By Ali Abdulle The confrontation at the top of the Somali government is moving into its third week with no sign of a resolution. The president is still waging a no holds barred assault to do a hatchet job on … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
By Osman Hassan Dear Ahmed First Ramadaan Kariim. Secondly, I hope you will allow me to respond through this Open Letter to your recent interview with Universal TV . General Comments This was a superbly articulated interview, truly a vintage … Continued
