By WardheerNews It is not secret that Mr. Fahad Yasin Tahir, Chief of Staff for President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, is the most powerful, most influential figure in the political affairs of the country. In fact, he is considered by many as the most powerful non-elected official in Somalia for the past 10 years. Fahad, as...
February 23, 2025
Tag: Somalia
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OFFICIALS: US DRONE STRIKE IN SOMALIA KILLS WESTGATE PLANNER
BY TOM ODULA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A U.S. drone strike in Somalia on Thursday is believed to have killed a senior member of the al-Shabab extremist group who allegedly helped plan the 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, officials said. Adan Garar and two others are suspected to have been killed after their car...
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Somalia: People with disabilities exploited, raped and abused
More than two decades of conflict, inadequate health services and discrimination have left people with disabilities in Somalia at risk of forced marriage, violence, rape and repeated forced evictions, said Amnesty International in a new briefing published today. The briefing, Somalia: Prioritise Protection for People with disabilities, reveals how lack of protection, underpinned by discrimination...
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Kenya to build a wall on Somali border to keep out al-Shabaab
Analysis: amid plans for Israeli-style ‘separation barrier’ against both militants and immigrants, Simon Allison questions how effective a Great Wall can be Kenyan army soldiers patrol in Tabda, across the border inside Somalia Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP By Simon Allison Kenya is going to build a wall. Not just any wall, but a “separation barrier”, to...
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25 PEOPLE KILLED IN AL-SHABAB FRIDAY ATTACK OF SOMALI HOTEL
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali government says the death toll from a suicide attack at a hotel in the Somali capital on Friday has risen to 25, and 40 wounde A statement from Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke’s office on Saturday said an Islamic extremist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the gate of...
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DP William Ruto says Kenya keen to stabilise Somalia, open embassy in Mogadishu
By DPPS Deputy President William Ruto (right) with President of South West State of Somalia Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan. (Photo:DPPS) Nairobi, Kenya: Deputy President William Ruto Friday said Kenya would assist in stabilising individual states of the Federal Government of Somalia as prerequisite to bringing stability to the whole country and the region at large....
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THE SHAMESLESS SOMALIA
By Hodman Ahmed A Shame is when we show embarrassment about an indiscretion, when we feel a sense of shame in having committed an error in judgment. Thus we are forgiven all our sins because we proclaim that our spiritual nervous system is intact and working. Shame is the acknowledgment of boundaries in our lives...
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DOES PRESIDENT GAS’ POLITICAL SHOW BUZZ AND IVORY TOWER ATTITUDE HURT PUNTLAND?
By Ismail H. Warsame President Gas of Puntland is politically isolated within a short time into his mandate and has lost touch with reality in both Puntland and larger Somalia. Despite his continuous travels and repeated tours in some parts of the country, while intentionally avoiding some regions, including those regions considered his political power-base, yet...
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Somalia: The long road to currency reform
By Mohamed Dalmar In January 2010, the then Transitional National Government ordered the printing of Somali shilling banknotes worth 5 trillion from Sudan at the cost of US$ 17 million. However, the delivery of this money was halted after meeting a strong opposition from the International community, Puntland and concerned Somali citizen on the grounds...
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Somalia Plans to Start Producing Oil Offshore in Six Years
By Jillian Ward Somalia plans to begin producing oil and gas offshore for the first time within six years and is in talks with state governments about how revenue will be shared, Petroleum Minister Daud Mohamed Omar said. The Horn of Africa country, which has been immersed in conflict for more than two decades, is...