Mogadishu (WDN)- September 10 marks the first anniversary of the Presidency of Hassan Sh. Mohamoud, who was sworn in on Sept 10, 2012 as the president of the Federal Government of Somalia. WardheerNews had the opportunity to interview President Hassan on this occasion. The interview covered many aspects of Somalia’s protracted civil unrest and his...
The first payment from Norway to Somali government employees was made last week, and more payments can be expected next month. For more than two decades Somalia has been without any central authority. Conflicts between various groups and the Islamist Al Shabaab has made the country unsafe and in lack of governmental stability. – The...
The UAE is investing millions in Somali schools to prevent children falling into a life of piracy and crime, a senior government official will tell an international conference. By helping to fund Somali schools, hospitals, and businesses, the UAE hopes to give kids an alternative and aims to “get to the root causes of piracy”,...
Puntland Government expresses dismay and grave concern over the erroneous and misleading press statement published on August 26, 2013, by the Speaker of Lower House of Somali Federal Parliament Hon. Mohamed Osman Jawari. The Speaker’s press statement contains deceiving remarks and it is an insult to the hard work, determination, and spirit of cooperation engendered...
By Isaac Ashe FIREFIGHTERS are donating one of their retired fire engines to Somalia’s Mogadishu Fire and Emergency Services Department on Monday September 9. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire and Rescue Officer Dave Webb will present his Somali counterpart Mr Abdulahi Mohamed with a Dennis Saber appliance at Service Headquarters. The Fire and...
Jabuuti, Iyadoo toddobaadyadii ugu danbeeyay ay jireen hoos u dhac ku yimid xiriirka u dhexeeya dawladda Federalka Soomaaliya iyo Puntland, ayaa xalay Ra’isul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Mudane Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon”Saacid” waxaa uu casho ugu sameeyay hotelka Kempinski ee magaaladda Jabuuti madaxweynaha Puntland Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Maxamuud Faroole. Kulankan cashada ah oo ay goobjoog ka ahaayeen labada wafdi ee...
MOGADISHU (AFP) – The Somali authorities are launching Sunday a campaign aimed at getting one million children in the war-torn nation into school, the United Nations’ children’s agency said. The Go 2 School initiative is being launched simultaneously in the capital Mogadishu and in Hargeisa and Garowe, the main cities of the autonomous and semi-autonomous...
Faduma Ali, 86, still remembers the pain of being circumcised at eight. Horrific as it was, she allowed her own daughters to go through the same ordeal. But when it came to her granddaughters, she decided to step in and stop it By Homa Khaleeli “As a little girl I would go looking for the...
By EMMA INNES Home life can be grubby – sorting out the laundry, taking out the bins and scrubbing the bathroom are but a few of the chores that can leave you desperate to scrub your hands. But new research has shown that there are some unlikely sources of grime in the average home – and...
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Minnows Ethiopia eliminated South Africa from the World Cup Africa zone qualifying competition Saturday by fighting back to defeat Central African Republic 2-1 in Congo. The ‘Walias Antelopes’ topped Group A with 13 points, two more than 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa, whose 4-1 home win over Botswana in Durban proved...