1867 DAROD CONQUEST OF AFMADOW PAVING WAY FOR SUBSEQUENT DAROD MIGRATIONS
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:43 pm
The momentous year came in 1867 when the Darod clan defeated the Wardai Galla (Oromo) in Afmadow and drove them out of Jubaland to Kenya .
Within a few months, news of this defeat of the Wardai had reached northern Somalia and it encouraged further Darod migrations southwards. Groups of Marehan and Ogaden moved towards the Juba from central Somalia, while large numbers of Harti (Majerteen) sailed to Kismayo from Berbera to settle in the lush lands of Jubbaland.
Within a few months, news of this defeat of the Wardai had reached northern Somalia and it encouraged further Darod migrations southwards. Groups of Marehan and Ogaden moved towards the Juba from central Somalia, while large numbers of Harti (Majerteen) sailed to Kismayo from Berbera to settle in the lush lands of Jubbaland.