Somalia facing a new year of tragedy
By William Lambers There is alarming news coming from Somalia. The East African nation, which just three years ago suffered a famine, is in danger of a new hunger emergency. With over a million people...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer ee aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah:Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xassan Sheekh Maxamuud oo kulan la qaatay Cumar Cabdirashiid, maamulka degmada Dhuusa Mareeb oo sheegay in ay Cafis...
View ArticleThe President of Somali appointed new Prime Minister
Press Release: Mogadishu, – The President, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, today appoints Mr. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, as Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia. “I am very pleased today to...
View ArticleAmerican man jailed for 15 years for providing money, recruits to Al-Qaeda
MIAMI (AFP) – A naturalised American was jailed for 15 years in Miami on Wednesday for conspiring to provide thousands of dollars to Al-Qaeda and its affiliates in Syria and Somalia, United States...
View ArticleEthiopia: Arup South Africa to Prepare Transit Oriented Development Master...
Arup South Africa has won the contract to prepare a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) master plan for ten of the key stations that are part of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system being built in Addis...
View ArticleAngry lawmakers force delay in vote on Kenyan security law
Nairobi – (Reuters) – Kenyan opposition lawmakers disrupted a vote on Thursday to authorize tough terrorism-related measures that rights activists say threaten civil liberties and free speech, forcing...
View ArticleKenya police offers Sh2m bounty on two Al-Shabaab members
By Cyrus Ombati NAIROBI: Police have circulated pictures of two wanted Al-Shabaab terror suspects and offered a Sh2 million reward to anyone who will provide information that may lead to their arrest....
View ArticleArab Contractors to Take Part in Ethiopian Road Project
Egyptian Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idris announced Wednesday that the Arab Contractors company will be involved in the implementation of the Ethiopian section of the Cairo-Cape Town road. Idris...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah:Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo gaaray Kismaayo, kana dalbaday Raiisul wasaaraha Cusub in uu ka shaqeeyo amaanka iyo warar kale....
View ArticleWHEN TWO DOGS FIGHT OVER A BONE …
By Ahmed Khalif From the Somalia’s current contentious political trend and its troubled past history – the bad blood history it had with its immediate neighbors, and the unjust and cruel way that the...
View ArticleWashington tries to tackle hackers behind Sony attack
By David Brunnstrom and Piya Sinha-Roy (Reuters) – Washington made the woes of cyberattack victim Sony Pictures its own on Thursday as the White House acknowledged that the devastating strike against...
View ArticleKenyan leader signs anti-terror bill into law
Nairobi: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday signed into law a controversial anti-terror bill that sparked brawls in parliament and charges that it violates basic freedoms. Kenyatta said he was...
View ArticleDistrict scorecard shows steep decline in Somali student achievement
Minneapolis Public Schools’ latest scorecard shows it has made only slight gains in student achievement and some student groups, particularly Somali students, are struggling even more to meet state...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer ee aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah:M/weyne Xasan Sheikh oo ka qeyb galay kulan Amaanka looga hadlayay, Kenya oo baadi goobeeysa Saraakiil Al Shabaab ah oo dalkeeda ku dhuumanaya...
View ArticleEthiopia plans $475m metro completion in January
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia expects to complete the Chinese-backed construction of a $475 million metro rail system in the capital Addis Ababa next month, the head of the project said. The project, built by...
View ArticleFOREIGNERS in townships and informal settlements around Durban are living in...
FOREIGNERS in townships and informal settlements around Durban are living in fear after several attacks on Somali shopkeepers in KwaMashu. On Tuesday two shops owned by foreigners were attacked and...
View ArticleSierra Leone peacekeepers to leave Somalia mission
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A Sierra Leone military official says the country is withdrawing from the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia after being blocked from rotating its soldiers over...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Somalis build a community in KC
It is estimated that 5,000 Somalis live in the Kansas City area. One family arrived just Thursday night at Kansas City International Airport. With help from each other and agencies such as Della Lamb...
View ArticleUN removes former Somali warlord from sanctions list
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – A former Somali warlord who renounced his alliance with the Islamist Shebab group this summer was removed from a UN sanctions list Friday. Mohamed Said Atom, a...
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