FILE – In this March 1985 file photo, Cuba’s leader Fidel Castro exhales cigar smoke during an interview at the presidential palace in Havana, Cuba. Castro has died at age 90. President Raul Castro said on state television that his older brother died late Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and PETER...
November 14, 2026
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Djibouti’s President: ‘Arabs have the Right to Address Iran’s destructive Role in Various Possible Means’
By Abdul Sattar Hatita Djibouti’s President Ismael Omar Guelleh. Reuters Djibouti – Amidst recently constructed buildings and other historical ones, President of Djibouti Ismael Omar Guelleh is managing the affairs of his country, which is aiming to play a major role in the new world, depending mainly on its strategic location on Bab el-Mandeb Strait...
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SOMALIA: ELECTORAL SEATS SELLING FOR UP TO $1.3 MILLION EACH, SAYS AUDITOR GENERAL
The troubled country is holding crucial parliamentary and presidential elections. Somalia’s parliamentary elections have been subject to vote-buying and intimidation, leaving them without credibility, according to the country’s top auditor. The Horn of Africa country, which is emerging from more than two decades of conflict and is still blighted by an Islamist insurgency, is currently...
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Somali Presidential Election is Rigged and Lacks Legitimacy
By Ahmed Ibrahim, Ph.D The upcoming presidential election in the Federal Republic of Somalia which has been moving its goalposts every time its deadline approaches, are rigged and lack legitimacy with the Somali people. It’s becoming apparent that the National Leaders Forum and the international community, especially the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), the African...
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All in the Family (Part II): Politics in the South West
By Hassan M. Abukar Editor’s note: This is the sixth of a series of articles WardheerNews will be running to highlight how the Regional Administrations managed the selection of the Upper House and the members of the Lower House as part of Somalia’s 2016 elections. ———— President Sharif Hassan of the South West (SW) is trying...
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More Somali refugees opt for returning home
By Ronald Ssekandi KAMPALA, Despite a raging war in many parts of Somalia, many Somali refugees are choosing to return home, Somali and UN officials told Xinhua, while calling for international support to support this trend. Mariam Yassin Hagi Yussuf, a senior official in Somalia’s Office of the Prime Minister, told Xinhua in an interview...
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Somali Regional State: The under-reported hell on Earth
By Mudahar Haji Ibrahim You may not have heard about the merciless killing of Faysal Mohamed Omer, a young engineer recently executed by Abdi Iley, the Ethiopian Somali regional president. As recent as weeks ago, Faysal was picked from his Jigjiga home on past midnight by the notorious liyuu police and taken towards Godey. On...
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Intelligence community is already feeling a sense of dread about Trump
By Greg Miller The election results were only hours old Wednesday when a sober team of intelligence analysts carrying black satchels and secure communications gear began preparing to give President-elect Donald Trump his first unfiltered look at the nation’s secrets. The initial presentation — to be delivered as early as Thursday — is likely to...
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Here Goes Galeydh Again: Burco Yesteryears, Addis Ababa Today
By Osman Hassan Mr. Ali Khalif Galeydh has done it again and ready to hand over the regions of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) to the secessionists as part and parcel of their one-clan enclave calling itself Somaliland. It took him barely two years to get around almost all hurdles in his way to accomplish...
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Somali presidential candidate: More violence expected as elections inch closer
Close to 30 people have died in violent clashes in Somalia over the weekend. The country is supposed to hold elections this December. DW spoke to presidential aspirant Fadumo Dayib. DW: How is the security situation in Somalia now that the electoral process is underway? Fadumo Dayib: The security situation in Galkayo is deteriorating rapidly....