BY WANJOHI KABUKUR, New African Magazine Monica Juma Kenya’s new Foreign Minister (officially Cabinet Secretary in charge of Foreign Affairs) has had a long and distinguished career in the country’s diplomatic service, specializing in defence and security. She was Permanent Secretary in Kenya’s sensitive Defence and Interior brings into perspective Kenya’s place in global politics and argues why...
March 10, 2025
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Radio ZAMI Interview President Abdi Mahmoud Omar
Translated and commented by Faisal Roble On December 6, 2017, the president of the Somali Region (DDSI), Mr. Abdi Mahmoud Omar, was interviewed by the Addis Abba-based Radio ZAMI, 90.76 FM. Conducted in the Amharic language, the focus of the interview was to deep dive into the recent conflict between the Oromos and the Somalis....
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AN INTERVIEW WITH ALI BUNOW KORANE WHO IS VYING FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP OF GARISSA COUNTY, NORTH EASTERN PROVINCE, KENYA
Editor’s Note: WardheerNews would like to share an interview previously published and conducted with Mr. Ali Bunow Korane for his first attempt of the governorship on June 1, 2011. Adan Makina conducted the interview for WardheerNews. ___________ WardheerNews (WDN): Mr. Korane, can you briefly tell us about your background? Ali Bunow Korane (ABK): I am a son of Garissa County...
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An interview with Ali M. Ahad
Editor’s note: Ali Mumin Ahad is a Somali scholar with multifaceted interests and a personal life story that brought him from Somalia to Italy, and now to Australia. Ali obtained his undergraduate degree in Economics at the Somali National University, and then moved to Italy where he earned his master’s degree in agribusiness at Università...
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Interview with Abdulkadir A. Hussein of HASS Petroleum Group
Editor’s Note: Amid the chaos that is associated with Somalia and despite the many obstacles to peace and tranquility in Somalia, Somalis are known for their business entrepreneurship, among them are individuals who have contributed greatly to the greater good of humanity. In one such case WardheerNews has had a rare opportunity to interview Hass Petroleum...
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An Interview with Sheiknor A. Qassim
Editors Note: Sheiknor Abukar Qassim is a Somali political activist and a prominent figure in the South West political landscape. Born in Mogadishu to a family steeped in Somali history and politics, Sheiknor left Somalia in the mid-eighties to pursue higher education in Italy. He later migrated to Minnesota in the U.S. where he has...
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INTERVIEW: Architecture around Somalia’s electoral process is finitely more robust than in 2012 – UN envoy
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Michael Keating, speaks during a meeting with a section of Somali women leaders on the political participation of women, held in Mogadishu, Somalia on September 5, 2016. UN Photo / Omar Abdisala The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated with many tasks...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH KENYAN WRITER AND PHOTOJOURNALIST RASNA WARAH
Editor’s Note: Rasna Warah, a Writer and Photojournalist, is a Kenyan of Indian decent and the author of numerous books including Mogadishu Then and Now (2012), and her most recent book, UNsilenced: Unmasking the United Nations’ culture of cover ups, corruption and impunity (2016). WardheerNews had an in depth interview with Rasna about her books...
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An Interview with Nigusu Worku, Regional Director of the USA for Ethiopian Airlines
Editor’s note: Africa is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world with East Africa leading the region in terms of GDP growth, lifting millions of consumers out of poverty to mid-income category. Air Travel is expected to continue its historic relationship with GDP thus increasing demand in air travel. Ethiopian Airlines is...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR OF UMMA UNIVERSITY
By WardheerNews Editor’s Note: Umma University, a prestigious institution of higher learning having all the hallmarks of secular and Islamic-based education is now a force to reckon with after its establishment in 1997-thirty four years after Kenya attained independence from England on the 12th of December, 1963. If “a journey of a thousand miles starts...