On August 29, 2024, images circulating on social media confirmed the recent arrival of four Bell 412EPX helicopters on Somali soil. This transfer, valued at $16 million, was carried out by the Italian government, marking the most significant delivery of military equipment since the lifting of the arms embargo imposed on Somalia. These helicopters, known for...
By SALLY HO For years, Fartun Weli has been frustrated with the way low-income Somali Muslims in Minnesota have been targeted by shady home sellers edging their way into the community — by exploiting a principle of Islam meant to protect the poor. Weli says many are refugee immigrants who know little about the formal homebuying...
Ian Wafula A military alliance between Somalia and Egypt is ruffling feathers in the fragile Horn of Africa, upsetting Ethiopia in particular – and there are worries the fallout could become more than a war of words. The tensions ratcheted up this week with the arrival of two Egyptian C-130 military aeroplanes in Somalia’s capital,...
This summer’s measles outbreak is largely affecting unvaccinated children in the Somali community, the Minnesota Department of Health said. William Bornhoft TWIN CITIES, MN — Amid the growing measles outbreak, Minnesota health officials are urgently calling on Twin Cities parents — especially within the Somali community — to vaccinate their children before the disease spreads...
Ayang Macdonald The Horn of Africa nation of Somalia has taken its digital transformation push a notch high with a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that seeks to drive financial inclusion using the country’s national identification apparatus. Somalia launched a comprehensive national ID program a year ago. Since then, the government has been using the momentum and...
Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian government said it is concerned that the transition from the African Union transition mission in Somalia (ATMIS) to a new peace support mission is “fraught with dangers” to the region. Ethiopia also warned that it “cannot stand idle while other actors are taking measures to destabilize the region.” Ethiopia is vigilantly...
Najma Ciise Muxumed waxaa ku adag in ay hal waqti dabka u shiddo carruurteeda oo toddobo ah muddo saddex bil ah. Waxaa ka istaagay shaqo ay u aadi jirtay Hargaysa oo u ahayd halka meel ee ay ku tiirsan yihiin. Waxay ka mid tahay boqollaal haween ah oo nololsha qoysaskooda oo dan yar ah ka...
RIYADH: Saudi land patrols in the Jazan Region have arrested five Ethiopian nationals attempting to smuggle 195 kilograms of the narcotic qat, state news agency SPA reported. Legal procedures have been initiated, and the seized items were handed over to the competent authority. In Riyadh, the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) has arrested a...
PORT SUDAN, Sudan: Sudan’s de facto ruler, army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said Saturday his government would not join peace talks with rival paramilitaries in Switzerland, vowing instead to “fight for 100 years.” “We will not go to Geneva… we will fight for 100 years,” Burhan, whose troops have been battling the paramilitary Rapid Support...
By OTIENO OTIENO Kenyan MPs have started debating a controversial Bill that restricts citizens’ right to assembly in the wake of the recent wave of youth-led anti-government protests, which saw parliament overrun by protesters. The Bill introduced in the House by Geoffrey Ruku, an MP belonging to President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Coalition, gives the...