Dhuusamareeb, Somalia (WDN) — Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Kariye (Qoorqoor) has held a closed-door meeting with the Speaker of the...
September 4, 2026
NEWS
Why the U.S. Military Presence in Bossaso Matters: A Strategic Shield on the Gulf of Aden
Bosasso, Somalia (WDN) — Bosasso, a strategically located port city on Somalia’s Gulf of Aden coast, occupies an increasingly important...
The Battle for Control of Baidoa Intensifies
Baidoa, Somalia (WDN) — Heavy fighting has erupted early this morning in and around Baydhaba between forces loyal to former...
U.S. Strengthens Rapid-Response Forces in Kismayo, Somalia
Kismayo, Somalia (WDN) — The United States military has conducted a major training exercise in Kismayo aimed at strengthening the...
HirShabelle Election Under Fire: Armed Men Seize Beledweyne Registration Center
Beledweyne, Somalia (WDN) — HirShabelle’s disputed election process has been thrown into fresh turmoil after armed men reportedly seized a...
Puntland Escalates Anti-Piracy Campaign
Garacad, Somalia (WDN) — Puntland has launched a ground operation against suspected pirates in Garacad, killing one and capturing two...
Towfiiq Rejects Galmudug Repeat-Election Timetable, Questions Credibility of Electoral Commission
Dhuusamareeb, Somalia (WDN) — The Towfiiq Political Association, led by Sheikh Shakir Ali Hassan, has rejected the timetable announced for...
Civilian Casualties Reported After Shelling Near Jannaale in Lower Shabelle
JANNALE, Somalia (WDN) — A civilian was reportedly killed and four others wounded after artillery shells struck the village of...
ARTICLES
Homeland Return “Intaysan Lugaha Banjarin”
By Abdulkadir Osman Farah, PhD Once, two Somali diaspora friends met in a major Somali city. The first returned to...
Is Villa Somalia Turning Federalism into a Political Empire?
By Abdullahi A. Nor Somalia’s latest electoral controversy is beginning to expose something far more dangerous than a disagreement over...
Have We Somalis Been Deceived in the Name of Religion All Over Again?
Dr Zakariya Weyrax Warsame Is the Old Somali Sheikh with the Illuminating Faynuus Hidden Under His Garment—Claiming the Power of...
Ecuador’s Lesson for Africa: When Government Serves Citizens, Not Political Elites
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi The contrast between Ecuador and Somalia raises a question that is uncomfortable but increasingly unavoidable: What...
Much Worship, Little Morality: What Is Wrong with Us?
Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow There is a profound question that should touch both our hearts and our minds: How is it...
It Was Inevitable That Hassan Would Become a Warlord
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed It was inevitable that Hassan Sheikh Mohamud would eventually come to this point. Shortly after his...
Somalia at a Defining Moment: Can the Federal Republic Survive Its Political and Geopolitical Storm?
By Abdullahi A. Nor Somalia is approaching one of the most consequential moments in its modern political history. What began...
The Wajir Windward and Leeward Divide: A Mountain of Political Power, Resources, and Unequal Development
By Osman Ali Hassan Wajir County can be understood through the simple but powerful image of a mountain divided into...
WARAR
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...
“Wax Gargaar Dibaddeed Ah Uma Baahnin”- Ra’iisul Wasaare Ku-xigeenka Soomaaliya
Muqdisho (WDN) – Ra’iisul Wasaare Ku-xigeenka Soomaaliya, Saalax Axmed Jaamac, ayaa hadal jeedin ka fog xaqiiqda ka jirta dalka sheegay...
AUSSOM oo Bilowday Qorshaha Wareejinta Hawgalka Amniga Soomaaliya, 20 Sano Sano Kadib
Addis Ababa (WDN) – Hawlgalka Taageerada iyo Xasilinta Midowga Afrika ee Soomaaliya (AUSSOM) ayaa si rasmi ah u bilaabay diyaarinta...
Cunno xumo ka dhalatay ayax burburiyay dalag u beernaa beeraleyda Mudug
ERGO) – In ka badan 80 beeraley ah ayaa xaalado adag oo dhanka nolosha ah ku wajahaya deegaanka Xero-dhagaxley ee...
Warsaxafadeed: Badbaado Waqooyi
Warsaxafadeed Markay qayloo naga soo gaadhey ciidaan u dhalanay, waa markii dulmigii dunida, calankii huwaanaa, ee lixda gees lahaa diyaaraado...
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
Homeland Return “Intaysan Lugaha Banjarin”
By Abdulkadir Osman Farah, PhD Once, two Somali diaspora friends met in a major Somali city. The first returned to...
Puntland’s Unpaid Civil Servants: Why Is the Government Silent?
Garowe (WDN) — Puntland’s civil servants are facing an increasingly painful question: why has the government failed to pay their...
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...
It Was Inevitable That Hassan Would Become a Warlord
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed It was inevitable that Hassan Sheikh Mohamud would eventually come to this point. Shortly after his...
6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Gulf of Aden, Stirring Concern Along Somalia’s Northeastern Coast
Garowe (WDN) – A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Gulf of Aden early Friday, sending seismic tremors through a...
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...
The Wajir Windward and Leeward Divide: A Mountain of Political Power, Resources, and Unequal Development
By Osman Ali Hassan Wajir County can be understood through the simple but powerful image of a mountain divided into...
UN Report Warns Al-Shabaab Is Adapting Rather Than Retreating
New York (WDN)- A New United Nations Security Council assessment warns that Al-Shabaab is changing the way it operates in...
UN Scales Back Somalia Operations as International Support Wanes
Mogadishu(WDN) — The United Nations has begun reducing personnel and preparing to dispose of part of its operational assets in...