Mogadishu (WDN) – Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has agreed to voluntarily leave the residence he recently occupied in...
June 5, 2026
NEWS
Former Prime Minister Khayre Calls for Dialogue After Deadly Standoff in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (WDN) – Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre has publicly addressed the prolonged armed confrontation that unfolded around...
Clashes erupt in Somalia’s capital ahead of a planned anti-government rally
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s opposition supporters and security forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday for a second day ahead...
Mogadishu Under Fire: Somalia’s Political Crisis Erupts Into Open Warfare as International Alarm Grows
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somalia’s capital descended further into uncertainty on Wednesday as armed confrontations entered a second consecutive day, exposing...
Opposition Unveils New Defense Strategy as Tensions Rise Ahead of Planned Demonstrations
Mogadishu (WDN) – Credible sources from multiple channels have indicated that Somalia’s opposition has adopted a new security strategy that...
The opposition remains firm: Somalia’s Political Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase
Mogadishu (WDN)- Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose constitutional term has expired, appears to have reverted to a familiar political...
Deadly Attack Ahead of Planned Demonstration Raises Fears of Escalating Political Violence in Somalia
Mogadishu (WDN) – In a statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account, former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre...
Sharif Ahmed: ‘I Never Displaced My People or Clung to Power’ as Opposition Confirms June 4 Demonstrations
Mogadishu (WDN) – As June 4 approaches, attention is increasingly focused on whether the planned demonstrations by opposition groups would...
ARTICLES
Dark Clouds Over the Horn: The Resurgence of 1991 in Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Somalia
By Djama Mahamoud Ali Introduction More than three decades after the collapse of the Somali state that plunged the nation...
Strategic Overreach: The More Hassan Sheikh Escalates, The More Irrelevant He Becomes
By Abdirashid Hashi In politics, as in war, the weakest position is often occupied by the leader who confuses force...
Wajir Was Never the Edge of Kenya: Today We Stop Pretending It Was
By Mohammed Hersi For sixty-three years, a quiet lie sat at the heart of our national story that Kenya had...
Ethiopia’s Predictable Election: Democracy by Appointment
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh The election held in Ethiopia on June 2, 2026, produced what may be the least...
Somalia: the way forward — fourteen years later
From 4.5 Political Entrapment to a Two-Year Technocratic Transition for One-Person-One-Vote Democracy Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdi Hashi, PhD Executive Summary...
Madaraka Day- June 1, 2026: A New Dawn for Wajir While the Painful Memories of the Waggalla Massacre Endure
By Osman Ali Hassan June 1st, 2026, arrives in Wajir like a sunrise struggling to break through clouds that have...
The Nairobi Photograph: Somalia’s Diplomatic Contradictions Laid Bare
By Abdinoor Ibrahim Noor Preface On the final days of May 2026, a single photograph accomplished what years of geopolitical...
The Fantasy of One-Person-One-Vote: How Hassan Sheikh Squandered Four Years and Left Somalia in Political Paralysis
By Ahmed A. Yusuf Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud continues to insist that Somalia is on the path toward a...
WARAR
Baydhabo oo Dagaal Kooban Ka Dib Degtay, Xilli Xiisadda Siyaasadeed ee Koonfur Galbeed Sii Kordhayso
Baydhabo (WDN) – Magaalada Baydhabo ayaa dib ugu soo laabatay deganaansho kaddib dagaal culus oo saaka aroortii ka qarxay gudaha...
Ciid Mubaarak- Ciid Wanaagsan
Bahda Tifatirka iyo qorayaasha WardheerNews, waxay halkan ugu soo gudbinayaan hambalyada munasibadda maalinta barakaysan ee Ciidul Adxa dhammaan ummadda mulimiintu...
Qoysaska macalimiin shaqo la’aan noqday oo Baydhabo ku wajahaya nolol xumo
(ERGO) – Nolol xumo ayay wajahayaan qoysaska 120 macalin oo wax ka dhigayay 8 iskuul oo ku yaallay xeryaha magaalada Baydhabo....
Wadahadalladii Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh iyo Madasha Mustaqbalka oo Ismariwaa ku Burburay
Muqdisho (WDN)- Shirkii u socday Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Madasha Mustaqbalka,oo ay garwadeen ka ahaayeen dowladaha Ingiriiska iyo Maraykanka, ayaa...
Burbur ganacsi iyo nolol xumo ka dhashay hakad ku yimid isticmaalka lacagta dalka
(ERGO) – Hakadka ku yimid isticmaalka lacagta shilinka soomaaliga ayaa nolol xumo biday qoyska Xabiibo Cabdiraxmaan Cali oo barakac ku...
Sahriif Xasan oo la sheegay in uu ku horeeyo Doorashada Koonfur Galbeed in kasta oo uu Aadan Madoobe Soo Baxayo
Baydhabo (WDN)- Wararka naga soo gaadhaya magaalada Baydhaba ayaa sheegaya in doorashiidii Qof iyo Cod, ee halka dhinac aheyd, ee...
Qoysas nolol xumo ku wajahaya Baydhabo markii laga gubay beero iyo kayd raashin
(ERGO)– Kumanaan qoys oo colaad u dhaxaysa labo qabiil uga soo barakacay deegaannada Kurji, Duugsoy, Darab-ajuuso, Moora-qasaale iyo Buulo-bilaan ee gobolka...
Boob cad oo lagu qaaday Xildhibaan ka tirsan Golaha Baarlmaanka DFS ee Koonfur Galbeeed
Baydabo (WDN)- Xukuumadda Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh, oo muddo xilleedkeedii oo ku aadan Bisha 15 May, 2026, uu hadda gabaabsi yahay,...
MAQALLO
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...
Maku shaahaynaa kabixidda Imaaraadka opec & saamaynteeda Soomaalida?
W/Q: Mukhtar Qoransay Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibedda ee Imaaraadka Carabta ayaa Talaadadii si rasmi ah u shaacisay in dalkoodu ka baxay...
ILAAHAY Dartii iyo Taariikhda Awgeed: Eedaymihii Cabdi Sheekh ee Mustafe iyo Waxaan u soo Joogey
WQ: H.A. Cumar Waxaan akhriyey qoraalkii uu qoray Cabdi Sheekh ee uu ku tilmaamayey dhibaato weyn oo ka jirta deegaanka...
Badbaadinta Dowladnimada Soomaaliya:Sharciyadda, Federaalka, iyo Halista Isbahaysiga Beelleed
W/Q Nuur Xasan Guure ( Nuuradiin) Dulucda maqaalka: Qoraalkani wuxuu falanqeynayaa halista sharci-darrada, federalism-ka sii daciifaya, iyo shirarka kooxeysan ee...
Shankaroon: Shankaroon Axmed Sagal, miyaa maantana hoyatey?
WQ Axmed Yuusuf Soomaalinimadii aan ku soo koray, waxaa ugu xusuus dheer tii 1970-yadii, inkasta oo waraabuhu soo bilaabay inuuu...
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
Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Agrees to Relocate as Mediation Efforts Ease Mogadishu Tensions
Mogadishu (WDN) – Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has agreed to voluntarily leave the residence he recently occupied in...
Clashes erupt in Somalia’s capital ahead of a planned anti-government rally
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s opposition supporters and security forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday for a second day ahead...
Somalia: the way forward — fourteen years later
From 4.5 Political Entrapment to a Two-Year Technocratic Transition for One-Person-One-Vote Democracy Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdi Hashi, PhD Executive Summary...
Madaraka Day- June 1, 2026: A New Dawn for Wajir While the Painful Memories of the Waggalla Massacre Endure
By Osman Ali Hassan June 1st, 2026, arrives in Wajir like a sunrise struggling to break through clouds that have...
The Bosaso Mobilization: Bari Leaders Move to Prevent Another Political Power Grab
Bosaso (WDN) – The port city of Bosaso has emerged as the center of an increasingly significant political movement, drawing...
Will Israel stand alone for Somaliland?
By Michael Freund, The Jerusalem Post When Israel made the historic decision late last year to recognize Somaliland, it did something...
The Nairobi Photograph: Somalia’s Diplomatic Contradictions Laid Bare
By Abdinoor Ibrahim Noor Preface On the final days of May 2026, a single photograph accomplished what years of geopolitical...
Baydhabo oo Dagaal Kooban Ka Dib Degtay, Xilli Xiisadda Siyaasadeed ee Koonfur Galbeed Sii Kordhayso
Baydhabo (WDN) – Magaalada Baydhabo ayaa dib ugu soo laabatay deganaansho kaddib dagaal culus oo saaka aroortii ka qarxay gudaha...
Somaliland Protectorate vs. the Northeastern State of Somalia:” A Complex Issue than Meets the Eye
By Faisal A Roble One of the most controversial political issues in the Somali Peninsula is that of Somaliland. There...