An iconic Somali poet has passed away.
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Hadraawi, one of Somalia’s well-known poets and icons of its literature, passed away in Hargeisa on Thursday, August 18.
Hadraawi saw most of his work translated into different languages over the years.
According to sources close to him, Hadraawi has been struggling with ill health in the recent past. This forced him to move to Burao, his hometown.