WardheerNews editorial The expansion and designation of new districts, zones, and cities into the structure of the Somali Regional State reflect not a strategy for good governance, but a troubling pattern of power abuse and misguided public policy. A closer look at the list reveals that most of these new administrative units serve political agendas...
By Abdirahman Dahir OsmanFormer Minister of Education of the Federal Government of Somalia and an education specialist In 2022, residents of Laascaanood took to the streets in mass protests following a wave of assassinations targeting local figures and in response to mounting pressure from the Somaliland administration. What started as a youth-led demonstration quickly evolved...
Title: Dabin ka Bood Taariikh Nololeedka Abwaan Cismaan Diiriye Kulane (Carrabey)Author: Cismaan Diiriye Kulane “Carrabey”Publisher: Self-published, Nairobi, 2025. Pages: 132Reviewed by: Anwar Maxamed Diiriye “Only what is written endures across generations, so what real value does mere speech hold?” – Cabdi Warfaa Sinimo, 1945, cited in Literature of Somali Onomastics by Anwar M Diiriye, p.159....
By Khadar Hassan Ali (Aloore) Introduction Road infrastructure plays a fundamental role in national development. It supports trade, boosts food security, promotes social integration, and strengthens access to education, healthcare, and government services. In many emerging regions, including Ethiopia’s Somali Region, road construction is not only a technical undertaking but a transformational tool that can...
By Abdirahman Dahir Osman,Former Minister of Education of FGS and an education specialist Somalia’s federal model was adopted to rebuild trust, decentralize power, and promote inclusive political participation in a post-conflict society. It envisioned collaborative framework between the central government and constituent federal member states, each composed of two or more of the 18 regions...
By Abdi Farah (Juxa) The United Nations’ December 2023 decision to lift the arms embargo on Somalia long considered a safeguard against renewed conflict was not only premature but perilous. While the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) emerged as the primary beneficiary of this move, it had consistently failed to fulfill the responsibilities expected of...
By Aden Ismail Turkey vaunts as a mediator in the Somalia-Ethiopia tensions over the latter’s controversial bid for maritime access. But Ankara’s efforts seem dangerously naive and risk not only diplomatic breakage as seen already but also revive historical wounds ingrained in the collective Somali political consciousness. As Russia’s Sergey Lavrov quipped, diplomacy is not...
By Anwar Maxamed Diiriye “When the Constitution is ignored, government is not empowered, it is unleashed.” —Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws, p. ix. [1] In a federal republic still grappling with the legacies of conflict, institutional weakness, and regional fragmentation, the Constitution must serve as the...
By Ali Haji Warsame The first time I saw the commercial port city of Bosaso, I was captivated by the city’s vibrant energy, remarkable new infrastructure, and peaceful seashore, and I fell in love with it. It was late February 1991, marking the end of spring and the start of summer. At that time, I...
By Abdiweli Garad, PhD Introduction The Gedo region of Somalia has become the focal point of escalating tensions between regional powers, threatening to transform this strategically important borderland into a theatre of proxy conflict. The perennially fragile Somalia faces a potentially explosive new phase of regional interference as long-standing rivalries between Ethiopia and Egypt increasingly...