NORFOLK, Va. — A jury has recommended that three Somali pirates be sentenced to life in prison in the slayings of four Americans killed aboard their yacht off the coast of Africa. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty. But a federal jury in Norfolk, Va., recommended the only other possible sentence Friday for Ahmed Muse...
Editor’s Note: Strangehorizons recently carried an interview with Sofia Samatar, the author of the novel A Stranger in Olondia. WardheerNews received permission to republish the interview which highlights the work of Sofia Samatar in literature and her mix culture and interest in African studies . ————— By Nic Clarke Sofia has published speculative poetry and short fiction, and related criticism, in...
Mohamed H. Bahal One of my old classmates took the initiative and contacted former class mates of 1963 graduates to commemorate 50th anniversary at Haramaya University, Ethiopia.The idea of getting together with former classmates were unanimously accepted. The meeting was held at the University on July 3-6/2013. One of my first surprises was how the...
Muqdisho, August 2, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxaa ka mid ah, Puntland oo u dabaal degtay sanad guuradii shan iyo tobonaad, Doon u rarneyd ganacsato Soomaaliyeed oo badda u dhaxaysa Soomaaliya iyo Yeman ku dagtay, madaxweynaha Iiraan oo sheegay in ay soo dhawdahay xilligii la burburin lahaa Israa’iil,iyo...
PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release) 1st August 2013; The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) held a one day sensitization forum on prevention and response on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse for officers drawn from the military component based at the Force Headquarters in Mogadishu and Sector 4 in Beletweyne on 31 July and 1 August...
By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD Adam and Eve lived in Africa at the same time – but probably never met, scientists claim. It was previously believed that ‘Y-chromosomal Adam’ and ‘Mitochondrial Eve’ – the most recent common ancestors to males and females – lived at completely different times. But a new study of 69 men from around the...
Mohammed Yusuf DADAAB, KENYA — The Kenyan government is in talks with Somalia over the repatriation of Somali refugees living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. But insecurity at the camp has put pressure on Kenya to relocate its residents, while instability in Somalia remains a concern for those thinking of returning home....
Nicola Nasser A fourth wave of the Egyptian revolution seems inevitable, until the revolution changes the regime or the regime emerges victorious, pending another revolution. The January 25 revolution in Egypt, which removed the former president Hosni Mubarak from power in 2011 and, in its second wave, overwhelmed the first anniversary of his elected successor...
Muqdisho, August 1, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxaa ka mid ah, qasaaro dhimasho iyo dhawac ah oo ka dhashaywalxaha qarxa oo lagu xiray baallayaasha cadceeda ku shaqeeya ee caasimadda, Bannaanbax lagu taageerayo Turkiga oo ka dhacay Muqdisho, Al Shabaab oo sharaxay sababtii ay u sii daayeen saraakiil Kenyaan...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 1 – Two government officials released by Al Shabaab militants from Somalia earlier this week have now been reunited with their families. The families met the two men on Thursday at the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of Government at Harambee House for the first time, since their release earlier this week....