By Mohamed Obsiye, Ph.D In July 2019 Somalia’s president his excellency Mohamed Abdillahi “Farmaajo” set up a commission to revive talks with Somaliland. His move came three years after Somaliland’s former president Silanyo appointed Dr. Edna Aden to lead on the talks. No one paid attention to the commission until 21st January 2020 when the...
DUBAI: Since the COVID-19 outbreak, now officially a pandemic, began in December, schools and educational institutions have closed worldwide, interrupting the lives and education of millions of children and youth across the globe. This is why Somali-American model Halima Aden has teamed up with UNICEF on a project that will help educate children via educational...
By Brook Abdu Djibouti, Somalia don’t support Arab league resolution Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew said this week that the US was obviously biased in the dam negotiations it facilitated and observed with Sudan and Egypt, last month, as it was clearly manifested in the statement the Treasury Department issued on February 28, 2020. In an...
Kim Harrisberg, Nellie Peyton OHANNESBURG/DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – People globally are being told to wash their hands to fight the spread of coronavirus but in Africa many can’t, experts said, urging states to use the pandemic as a reason to finally push for improvements to water supplies. Aid workers and advisors said countries should seize...
Several ominous signs indicate that the Qaeda affiliate, the Shabab, is seeking to expand its lethal mayhem well beyond its home base, and attack Americans wherever it can — threats that have prompted a recent flurry of American drone strikes in Somalia to snuff out the plotters. In recent months, two Shabab operatives have been...
By Faisal Mataan Background20 Years of transitional and recognized governments, President Farmaajo came to Power on 8th February 2017 for four years term in office as stipulated by article 91 of the provisional Constitution 2012. “The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, starting from...
By Abdi Mohamud It is fair to say that WardheerNews.com (WDN) is mounting a sustained and relentless assault on President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. This assault has been going on since Farmajo’s ascension to the presidency. The website has written screeching editorials on Farmajo, of which this is an example “Somalia: How Farmajo Fragmented his Fragile...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Ethiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States into signing a deal with Egypt and Sudan over its controversial dam on the Nile River, says Ethiopia’s foreign minister. In an interview with The Associated Press, Gedu Andargachew said the three countries need to resolve their differences without outside pressure....
SITUATION OVERVIEW Relative calm has returned to Gedo region in Jubaland State, Somalia, despite reports of minor incidents involving weapons. An interagency assessment on 8-10 March found that about 8,250 families (about 49,500 people) were displaced from Belet Xaawo town in February and early March, mostly to nearby villages, Luuq and Doolow towns. In recent...
By Bekele Atoma Under Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed, the city of Ambo has turned from being a symbol of freedom into a symbol of repression, as the security forces try to curb the growth of ethnically inspired rebel and opposition groups that threaten his “coming together” vision. Ambo, which...