By Dayib Sh. Ahmed “It is a crime for someone without a national ID to receive services from a telecom company, a bank, or a ministry.” President Hassan “In a functioning constitutional system, such a declaration would be recognized as political rhetoric, not binding law. But Somalia is not such a system.” Isha Qarsoon I. Foundational...
ISTANBUL- Africa’s forests and woodlands, long considered a vital carbon sink, have become a net source of carbon due to deforestation and forest degradation, a new study published Friday in Scientific Reports showed. Researchers used high-resolution satellite data, validated with field measurements, to map changes in aboveground woody biomass across the continent from 2007 to...
(ERGO) – Hundreds of pastoralist and fishing families in Kulub village in central Somalia’s Mudug region are facing deepening hardship after massive sand encroachment forced them to abandon their homes. The community, now scattered across exposed open land on the outskirts of Kulub, lack proper shelter, water, and access to other essential services. The advancing sand...
By Conor Wight, CBS President Trump is now ordering that Somali green cards, along with green cards issued to 18 other countries of “concern,” be reexamined. It’s the latest move made by the president threatening the legal status of hundreds of Somali people in Minnesota, an issue that a right-wing activist claims came to his attention...
By Abdinassir Shale Sagar Somali governments’ quest for identification has been on the agenda since the re-institution of the Somali state, from the transitional federal governments of the 2000s to the governments of today. Each administration understood that establishing a national identification system is essential for rebuilding governance and reintroducing the rule of law. Over...
By Vibhu Mishra, UN News, Global perspective Human stories On 10 November, the Federal Government of Somalia formally declared a drought emergency and appealed for urgent international assistance as conditions continued to deteriorate across northern, central and southern regions, according to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA. Puntland is among the worst affected areas, where authorities estimate that nearly...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf As the world turns its attention to COP30 in Belém, Brazil, a familiar question resurfaces. Will this moment be different, or will it become another carefully staged global gathering that leaves vulnerable nations waiting for commitments that never arrive? After the unmet promises and political theatrics of previous summits, especially COP29,...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year at his Miami-area club and will stop all payments and subsidies to the country over its treatment of a U.S. government representative at this year’s global meeting. Trump chose not to...
(Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered a broad review of all refugees who entered under former President Joe Biden, an internal U.S. government memo seen by Reuters said, an unprecedented move that could reopen cases of thousands who sought U.S. protection. The order would apply to about 233,000 refugees who entered between January...
(ERGO) – When Hindiya Nuh Aalin watches her two eldest children sit idle outside their small hut in Alla-Amin camp on the outskirts of Galkayo, she says she feels a heavy heart. The children, who should have joined secondary school this year, have been at home since September because their mother can’t pay the fees. “When...