By Dr Aweys Omar Mohamoud A statement by the Governor of Benadir region, who is also the Mayor of Mogadishu, Cumar Maxamuud Maxamad (Cumar Filish) captured on video yesterday afternoon in Mogadishu, must be condemned in the strongest terms possible … Continued
By Dr Aweys Omar MohamoudCandidate for President of the FRS 2021 To write this piece, I have read and considered the views contained in the following documents: 1) Faafin degdeg ah, 8 November 2020, the position and decision of 12 … Continued
“For all his promises of a swift victory, Abiy now faces a protracted civil war that could suck in other ethnic groups — or, to quote from his acceptance speech in Oslo last December, “brothers slaughtering brothers on the battlefield.” Bobby … Continued
By Osman H. Yusuf It’s an election denominated ‘indirect election’2020-2021, a name most probably coined by the United Nations Office in Somalia. Some Somalis adore it because for them it is their clan interests that matter most, not the nation’s, … Continued
By SIDRA Background Somali women are the economic backbone in Somali society and in recent years have assumed more prevailing position as breadwinners of many families. They are the bond that holds families together. They are, however, marginalized and underrepresented … Continued
Public Statement: Somalia Election 20/21 To: The UN Representative of Somalia, James Swan Cc: International Community and All Diplomatic Friends Somalia is going through a tumultuous stage of transition. After a long period of stalemate between the Federal Government and … Continued
Editor’s Note: In memory of the late Major General Ahmed Sheikh Farah, who passed away recently in Mombasa, Kenya on October 28, 2010 , WardheerNews would like to share with its valuable readers an in-depth, insightful and informative interview it had … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar The Somali federal government, the leaders of the federal member states, and the federal parliament have agreed to hold indirect elections in 2020/2021 instead of following the one-person-one vote principle. The coming elections will resemble the … Continued
By Abubakar N. Kasim Just think for a second: a person has a mountain of gold in his back yard and he goes out to beg everyday, senseless as this statement is , it is a true picture of Muslims today. … Continued
By Deeq Suleyman Yusuf In the comparative African context, federalism has been relatively successful in “overcoming and containing the syndrome of state disintegration and large-scale internal disorder” that has afflicted a number of conflict-ridden African states.[1] In Somalia, there is … Continued
By Warsame A K Galaydh Earlier this week, Dr. Ali Khalif Galaydh passed away in Jijiga, the capital of Somali region in Ethiopia. For many Somalis, he was a methodical statesman, a brilliant orator, and a champion of Somali nationalism. … Continued
By Yasin S. Farah & Abdirashid M. Shire PhD These days, it is a rarity in the developed world that a criminal case is brought to court of law without being accompanied by forensic evidence. Therefore, safeguarding a crime scene … Continued
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