated from Shaati Gaduud Airport after several mortar rounds landed near the facility shortly following his arrival....
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Sudan’s Endless War: How Two Generals, a Forgotten Genocide, and Foreign Powers Turned a Nation into the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
By Abdikarim H Abdi Buh For more than two years, Sudan has been trapped in a conflict of almost indescribable brutality. The United Nations estimates that over 150,000 people have been killed and 12 million displaced, making Sudan not only Africa’s largest humanitarian emergency but the world’s worst. Nearly half the country’s population now requires...
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No Development Without Consent: The Case of Daakhato’s Resources
By Faysal Omer,Member of the Regional Parliament of the Somali Region, Ethiopia Introduction The Somali Regional State of Ethiopia remains one of the least developed regions within the country’s ethnic federal system, despite its resource potential, vast land and strategic location. Years of underinvestment and limited infrastructure have left the region trailing behind in key...
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Who is Zohran Mamdani? State lawmaker seeks to become NYC’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor
NEW YORK (AP) — When he announced his run for mayor back in October, Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown to most New York City residents. On Tuesday evening, the 33-year-old marked his stunning political ascension when he declared victory in the Democratic primary from a Queens rooftop bar after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
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The Somali Judge, Who Challenged Colonial Border: Decades Before the World Listened
By Abdullahi A. Nor “I earnestly pray that he may become Somalia’s next president, to rescue the nation from fragmentation and steer it toward peace, unity, and progress.” In an era when the world was still largely silent on the legal injustices rooted in colonial history, one Somali legal scholar laid the intellectual foundation that...
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Echoes of Farmaajo: President Hassan Breaks with C6+ Amid Political Discontent and Election Disputes
Mogadishu (WDN)- A letter from Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ali Omar Balcad, has sparked a wide controversy by declaring the Federal Government’s rejection of the international partners known as the C6+ — a coordination group comprising the United Nations, European Union, United States, United Kingdom, African Union, and IGAD. These stakeholders have...