A 23 year old woman who was kidnapped by unknown people and a ransom demand of Sh5 million made for her release was Sunday rescued alive. Police and the family of Hafsa Mohamed Lukman said she was found abandoned and locked in … Continued
LONDON: Mogadishu, Florence, Tuscany, Sardinia, Minneapolis. Somali artist Abdiaziz (Aziz) Osman has called all these places home. In terms of the mastery and execution of his art it is his years spent in Italy, he says, that proved most influential, … Continued
Ankara, Turkey- Several Somali enterprises have been the target of a fascist attack in the Turkish capital Ankara’s central Kızılay neighborhood, in less than a week after a newspaper’s racist reporting on Somali nationals. Various reports said a mob on … Continued
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya on Wednesday ordered the closure of two sprawling camps that host hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighbouring Somalia and gave the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) two weeks to present a plan to do so, the … Continued
The Indian High Commission in Kenya has said that it is in touch with the Somalian government to rescue 33 Indian labourers who are allegedly been kept hostage by a company in Mogadishu. It also said that it was trying … Continued
The European Parliament condemned Saudi Arabia for holding tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants in cramped detention camps where many are reportedly dying of heatstroke, disease, or by suicide. The European body said in a statement on Thursday that it “strongly condemns the ongoing … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia- When Somalia announced the closure of schools in March to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, students like 17-year-old Halima Astur lost all hope. “I knew that this meant I would not receive the relief food … Continued
The European Union has provided 4.1 million Euros for Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Uganda for humanitarian support in the wake of the havoc that continues to be caused by flooding. According to a statement released by the EU … Continued
Madeleine Cummings – CBC News The death of an American Black Lives Matter activist has inspired two Canadian women to compile a list of resources for Somali Canadian survivors of sexual violence. Asmaa Ali, a nurse in Edmonton, and Habon … Continued
By KRISTEN TAKETA, San Diego Union Tribune The San Diego County Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to keep Iftin Charter School open for another five years, despite a report from the county’s own staff listing many reasons to deny the … Continued
LAGOS (Reuters) – With her school shut because of the coronavirus, Tolu Alagba kneels as she copies down class notes from a communal village chalkboard, the closest thing to online lessons on an island with no electricity, a boat ride … Continued
(Reuters) – Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak. Below are details (in alphabetical order): AIRLINES THAT HAVE CANCELLED ALL CHINA FLIGHTS -American Airlines – extends suspension of China and Hong Kong flights … Continued
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