By Ahmed Hujale The push to reform the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has reached a fever pitch, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and global leaders loudly advocating for permanent African representation in the UNSC. Proponents argue that an institution established in 1945 cannot effectively police a 21st century world while completely omitting a continent...
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 Abdullahi A. Nor President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s message to the United Nations reveals what may be the central contradiction of Somalia’s current political crisis. He wants the international community to support Somalia’s democratic transition — but he also appears to want the international community to accept the Federal Government’s definition of that transition without...
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi President Said Abdullahi Deni is not only the president of Puntland. He is also among the political figures seeking a role in Somalia’s national leadership, making his recent position on Puntland’s relationship with Mogadishu particularly consequential. That creates a fundamental political contradiction. A politician seeking to lead Somalia nationally must explain...
By Keynan Jama, International Trade Lawyer and Litigator WardheerNews recently published an opinion piece under the headline “How Somalia’s Flag Was Sold to Turkey.” The title makes a serious allegation. The evidence behind it is very thin. The article points to a signed agreement in March, a ship registered three days later, and a drone...
By Isha Qarsoon Somalia’s conflicts are often treated as separate stories: a regional election, a commander’s defection, a disputed appointment, a militia clash. Yet families flee fighting, soldiers turn their weapons on other Somali soldiers, and communities carry old grievances into new political confrontations. The connection is a government promising Soomaali heshiis ah while pursuing...
By Keynan Jama Every year, Somalis abroad send home more money than the federal government spends. In 2023, remittances reached about USD 1.7 billion—more than the federal budget that year and more than the USD 1.1 billion received by aid agencies. The 2025 federal budget was USD 1.34 billion. Remittances equal roughly one-sixth of Somalia’s...
By Abdullahi A. Nor Somalia is approaching a critical moment. After nearly a year of confrontation between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his political opponents, international mediation has failed to produce the breakthrough many had hoped for. Meanwhile, the country’s political disagreements are increasingly spilling onto the security field. The latest decision by Washington to...
By Nur Hassan Gure (Nurdin) Somalia’s crisis will not be solved by piety alone or by institutions alone a response to Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow and Dayib Sheikh Ahmed Somalia’s Mosques are full, Ramadan is faithfully observed, the Qur’an is recited in homes across the country, and thousands of Somalis travel each year to perform Hajj...
By Abukar Arman Twenty-five years after the morning that redefined the modern world, the attacks of September 11, 2001, remain less of a closed chapter than an enduring enigma. While the official narrative points to 19 al‑Qaida hijackers, the unanswered questions, the collective punishment of Muslim communities, the weaponization of patriotism to silence enquiries, the...