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 … Continued
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 / … Continued
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, … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
BY UNSOM Interviewer: Hello sir, welcome and thank you for agreeing to do this interview. What is the role of the UN in the electoral process? SRSG: The UN’s role is to support a Somali owned and Somali managed electoral … Continued
By WardheerNews Editor’s note: Mariam Arif Ghassim is the Chair of the Constitutional Oversight and Review Committee in the Federal Parliament of Somalia. An attorney by training, she spent close to two decades in Mogadishu after the collapse of Siad … Continued
By WardheerNews Editor’s note:The recent visit to Abaarso School of Science and Technology in Somaliland by the CNN anchor, Anderson Cooper for a 60 minute special assignment, has created a renewed interest of the school’s accomplishment as well as a … Continued
By WardheerNews Editor’s Note: WardheerNews brings to its readers an in-depth interview with Mohamud Ahmed Ismail, a distinguished Kenyan-Somali professional pilot and a former retired Major of the Kenya Army. Mr. Mohamud talks about growing up in a nomadic culture … Continued
Zimbabwe’s president offers to punch journalist ‘to the floor’ as a reminder that he is still the leader despite his 92 years Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters “Do you want me to punch you to the floor to … Continued
By WardheerNews Editor’s Note: Death is reality faced by everyone who lives as Allah told us in the Quran” Every soul will taste death” Surat El Imran. In commemoration of the passing of Ambassador Abdillahi Said Osman on January 27, … Continued
By Christine Lagat OHANNESBURG, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has commended China for extending financial and technical support to accelerate the reconstruction of the war torn country. During an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Saturday evening in Johannesburg, Mohamoud noted … Continued
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