WardheerNews Editorial A Somali song goes: “Kani galbay ku kale mooyee!” “This one is a passé and we have to see what the next one brings!” The year 2013 would be remembered as the year of terrorist acts at Nairobi Westgate Mall carried out by Al-shabab; regional wars in the Jubbaland that eroded Hassan Sheikh...
March 16, 2025
Category: Editorials
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Remembrance: Ahmed M.Qaybe a Somali giant in the world of diplomacy
Editor’s note: WardheerNews gravely mourns the loss of the late Ahmed Mohamed “Qaybe” on November 26, 2013. Mr. Qaybe was one of Somalia’s giants in the world of diplomacy and statesmanship. In recognition of his leadership, ability and talent in the field of legislative process, WardheerNews ran an editorial piece in April, 2005. At a time...
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A High-Valued Somali National Terrorist is apprehended: WDN Editorial
WDN Editorial The capture of Sheikh Hassan D. Aweys on June 26, 2013 in Central Somalia is both a blessing and a curse for the government of Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud. If President Hassan shows an undue leniency towards the apprehended terrorist whom both the West and the Somali populace consider a mother lode of spy...
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Winds of Change in Kenya :WardheerNews Editorial
After almost a weeklong tedious general election that was the first of its kind in Kenya’s modern election history, Kenyans felt the horrors of political obscurantism, the dissipation of national cohesion, and the callousness of their leadership mainly because of the overwhelming disputes and petitions that inundated the nation’s adjudication courts. Constituencies that have been...
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WDN person of the year 2012: Somali Youth- Generation Tomorrow
By WardheerNews Editorial Imagine you are a twenty year old who lives in a stateless country. Imagine that life around you is chaotic; there are guns and warlords everywhere. Piracy Lords and Al-Shabab mullah Lords are always around to persuade you to join in. Everyone is competing for you to kill for them, loot for...
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Countdown to end Somalia’s Transitional Government
WardheerNews The situation in southern Somalia is both promising and perilous. It is promising, on one hand, because Al-Shabab fighters have been retreating and losing ground. Today, they do not control Mogadishu, Afgooye, Hiiraan, and parts of Gedo. The exception is Kismayo, the only major city the group still controls. The Kenyan contingent of the...
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WDN Person of the Year 2011: Sharif Hassan Sh. Aden
By WardheerNews Somalis have waved goodbye to 2011 licking away the scars it left on them while dreading the new perils 2012 might have under its wings. Since the collapse of the last central government of Somalia two decades ago, Somalis have yet to see a caring year. The twenty calendar years they have so...
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Report Card: For the President and the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG)
WardheerNews Editorial In lieu of our annual review of the year’s past happenings, we share with our readers the following report card. Comprised of two interrelated evaluations, one for the President and the other for the sitting Prime Minister is a high level review of the problems and prospects associated with these two leaders. In ...
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The Most Influential Players in Somali Politics
The Most Influential Players in Somali Politics WardheerNews March 22, 2011 Somalia has been in turmoil for the past 20 years, though Somalis are, first and foremost, to blame, however, there are other key figures that have vested interests in influencing Somalia. Some have brought much needed positivity in the looming chaos which has turned...
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WardheerNews condemns the killing of four Americans by the Somali pirates
WardheerNews condemns the killing of four Americans by the Somali pirates February 20, 2011 We at WardheerNews unequivocally condemn the cowardly act by Somali pirates who killed four Americans, Jean Adam, Scott Adam, Phyllis Macay, and Bob Riggle this week. This heinous act is a reminder of the barbarity that exists when a country like Somalia...