By Hassan M. Abukar “You have to know the past to understand the present.” Carl Sagan. It was either in 1984 or 1985 that Siad Barre’s regime was weakening. It was a period not far removed from Somalia’s war with Ethiopia in 1977/1978, a tragic miscalculation by President Barre. Perhaps the aftermath of that costly...
April 19, 2026
Category: Talk of the town
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Raadraac: Wareysi Ismaaciil Xaaji Warsame: Doorashada Madaxtinimo iyo Guud ahaanba Xaaladda Siyaasadeed ee Puntland
Barnaamijka Raadraac ee maanta waxaa noogu marti ah Ismaaciil Xaaji Warsame oo ka mid ahaa aasaasayaashii dawlad goboleedka Soomaaliyeed ee Puntland, waxaanan ka wareysanay guud ahaanba xaaladda siyaasadeeed ee hadda ka jirta Puntland siiba u diyaargarwga doorashada madaxtinimo ee Puntland iyo qoddobo kaleba. Barnaamijka hoos ka dhegeyso
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“The Somali Compact:” A New Deal or an Indirect Rule?
By Faisal A. Roble Introduction Hosted by top Diplomat Catharine Ashton, the European Union (EU) convened a 2-day conference (Sep. 15-16, 2013, Brussels) on Somalia. Co-hosting the conference was President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud of the Federal Somali Government with an entourage larger than life. Other participants also included Presidents Abdurrahman Faroole of Puntland and Ahmed...
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Interview with President of Somalia Hassan Sh. Mohamoud
Editor’s Note: WardheerNews had a rare opportunity to interview President Hassan Sh. Mohamoud, on the occasion of completing his first year in office. Abdelkarim A. Hassan has conducted the interview for WDN. —————————- WardheerNew: Mr. President, congratulation for the first anniversary. Many people argue that your administration has unearthed the scars of the past Somali...
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Raadraac: Waraysi Faysal C. Rooble- Hal Sano Ka Dib Markii Loo Doortay Madaxweynenimada Soomaaliya Md. Xasan Sheekh Maxamud
Waxaanu arrintan ka wareysanay aqoonyahanka Faysal Cabdi Rooble oo maanta noogu martiya Barnaamijkeena Raadraac. Haddaba Md. Faysal oo aan khadka Telefoonka kula xidhiidhay isagoo ku sugan magaalada Los Angels oo uu degganayahay, ayaa wareysigan kaga hadlayaa arrimo badan oo muhiim ah ee hoos ka dhegeyso.
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An Interview with Prof. Kapteijns: Author of Clan Cleansing in Somalia – WDN
Editor’s Note: WardheerNews has been afforded the rare opportunity to conduct the first interview with Professor Lidwien Kapteijns, author of the recently debuted book, Clan Cleansing in Somalia, The Ruinous Legacy of 1991 . Lidwien Kapteijns is a professor of history at Wellesley College. Dr. Kapteijns is the author of many papers, research and books. Professor...
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Addis Talks: Wax and Gold (Ethiopian) Style
By Faisal A. Roble Prologue Since the talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between delegates from the Federal Government of Somalia and the administration of Jubbaland concluded, both my email and my telephone message racks have been flooded with requests to give my take on the meaning of the talks and the agreement produced. On August...
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Barnaamijka Raadraac: Dhaqdhaqaaqyada Islaamiga ah ee Soomaaliyeed (qaybtii 2aad)
Barnaamijka Raadraac ee maanta waxaan idiinku soo gudbinaynaa qaybtii 2aad ee wareysigii aan la yeelanay Xasan Maxamed Abukar, kuna saabsanaa dhaqdhaqaaqyada Islaamiga ah ee Soomaaliya. Waxaa barnaamijka idiin soo diyaariyay, soona jeedinaya Khaliil C/raxmaan
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GO, GOLDEN GIRLS, GO
Prof Said Sh. Samatar AUGUST 4, 2013 WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY as the day when the world came to a standstill, the sun gawked from his sphere in astonishment, the moon tore into the heavens with a prodigious peal of Somali laughter, the stars gazed on earth with luminous incredulity. What drove these celestial...
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When the President Tramples the Constitution
By Faisal Roble Every government that came to Mogadishu since the Barre regime had claimed to be legitimate. The loudest noise and more intense claim for legitimacy had been echoed by the current government. On the contrary, the current government is less legitimate than its predecessor. Given how much it erred and abused the recently...