By Naima Mohamud Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, according to the 2019 Forbes billionaires’ list released this week. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn) he is the wealthiest man in modern history. But … Continued
Harvard Law School, one of the most prestigious institutions of its kind in the world, has posted a verse of the Holy Quraan at the entrance of its faculty library, describing the verse as one of the greatest expressions of … Continued
By Faisal Roble We no longer see the rise of a bourgeois dictatorship, but a tribal dictatorship. The ministers, the members of the cabinet… and the local commissioners are chosen from the same ethnological group as the leader, sometimes directly … 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 Osman Hassan The Somali region under Ethiopia rule, better known internationally as the Ogaden[1], has recently been in the throes of turmoil not of its own making. What we have witnessed there is the direct takeover of the area … Continued
W/Q: Saciid Shidaad X. Xuseen Macneynta Taariikhda ee reer Oromo iyo Colaadda Cusub Faysal Roble wuxuu sharxay qaabka Oromo mar kasta oo ay fursad helaan u dareemaan godob ay ka tirsanayaan dadyow Amxaarada, Soomaalida iyo Hararidu ka mid yihiin.[i] Amxaaro … Continued
By stephen Buranyi A project that uses crowdsourced photos of destroyed buildings to form 3D digital models is helping refugees rediscover their roots Five years ago, Yusuf Shegow visited the ruins of the once-grand Al-Uruba hotel overlooking the Indian Ocean … Continued
By Abdirasaq H. Nurre Xubey, PhD This nearly century old Anglo-Italian treaty on parts of East Africa, Jubbaland in particular, is a significant document for the current Somalia-Kenya border disputes (Page 3 and the map are key). The treaty was … Continued
By Abdi Ismail Dalal Feeling has no power against reason but feeling older than history is no light matter so they say. I can justifiably vouch for the above statement after witnessing and experiencing one of the most harrowing and … Continued
By Ali Sheikh In the last one hundred years, modern Ethiopia’s political trajectory unceasingly provided us with factual schooling that ignite mental debate on the present ethno-federalism versus the old unitary systems. This essay is intended to put it in a broader context the political challenges and … Continued
By Faisal Roble Awadey’s September Massacre Following the September 12, 2017 Awadey massacre, the United States Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, issued a press release that urged “the Ethiopian government to conduct a transparent investigation into all allegations of violence … Continued
W/Q Cabdalla Xaaji Cismaan 10kii bishii Oktobar 2012kii, wasaaradda waxbarashada ee Somaliland waxay si rasmiya ugu dhawaaqday in dugsiga ku yaal Hargeysa ee la yidhaa Axmad-gurey laga beddelay magacii, sababta loo dooriyey magaca may caddayn wasaaraddu. Sooyaalku waa dhaxal ummadi … Continued
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