Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s fractured opposition is attempting something that has repeatedly eluded it: putting aside bitter personal and political rivalries to build a united front against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Members of the opposition Future Council have begun a series of meetings and telephone consultations aimed at resolving their internal disputes and creating a...
JIJIGA (WDN) — The reported detention of nearly 230 Somali soldiers after they crossed into Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State has raised sensitive questions about border security, military protocols and the circumstances under which armed personnel from one country can enter another without the documentation normally required for international travel. According to regional sources, the soldiers...
A Rejoinder to “Much Worship, Little Morality” and “The Problem Is Not a Lack of Worship—It Is the Absence of Accountability” By Aweys O. Mohamoud, PhD The recent exchange between Dr Abdurahman Baadiyow and Dayib Sh. Ahmed raises one of the most consequential questions Somalis can ask themselves after more than three decades of state...
Nairobi (WDN) — A potentially significant breakthrough has emerged from renewed efforts to resolve the political and security crisis in Somalia’s Southwest State, raising fresh hopes that a peaceful settlement could finally bring an end to the bloodshed and suffering in Baidoa. WardheerNews has learned that senior Somali lawmakers from Southwest State, led by former...
Hargeisa (WDN) — In a striking contradiction, Israel has placed Somaliland under Level 4 travel warning, the highest and most severe category in its national travel advisory system, effectively advising its citizens to stay away from the territory. Under the warning, Israeli citizens are prohibited from traveling to Somaliland, while Israelis already there are being...
Nairobi (WDN) — Rajo cusub ayaa soo baxaysa kaddib markii ay dardar yeesheen dadaallada lagu doonayo in xal siyaasaddeed iyo mid nabadeed loo helo xiisadda amni iyo siyaasaddeed ee ka taagan Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya, iyada oo ay muuqata fursad cusub oo lagu soo afjari karo colaadda iyo dhibaatada muddada dheer ka taagnayd magalaada Baydhabo iyo...
Kismaayo (WDN) — Streets in Kismaayo and Doolow have become the latest stage for Somalia’s deepening political confrontation, as protesters rallied against the Federal Government and expressed anger toward Turkey, a country that has spent more than a decade building one of Somalia’s closest and most consequential foreign partnerships. Demonstrations were held in Kismaayo on...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Former Somali intelligence chief Fahad Yasin has launched a pointed political attack on the newly elected Speaker of Somalia’s House of the People, Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur (Jaamac), accusing him—without naming him directly of being linked to two high-profile security operations separated by years of political upheaval. In a brief statement posted on...
Garowe (WDN) — Puntland’s Road Advantage: Why Deni Can Reach His People by Road While Other Somali Presidents CannotDeni of Puntland is demonstrating something increasingly rare: the ability to travel by road, day or night, across his territory and reach even some of its most remote communities. At the time of writing, President Deni is...
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s Federal Government and representatives of the political opposition are expected to sign a new political agreement in the coming days aimed at establishing a Democratic Transition Task Force (DTT), a body expected to play a role in shaping the country’s democratic transition and electoral process. In a post on X Mohamed...