By: Hassan M. Abukar Mukhtar Robow, the former number-two man in Al-Shabaab and a presidential candidate in Somalia’s South West (SW) region, was arrested on December 13, 2018, in Baidoa and transferred to the capital, Mogadishu. The Ethiopian forces in … Continued
By Hassan Keynan Eight months ago Mogadishu was in the throes of a protracted and nasty political squabble engineered by Villa Somalia in cahoots with all kinds of political opportunists and predatory conmen in Mogadishu. The principal objective of Villa … Continued
By Abdifattah H. Ali and Ilyas M. Hussein Kenya has been more generous, more supportive and kinder to Somali people than any other country in the greater Horn of Africa region. It has hosted the largest Somali refugees in one … Continued
By Abdi Latif Ega The youth, a very serious group of young folks, overly mature for the age. They have faithfully or naively bought into the “good will” of the elders. Namely, the so called leadership. During the recent elections, … Continued
By Mohamed Heebaan After travelling nine consecutive days that we started from Malayko, with hundreds and hundreds of sheep and goats, we came to the border between Somalia and Ethiopia around 3 PM of the ninth day. Mohamed Sheikh Abdi … Continued
By Yasmeen Maxamuud As the world moves forward with women sensitive political agendas, in Puntland it has become rhetoric full of empty promises as politics in this country becomes for MEN by MEN.. The political wind has been blowing in … Continued
By Mohamed Abdi Journalism challenges power and keeps politicians and other institutions at bay by shining light on their actions in order to protect citizens’ rights to life and liberty, but journalism practitioners endure death and detention while embarked on … Continued
By Abdi Mohamud (Awabdi) It may sound to you odd, funny, interesting or dead serious question depending on the angle from which you view it. You may also wonder why I pose such a question since it is natural for … Continued
Wardheernews Special Report President Mohamed Farmajo landed in Nairobi on Monday, November 25, to attend the Maritime Economy Conference. The biggest surprise was that the Kenyan official who received Farmajo at the airport was Nairobi ‘s County Governor Mr.Sonko, the … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar The resignation of Sharif Hassan Aden, former president of Somalia’s South West (SW) regional state, was supposed to ease tensions during the presidential elections. However, as Somalis aptly say, “Ayax teg, eelna reeb” (The locust flew … Continued
By Abdul Ahmed III Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. Baruch Spinoza For the last several weeks, people of the Horn of Africa, have been … Continued
By Prof. Hassan Keynan One of the most prominent and most visible members of Prime Minister Khaire’s cabinet is the Minister of Finance. The webpage of the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Minister’s Twitter account are filled with … Continued
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