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Somalia: Security Council urges Member States to strengthen efforts against...
Skiff used by Somali pirates. Photo: UNODC The United Nations Security Council today reaffirmed its condemnation of all acts of piracy and robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, reiterating its...
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Wanted British ‘White Widow terrorist killed in Ukraine’, claims Russian news...
By Will Stewart A British woman terrorist suspect dubbed the ‘White Widow’ has been killed in Ukraine, it was claimed on Wednesday. Samantha Lewthwaite, 30, was gunned down by a Russian sniper two...
View ArticleSomalia’s charcoal inspections uncover weapons
Stephen Spark More details have emerged about the contents of a container inspected at Mogadishu port as part of efforts to counter the illegal charcoal trade. When it was inspected on 28 October, the...
View ArticleBillionaire Plans to Double Sales From Ethiopia Coffee
By William Davison Horizon Plantations Ethiopia Plc, majority-owned by Saudi billionaire Mohamed al-Amoudi, plans to almost double annual revenue at coffee projects within three years as part of a $500...
View ArticleTacsi: Marxuum Maxamed C/Laahi Bookh (Inji)
Dhammaan Qurbajoogta beesha Geri ee ku kala nool dunida dacallaleedu, waxay halkan iyagoo ka tiiraanyaysan tacsi uga dirayaan ehelladii, qoyskii, asxaabtii, gaar ahaan xaaskii uu ka geeriyooday Marxuum...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Haweeneydii hoggaamineysay weerarkii ka dhacay Kenya sanaddii 2013 oo lagu dilay Ukrayn, Dagaal u dhaxeeyo ciiddanka dowladda iyo Shabaab oo Baydhabo...
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Nuruddin Farah: A Shining Star in a dim Nation
Faisal A. Roble Nuruddin Farah Somalis are collective in nature and live in a clan corporate culture where individual merit is often subordinated to the collective one. When their nation state failed...
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Holy Muslim sites face ruin
By Andrew Johnson Huge royal palace will replace Muhammad’s Mecca birthplace Pilgrims make their way to Mecca each year for the Hajj, the pilgrimage all Muslims are obliged to make. Photo / AP The site...
View ArticleKenya, Ethiopia and Somalia agree on mega projects on River Dawa
By JOB WERU Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to construct a multipurpose dam and a hydro power station on River Dawa in Mandera County, which is aimed at harnessing and promoting sustainable use...
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Lt. Col. Olanya denies sale of AMISOM fuel
Lt. Col. Benson Olanya in the dock during the hearing. Photo by Peter Busomoke By Andrew Ssenyonga and Paul Mayambala THE former UPDF commander under African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), Lt....
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Al-Shabaab kidnaps residents, beheads 2 women in Kudha
By Fuad Ahmed in Mogadishu Al-Shabaab beheaded two women and kidnapped more than 20 civilians it accused of spying and opposing its views after briefly re-taking control of Kudha island on November...
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The Somalian deportees thwarted by their unusual dialect
Al-Qaeda linked al-shabab recruits walk down a street in the Somalian capital, Mogadishu By Chris Green Every year hundreds of Somalis claim asylum in Britain, many of whom are fleeing the threat of...
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WFP forced to reduce food rations to refugees in Kenya
WFP Geneva Spokesperson Elisabeth Byrs GENEVA, (KUNA) — The World Food Program (WFP) announced on Friday that around half a million refugees, mainly from Somalia and South Sudan, living in the Dadaab...
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Wararka aan idiiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah.Khaasaara ka dhashay Shil gaari oo ka dhacay duleedka magaalada Kismaayo, Soomaaliland iyo Itoobiya oo heshiis gaaray iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka...
View ArticleOfficials say US threatens aid cuts to Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The United States has threatened to make significant cuts in the financial assistance it gives to Somalia because of political bickering by its leaders, officials said. The...
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White Widow ‘is alive and living with jihadist al-Qaeda husband in Somalia’,...
By Simon Tomlinson White widow Samantha Lewthwaite is ‘alive and well’ and living in southern Somalia with her jihadist husband, a wanted al-Qaeda suspect who calls himself Marco Costa, Kenyan sources...
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An Interview with Somali Historian Said Shidad
Editor’s Note: Said Shidad is an accomplished researcher, essayist, and Somali historian and has been a frequent contributor to WardheerNews . In this interview, Said gives us a glimpse of Somali...
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MN Guard, Somali leaders join forces to attract recruits
By Mila Koumpilova Some Somalis are touting the opportunities of military service — both for young recruits and a community that doesn’t want to be defined by the recent departures of youths to join...
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Kampala: Why Somalis feel at home in Kisenyi slum
City Star Supermarket owner Ali Mohamed Egaal Jilib. PHOTO | ELIZABETH McSHEFFREY By ELIZABETH MCSHEFFREY It is not yet noon and already, customers are pouring into City Star Supermarket. The general...
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New Somali refugee arrivals in Minnesota are increasing
By Mila Koumpilova After a dip in 2008, a second wave of Somali refugees is arriving in the state. But with fewer family ties, this group faces a new set of challenges. Somali immigrants Nur Ali,...
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