By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Scholarly discussions emerging from the Somali Region are both necessary and deeply welcomed. They represent an evolving intellectual maturity and a willingness to question, analyze, and learn from the region’s political journey. I have therefore decided to add my tone to this important conversation. I personally know both authors, Abdi-Rizak Warfa...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf The recent arrest of Member of Parliament Mohamed Abib at Egal International Airport upon his return from the United Arab Emiratesat Egal International Airport upon his return from the United Arab Emirates is nothing short of a calculated political maneuver by President Muse Bihi Abdi. The circumstances surrounding Abib’s arrest—marked by...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf In his poignant piece “From Feast to Fatal Loss, When Drought and Heavy Rain Devour Somali Livelihoods,” Dayib Sheikh Ahmed does more than recount a herder’s sorrow—he indicates a system that has failed to translate early warnings into early action. His words pierce with precision: “The rains will come again. That...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Ethiopia is a culturally and ethnically diverse country that has long struggled to foster inclusivity and equal representation in its federal institutions. Despite progress towards democracy and decentralization, the dominance of Amharic as the national working language has created significant barriers for many ethnic communities, including the Somali people. In this...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Dr. Abdirahman Duale Baileh’s appearance at a demonstration in New York calling for Somaliland’s recognition has stirred an understandably strong reaction. He is a former foreign minister and finance minister of Somalia, and his position today appears strikingly different from the one many people associated with his years in public office....
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf and Abdiweli Sulaiman Abdi The Greater Horn of Africa has received an important early warning. The regional climate outlook released in Kigali, Rwanda, on 18 August 2026 indicates an increased likelihood of wetter-than-normal conditions during the October–December 2026 rainy season. The forecast was released by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf The debate carried through “Is Somali Unity Possible Without Political Seriousness? A Response to Abdirashid Hashi, “Somali Unity Requires Honesty from All Sides,” and “Living with Unison: Gacmo/Ilko Wadajir Bay Wax Ku Gooyaan” is one of the most important Somali political conversations in recent times. It matters not only because it...
By Osman A. Hassan Wajir, the principal town of Wajir County in Kenya’s former Northern Frontier District (NFD), stands today not merely as a geographical location but as a living colonial archive, an urban space where the legacies of empire have not faded into history but instead continue to structure daily life, governance, mobility, and...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf I have read the piece by Osman A. Hassan, Inherited Suspicion: Colonial Violence, State Terror, and the Making of Second-Class Somali Kenyans in the NFD/NEP, published on WardheerNews, just one day after my first-ever visit to Mandera town. The timing was striking. I had returned from a short vsit that left...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf In recent weeks, talk of forming an “Awdal State” aligned directly with Mogadishu has returned to the political spotlight. Somalia’s Federal Government has signaled that plans are being developed, with consultations reportedly underway among stakeholders and international partners, and senior officials have publicly described the idea as an evolving process rather...