The killing of a respected traditional elder has heightened public anger and raised troubling questions about security, political rivalry and...
October 19, 2026
NEWS
President Hassan Sheikh’s economic rhetoric collides with the reality on the ground
Sheikh Mohamed Idris challenges the president’s claims of economic transformation, arguing that Somalia cannot become an export-driven economy without reliable...
Somalia warned, but not ready: Galkacyo floods expose the failure of disaster preparedness
Hospitals, markets, schools and roads inundated as El Niño rains expose dangerous gaps in urban infrastructure, emergency planning and the...
Farmaajo warns Somalia is sliding towards confrontation, accuses Hassan Sheikh of abandoning dialogue
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo has issued a stark warning over the country’s escalating political...
Somaliland’s retired civil servants left struggling: a lifetime of service, a retirement without dignity
Pensioners say meagre monthly payments cannot cover food, rent, education and essential medicines, raising questions about the implementation of Somaliland’s...
Galmudug parliamentary election under fire: Opposition critics say key winners were known before voting
Dhusamareb (WDN) — What is being presented as an election for the leadership of Galmudug’s parliament has drawn criticism from...
Somalia’s Constitutional Dispute Deepens as Government Moves to Bar MPs from Cabinet
MOGADISHU (WDN) — Somalia’s government is moving to end the long-standing practice of allowing members of parliament to serve simultaneously...
Saudi Arabia says Houthi attacks violate terms of rapprochement with Iran
Saudi Arabia has publicly accused Iran of encouraging Yemen’s Houthis to attack the kingdom, saying it violates a 2023 diplomatic...
ARTICLES
Somalia on the brink: A constitutional crisis with no clear exit
By Abdullahi A. Nor Disputed constitutional changes, rival electoral positions and deepening federal divisions raise a critical question: can Somalia...
Lessons from Somali History Precolonial Sultanates and the Legacy of State Building
Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow Somali history is too often told through the experiences of colonialism, independence, state collapse, and the continuing...
Somalia’s New Constitution and Lack of Good Faith
By Farah Mire Good faith is the foundation of any working constitution. It means that the same rules bind everyone,...
Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen: Airstrikes cannot bomb a people into submission
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh Riyadh condemns Houthi missiles and drones crossing into Saudi territory, yet Yemen’s civilian suffering raises...
The Politics of Targeting: Unpacking the Unfounded Obsession with the Somali Diaspora in Western Societies
By Prof. Askar Abdishakur In contemporary political discourse, the rhetoric of division has found a dangerous new focal point. Across...
Beyond institutional fetishism: Somalia’s Crisis Is a Failure of Nation-Building
By Abdirahman A. Issa I recently listened to a debate between Ahmed Issa Awad, a former foreign minister, and Mustafe...
Can Somalia Have One Currency When It Cannot Agree on One Political System
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi Somalia is preparing to put a national currency back into the hands of its citizens at...
President Mustafe Omer: Eight Years of Power, Personalization of the System and Patronage
By Abdullahi A. Nor When Mustafe Omer came to power in August, 2018, he represented a break from the past....
WARAR
Eboluhu Xuduud Siyaasaddeed Ma Leh: Baahida Qorshe iyo Mudnaanta Badbaadada Bulshada
Muqdisho (WDN)- Xaqiijinta kiiskii ugu horreeyay ee cudurka Ebola ee Kenya ayaa walaac hor leh ka abuuray Geeska Afrika, iyadoo...
SCAA oo ka digeysa roobab xooggan oo ku soo aadan Soomaaliya
Muqdisho (WDN) — Soomaaliya ayaa la filayaa in maalmaha soo socda ay roobab ba’an ka da’aan qaybo kala duwan oo...
Toddoba Kooxood oo Hubeysan oo Isbahaysi Dhisay ka soo horjeeda Abiy Ahmed
Kooxo Hore Isku Hayay oo Midoobay, Iyagoo Dalbanaya In Xukuumadda Abiy La Bedelo Addis Ababa (WDN) — Isbahaysi cusub ayaa...
Puntland oo Raashin iyo Gargaar Gaarsiisay 200 Qoys oo ku Nool Dhinowda
Jariiban, (WDN) — Dowladda Puntland ayaa gargaar bani’aadantinimo oo degdeg ah gaarsiisay bulshada nugul ee ku nool Dhinowda, oo ah...
Sacuudi Carabiya oo Digniin ‘Khad Cas’ ah ka Bixisay Kadib Markii Drone Xuutiyiintu Leeyihiin Lagu Soo Riday Meel u Dhow Maka
Maka (WDN) — Sacuudi Carabiya ayaa ku dhawaaqday in amniga labada goobood ee ugu barakada badan Islaamka iyo amniga xujeydu...
Wadahadalo lagu soo afjarayo collaadda Koonfur Galbeed oo ka dhacay Nairobi
Nairobi (WDN) — Rajo cusub ayaa soo baxaysa kaddib markii ay dardar yeesheen dadaallada lagu doonayo in xal siyaasaddeed iyo...
Shaqaalaha Rayidka Puntland: Maxay Dowladda Uga Aamusantahay Mushaaraadka Aan La Bixin?
Garoowe (WDN) — Shaqaalaha rayidka ah ee Puntland ayaa wajahaya marxald aadaga taas oo ku aadan su’aal ah: maxay dowladda...
Carruur Soomaaliyeed oo u geeriyootay Hilib ay ku sumoobeen
Muqdisho (WDN) — Qoys Soomaaliyeed ayaa waxaa soo wajahday musiibo murugo leh kaddib markii lagu sheegay inay ku sumoobeen hilib...
MAQALLO
Taariikh Nololeedkii Nabi Muxammad ﷺ: Agoon Noqday Rasuul Dunida Gaadhay
W/Q Cabdikariim Xaaji Cabdi Buux Taariikhda aadamaha waxaa ku yar shakhsiyaad saamayn qoto dheer oo waarta ku yeeshay dunida sida...
Madaxda Xukunka Haysa iyo Baahida Aragti Fog
W/Q Cabdishakuur Shuceyb Mursal Dal kasta wuxuu u baahan yahay hoggaan aan ku koobnayn danaha maanta jira, balse ka fekera...
Wareysiyada Wadajirka ah ee Siyaasiyiinta Soomaaliyeed: Faa’iido mise Khatar?
By Dr. Abukar Yusuf Warsame Hordhac Wareysiyada Wadajirka ah Warbaahinta Soomaaliyeed waxay soo martay isbeddel weyn siiba labaatankii sano ee...
Maxay siyaasiyiinta Soomaaliyeed uga heshiin waayeen khilaafaadkooda?
W/Q Nuur Xasan Guure (Nuuradiin) Mar kasta oo khilaaf siyaasaddeed ka dhaco Soomaaliya, waxaa la sugaa diyaaradda dhexdhexaadinta shisheeye oo...
Marka Khilaaf Siyaasaddeed Isu Beddelo Su’aal Qaran
W/Q: Nuur Xasan Guure (Nuuradiin) Soomaaliya maanta kuma jirto muran doorasho keliya, khilaafkuna ma aha mid lagu xallin karo hadal...
Doorasho Sharciyadeeda, Tartankeeda iyo Farsamadeedu aan is waafaqsanayn natiijadeeda la ogyahay
W/Q: Xaliimo Ismaaciil Ibraahim (Xaliimo Yarey) Doorashooyin baal marsan sharciga iyo dastuurka dalka, oo uu Madaxweyne Xasan hadda ka wado...
Editorials
HAJJ: EID AL ADHA
By WardheerNews Editorial “In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage...
Somalia’s Troubles at the EAC: A Non-Status Member
WardheerNews Editorial Somalia’s accession to the East African Community in 2023, is a significant step that brings economic growth and...
A war between Good and Evil: Confronting Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Discriminatory Political Agenda
WardheerNews editorial The recent racist barrage of insults by President Trump targeting Somalis and their lone member of the US...
Mogadishu: A Collective Somali City or A Clan Enclave?
WardheerNews Editorial The recent stream of clan bravados that Mogadishu belongs to one clan and asking others to leave and...
WardheerNews Endorses Omar Fatah and Zohran Mamdani
WardheerNews proudly endorses Minnesota State Senator Omar Fatah and New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidates for...
A Journey to Nowhere: Why so Many New Districts and Zonal Administrations in the Somali Region?
WardheerNews editorial The expansion and designation of new districts, zones, and cities into the structure of the Somali Regional State...
FEATURED
President Mustafe Omer: Eight Years of Power, Personalization of the System and Patronage
By Abdullahi A. Nor When Mustafe Omer came to power in August, 2018, he represented a break from the past....
Gaza’s Medical Crisis Deepens as WHO Warns Aid Is Trapped in Delays
WHO Says None of Gaza’s Hospitals Is Fully Functional as Critical Medical Supplies Wait Weeks for Israeli Clearance GENEVA (WDN)...
Justice with Civic Virtue: “I saw him walking today like a dhidir”
By Dr. Abdulkadir Osman Farah Gar Allay Taqaan Once, a powerful and calculating man stole property from a less powerful,...
Somaliland’s Search for Recognition: The Historical and Political Questions Washington Cannot Resolve
By Ali H. Abdulla President Abdirahman Irro’s American visit raised Somaliland’s diplomatic profile. It also highlighted a deeper problem: international...
Hassan Sheikh’s Democratic Bubble and Somalia’s Dangerous Political Reality
By Abdullahi A. Nor President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s message to the United Nations reveals what may be the central contradiction...
Somalia’s Flag, Turkey, and the Evidence: A Fact-Based Rebuttal
By Keynan Jama, International Trade Lawyer and Litigator WardheerNews recently published an opinion piece under the headline “How Somalia’s Flag...
Money from Home: How Somalis Abroad Are Quietly Building a Nation
By Keynan Jama Every year, Somalis abroad send home more money than the federal government spends. In 2023, remittances reached...
How Somalia’s Flag Was Sold to Turkey
By Isha Qarsoon On the night of September 9, 2026, drones struck a tugboat named TEDY near Odesa, Ukraine. The...
Sacuudi Carabiya oo Digniin ‘Khad Cas’ ah ka Bixisay Kadib Markii Drone Xuutiyiintu Leeyihiin Lagu Soo Riday Meel u Dhow Maka
Maka (WDN) — Sacuudi Carabiya ayaa ku dhawaaqday in amniga labada goobood ee ugu barakada badan Islaamka iyo amniga xujeydu...