By Ismail H. WarsameGarowe, Puntland, Somalia; Toronto, Canadaismailwarsame@gmail.com | @ismailwarsame Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Casualty figures and territorial control claims below come from Somalia’s Defense Ministry, Reuters, The Associated Press and regional outlets including Hiiraan Online and Radio Shabelle. Claims made by spokesmen for ousted South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed … Continue reading Baidoa Under Fire: How Mogadishu’s Centralization Drive Pushed South West State to the Brink →
By Ismail H. Warsame/Garowe/TorontoPresident Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says his visit to Galmudug carried “a clear message of peace & unity” and reaffirmed a commitment to security, state-building, democratic transition and a prosperous Somalia.Fine words. But in southern Galkayo, the camera lenses appear considerably less diplomatic.Look at the photographs released from the visit. Forget the prepared … Continue reading Galkayo: When the Camera Contradicts the Speech →
By Ismail H. Warsame GALKAYO, Somalia — On Monday, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud stood at Abdullahi Issa Stadium in the Galmudugh-administered south of Galkayo and asked residents to protect the peace of a city he could not fully enter. He had traveled by road from Dhusamareb with Galmudugh President Ahmed Abdi Kariye “Qoorqoor,” was received … Continue reading A President Who Can Only Reach Half His Country →
Why Turkey’s Personality-Based Diplomacy In Somalia Will Eventually Backfire – Analysis https://www.eurasiareview.com/17082026-why-turkeys-personality-based-diplomacy-in-somalia-will-eventually-backfire-analysis/
By Ismail H. Warsame/Garowe/Toronto There are political defeats announced at press conferences, and there are defeats revealed by abandoned camps, surrendered weapons and disappearing columns of armed men. What unfolded across Puntland in recent weeks belongs firmly to the second category.In barely three weeks, Puntland State dismantled what it describes as a federally sponsored parallel … Continue reading Puntland’s Quiet Triumph: Dismantling Mogadishu’s Parallel Militia Project →
Does Galkayo Peace Depend on Them?WARSAME POLICY & MEDIA NETWORK (WAPMEN)Critical Analysis, News and CommentariesAugust 15, 2026 Galkayo does not need another political experiment. It has survived too many already.Reports now indicate that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has travelled to Dhusamareb and is expected to proceed to southern Galkayo — the Galmudugh-administered half of one … Continue reading A Federal President Who Cannot Be Impartial Toward the Residents of a Divided City — Galkayo →
By Ismail H. Warsame | Toronto A claim resurfaces periodically in Somali popular history: that an ancient Egyptian pharaoh was “of Somali origin.” It is a compelling story, but it is not what the historical or scientific record shows. The real story is more interesting — and more defensible.The Land of PuntFor over two thousand … Continue reading Did a Pharaoh Come From Somalia? What the Evidence Actually Says →
A WDM Editorial Sometimes history is recovered from archives. Sometimes it emerges from the mouth of a man who was actually in the room.Ambassador Hussein Ali Duale — better known as Ambassador Awil — has been both witness and participant in some extraordinary chapters of modern Somali political history. His extended Geed Fadhi interview therefore … Continue reading Ambassador Awil’s Testimony: When the Witness Becomes Part of the Evidence →
A WDM Editorial There is an old Mudugh expression fit for moments when yesterday has become too embarrassing to defend: “Let us be reborn again.” It is not an invitation to erase history. It means forgiving past wrongdoing, burying old quarrels, abandoning failed habits and starting afresh from today. Mudugh badly needs such a rebirth. … Continue reading Mudugh: “Let Us Be Reborn Again” →
An Expired Parliament Elects a Speaker While an Expired Presidency and Cabinet Carry On A WDM Editorial Somalia has apparently discovered a constitutional innovation unknown to political science: institutions can expire and still reproduce themselves. The Federal Parliament’s four-year mandate ran out on April 14, 2026. The President’s term followed a month later. Yet Parliament … Continue reading SOMALIA: WHEN EXPIRED INSTITUTIONS ELECT EACH OTHER →
