Jariiban (WDN) – In display of swift justice, Puntland authorities on Saturday carried out the execution of Ibrahim Ahmed Kooshin,...
July 17, 2026
NEWS
Houthis Threaten to Tighten Grip on Bab el-Mandeb, Raising Fears of a Global Trade Crisis
Mogadishu (WDN) – Mounting reports suggest Yemen’s Houthi movement is preparing to escalate attacks and tighten restrictions in the strategic...
Puntland Danab Commander Returns to Garowe After Breakthrough Talks with President Deni
Garowe (WDN) – Puntland’s Danab Special Forces Commander, General Jimcaale Jaamac Takar, returned to Garowe on Friday evening following several...
Former National Security Adviser Warns Somalia’s Survival Could Depend on African Union Troops
Mogadishu (WDN) – A stark warning from Somalia’s former National Security Adviser has reignited concerns over the country’s security future,...
Puntland Police Arrest Suspect in Killing of Jariiban Police Commander
Garowe (WDN) – Puntland security forces have arrested a man accused of assassinating the commander of the Jariiban District Police...
East African Community Sets 2031 Target for Single Currency
Arusha (WDN) – The East African Community (EAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to launching a single regional currency by 2031,...
The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
By TIM REYNOLDS, Associated Press The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles...
Puntland’s Port Crisis: President Deni Rejects Tax Hike Claims, Blames Misinformation
Garowe (WDN) – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has sought today to calm growing public concern over the recent dispute...
ARTICLES
Ethiopia’s Constitutional Gamble: Can Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Rebuild the State While Much of It Remains Beyond His Reach?
By Abdikarim Buh Ethiopia has embarked on what could become the most consequential constitutional debate since the country’s current federal...
The Geopolitical Theatre of the Horn of Africa: Sovereignty, Rentier Statecraft, and the Spectacle of Security Agreements
By Buraale Xiniin Strategic alliances and partnerships among nations, whether in the areas of defense, security, or economic cooperation are...
Somalia Cannot Be Governed by an Expired Mandate
By Abdelkarim A. Haji Hassan Somalia has entered a period of political uncertainty since the end of the transitional period....
Mr. President: Let Somali Children Be Children—Not Symbols in an Adult Political World
By Osman Ali Hassan Mr. President, there is a photograph circulating on social and mainstream media. It shows a group...
From Parliament to Academia: Dr. Mohamed Mursal Earns PhD with Highest Honors in Law and Political Science
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh Former Speaker’s groundbreaking research on Somalia’s political system offers fresh insights into constitutional reform, state-building,...
The Promise of Independence: What Does It Mean to You as a Somali?
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed Every year, Somalis commemorate June 26, the day part of Somalia achieved independence from colonial rule...
The Israel-Emirates Axis and the Zionist Quest to Take over Somalia’s Gulf of Aden Coast
By Mohamoud Gaildon The president of secessionist Somaliland’s recent trip to Israel and the fanfare surrounding it were remarkable for...
Former Qaran Express Investor Alleges Multi-Million Dollar Asset Diversion in New Public Claims
By Abdikarim Buh Fresh allegations have surfaced over the collapse of Qaran Express, one of Somalia’s once-prominent money transfer companies,...
WARAR
Warsaxafadeed: Badbaado Waqooyi
Warsaxafadeed Markay qayloo naga soo gaadhey ciidaan u dhalanay, waa markii dulmigii dunida, calankii huwaanaa, ee lixda gees lahaa diyaaraado...
Colaad nolol xumo galisay kumanaan qoys oo ku barakacay Shabeellaha hoose
(ERGO)– Kaltuumo Faarah Cusmaan, iyada iyo carruurteeda oo shan ah waxay duruufo is-biirsaday ku wajahayaan deegaanka Buufow-bacaad oo ay tageen 15...
Waqooyi Bari- Warsaxaafadeed: Baaq nabadeed
Annagoo ah Golaha Dhaqanka Issimada, Guddiga Wadaxaajoodka iyo Nabadda, iyo Golaha Guurtida ee Waqooyi Bari, waxaannu si qoto dheer uga...
Beeraley ku nool Galgaduud oo wajahaya nolol xumo markii gubay beero ay ku tiirsanaayeen
(ERGO) – Cali Xasan Maalin mid ka mid ah xaasaskiisa iyo gabar uu dhalay oo sanad jir ah ayaa u...
Madaxweynihii Hore Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed oo Oggolaaday Dadaallada Xalraadinta Xiisadda Muqdisho
Muqdisho (WDN) – Madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya, Shariif Sheekh Axmed, ayaa oggolaaday in uu ka guuro hoygii uu dhawaan ka...
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....
MAQALLO
Maxay siyaasiyiinta Soomaaliyeed uga heshiin Wwaayeen 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...
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...
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
Somalia Cannot Be Governed by an Expired Mandate
By Abdelkarim A. Haji Hassan Somalia has entered a period of political uncertainty since the end of the transitional period....
Mr. President: Let Somali Children Be Children—Not Symbols in an Adult Political World
By Osman Ali Hassan Mr. President, there is a photograph circulating on social and mainstream media. It shows a group...
Hero’s Welcome for Somali FIFA Referee Omar Cartan in Jigjiga Ahead of Regional Cup Final
Jigjiga (WDN) — Internationally acclaimed Somali football referee Omar Abdulkadir Cartan received a rousing welcome on Friday after arriving in...
The Israel-Emirates Axis and the Zionist Quest to Take over Somalia’s Gulf of Aden Coast
By Mohamoud Gaildon The president of secessionist Somaliland’s recent trip to Israel and the fanfare surrounding it were remarkable for...
Justice Beyond the Grave: The Judgment of Dead and Living Women in Mogadishu’s Kangaroo Courts
By Osman Ali Hassan The “kangaroo court” of Somalia finds itself as the most tragic and potent illustration not in...
The Tel Aviv–Al-Quds Speech: A Depiction of President Abdirahman M. Abdullahi Irro’s speech
By Osman Ali Hassan My speech today is not a plea for understanding; it is a declaration of intent. It...
Ghost Embassies: The Decay of Somalia’s Foreign Ministry
By Dayib Sh Ahmed The damage inflicted on Somalia’s fragile state-building project by entrenched political networks is so enormous and...
The Credibility Challenge Facing Somalia’s Opposition
By Ahmed Abdihakim Yusuf For any democratic system to function effectively, political power must be balanced by strong institutions and...
Opposition Unveils New Election Blueprint as International Community Prepares to Press Villa Somalia
Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia’s opposition coalition has reportedly presented the international community with a new electoral framework that could dramatically...