PMPF Says MTT SIBU 1 and Its Crew Were Rescued From Somali Pirates Off Mudug Coast Garowe (WDN) — Puntland’s...
September 25, 2026
NEWS
Farmaajo Warns Somalia Could Drift Toward Political Fragmentation
Former President Says Election Disputes, Constitutional Deadlock and Federal Tensions Risk Creating Competing Centres of Power Mogadishu (WDN) — Somalia...
Somalia’s Federal System Frays as Election Crisis Reaches Hirshabelle and Galmudug
Future Council Takes Somalia’s Electoral Crisis to the UN as Political Rupture Spreads Across the Federal States Mogadishu (WDN) —...
Puntland Appeals to UN Security Council Over Somalia’s Political and Security Crisis
Puntland Calls for Inclusive Dialogue, Greater International Engagement with Federal States and Continued UN Role Garowe (WDN) — Puntland has...
Beledweyne Erupts as Hirshabelle Election Crisis Deepens
Protesters Reject Hirshabelle Vote as Political Disputes Threaten to Deepen Somalia’s Federal Fragmentation Beledweyne (WDN) — Somalia’s political fragmentation is...
Officer Alleges Federal and Jubaland Officials Are Coordinating to Ignite Fighting in Balad-Xaawo
Competing Forces Mobilize in Gedo Border Town as Security Official Makes Explosive Accusation BALAD-XAAWO (WDN) — Balad-Xaawo is witnessing competing...
Mystery Meeting in New York Raises Questions Inside Somalia’s Government
Unconfirmed Report of Secret Encounter Between Foreign Minister and Somaliland President Fuels Political Suspicion New York (WDN) — A potentially...
Somali Parliament Deals Blow to Hamza’s Civil Service Reform Plan
136 MPs Reject Proposal as Dispute Over Senior Government Appointments Deepens Mogadishu (WDN) — In a striking parliamentary setback for...
ARTICLES
Puntland Is Not One Man — and Somalia’s Presidency Requires a National Mandate
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi President Said Abdullahi Deni is not only the president of Puntland. He is also among the...
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...
“Soomaali Heshiis ah”: When Agreement Means Submission
By Isha Qarsoon Somalia’s conflicts are often treated as separate stories: a regional election, a commander’s defection, a disputed appointment,...
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...
Somalia Cannot Build Security While Its Politics Remain at War
By Abdullahi A. Nor Somalia is approaching a critical moment. After nearly a year of confrontation between President Hassan Sheikh...
Leadership Ethics and Institutional Integrity: Two Inseparable Foundations
By Nur Hassan Gure (Nurdin) Somalia’s crisis will not be solved by piety alone or by institutions alone a response...
War on Terrorism: Up Close and Personal
By Abukar Arman Twenty-five years after the morning that redefined the modern world, the attacks of September 11, 2001, remain...
Four Years Too Late: Somalia Suddenly Discovers Meritocracy
By Ahmed A. Yusuf Four years after taking office, and with its mandate drawing to a close, the Federal Government...
WARAR
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...
Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Itoobiya oo Raadinta Marin Baddeed Ka Dhigtay Arrin Saameyn Ku Leh Mustaqbalka Geeska Afrika
Addis Ababa (WDN) — Go’aanka Itoobiya ee ah inay hesho marin-badeed joogto ah ayaa isu beddelaya mid ka mid ah...
Al-Shabaab oo Fursado ka heshay Qalalaasaha Siyaasaddeed ee Soomaaliya
Mogadishu (WDN) – Iyadoo hoggaanka siyaasadda Soomaaliya uu weli ku mashquulsan yahay ismariwaaga daba dheeraaday ee dastuurka iyo doorashooyinka, Al-Shabaab...
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
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...
Confusion and Fear Grip Nairobi as Kenya Intensifies Immigration Crackdown
Nairobi (WDN) — Confusion and anxiety spread across Nairobi as Kenyan security and immigration authorities intensified a crackdown on foreign...
The Problem Is Deeper Still: Somalia’s Crisis of Political Character and Adverse Selection
A Rejoinder to “Much Worship, Little Morality” and “The Problem Is Not a Lack of Worship—It Is the Absence of...
BREAKING NEWS: Southwest Reconciliation Efforts Gain Momentum as Laftagareen Signals Path Toward Political Settlement
Nairobi (WDN) — A potentially significant breakthrough has emerged from renewed efforts to resolve the political and security crisis in...
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...
The Problem Is Not a Lack of Worship—It Is the Absence of Accountability: A Rejoinder
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed In the aftermath of a devastating war that has claimed countless lives, destroyed homes, scattered families,...