By Lul Araweelo Kulmiye In October, 2018, a major Somali cultural event took place in London— the 10th anniversary of the Somali Week Festival (SWF). Many Somalis came from different parts of the world to be part of the event. Somali … Continued
By Ahmed Khalif “There is nothing that is a more certain sign of insanity than to do the same thing over and over again and expecting the results to be different” —Albert Einstein. Corruption is a curse from God on … Continued
By Prof. Hassan Keynan The story unfolding in the Horn of Africa is truly unbelievable. The whole story revolves around Ethiopia’s new, young and relatively inexperienced Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed. From the moment he assumed office, something akin to The Big Bang … Continued
Editor’s note: In the wake of massacres carried out by ethno-nationalist Oromos in Moyale and Tuliguuleed, WardheerNews once again would like to republish one of its most powerful documents on the genesis of the current crises. That genesis is embedded … Continued
By Abdirahman A Issa The Somali youth face a daunting challenge in getting employment in their country. According to a UN report, 70% of the population in Somalia is under 30 years old and the youth unemployment rate is approximately … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar Somali politics, like the control panel of a complex machine, has many switches. The actors are the same, but the circumstances change from day to day. Until ten days ago, Mukhtar Robow, the former number two … Continued
By Guled Hagi Hersi A narcissist who always demanded a praise from his underlings. Failure to do so meant midnight sacking letters for an unspecified corruption. A few months ago while on a business trip to Oslo, I met a Norwegian humanitarian … Continued
WardheerNews Editorial Ilhan Omar, Somalia’s trailblazer and an abled young woman, is poised to be the first Somali -American woman or man and possibly the second Muslim ever to be elected to the United States Congress. Ilhan Omar, one of … Continued
By Ahmed Bashir Continuity is good if Puntland is moving in the right direction and if progress is made on issues that matter to the people of Puntland. But that has not been the case during the reign of Abdiwali Gaas as … Continued
By Ayanle Hussein It is said that ‘’a bird took fire one day, tragically it burned it is own nest’’. Unlike the Israeli Mossad which carries out hundreds of assassinations each year, with the motto of leave no trace, has demonstrated … Continued
By Sahra Noor In most conversations I’ve had with industry leaders, and in reading published literature about health disparities and the future of health care in both local and global contexts, there’s always been a huge amount of focus given to … Continued
By Faisal Roble Colonized nations need two factors to navigate through the maze of conquest and conflicts and still survive; national myth and a collective conscience of what is good and bad about their country. Often these factors are exhibited … Continued
World News from Africa Aljazeera NY Times Africa News The Nation