At least four people have died after two boats carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized off the coast of Libya on Saturday, rescue workers have said. Those confirmed to have died by the Libyan Red Crescent so far were all passengers in a boat carrying 26 Bangladeshi nationals. The humanitarian group did not say whether there...
By Faisal Ali, Al Jazeera Somalia’s Immigration and Citizenship Agency has confirmed that hackers breached its electronic visa platform, exposing sensitive personal data of travellers who used the system. The admission on Sunday marks the first official acknowledgement by Somali authorities after the United States and United Kingdom issued warnings earlier in the week. At least...
(ERGO) – Families from Qoryoley, who once supported themselves from the proceeds of their farms and small trade, have been victimised by an upsurge in conflict between two local clans, compounded by Al-Shabab attacks, making this part of Lower Shabelle region one of the most unstable and vulnerable parts of Somalia. Mohamed Adan Hassan’s family of...
NEW YORK (AP) — When he first came to the United States after escaping civil war in Sierra Leone and spending almost a decade in a refugee camp, Dauda Sesay had no idea he could become a citizen. But he was told that if he followed the rules and stayed out of trouble, after some...
Dr Zakariya Weyrax Warsame This essay invites a new conversation to reimagine Somali identity beyond political collapse and clan rivalries, through the lens of psychology, exploring the paradoxical pride of a people inheriting both brilliance and burden in equal measure. For decades, Somalis and outsiders alike have leaned on tired explanations for our condition: clan...
UNITED NATIONS Xinhua) — The top UN envoy for Sudan warned Monday that the country may risk sliding into an economic and security collapse and a worse humanitarian crisis. “The stakes are high. The aspirations of Sudanese women and men for a prosperous, civilian-led, democratic future are at risk. Unless the current trajectory is corrected,...
(ERGO) – It’s estimated about 100 men selling gas for cooling appliances along Mogadishu’s streets have been put out of work due to the takeover of the market by large companies and stricter safety demands. Radio Ergo found 10 of these men who had been forced to move with their families into displacement camps on the...
CAIRO (AP) — New satellite images analyzed Friday appear to show further efforts by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to dispose of corpses after they seized and rampaged through the city of el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region. Images by the Colorado-based firm Vantor show a fire at the Saudi hospital in el-Fasher on Thursday near a collection of...
NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old, far-left state lawmaker, who promised to transform city government to restore power to the working class and fight back against a hostile Trump administration. In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis...
Voters in races across the country backed Democrats, including in New York’s mayoral race and contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, rejecting President Donald Trump’s late and lightweight push for his preferred candidates. Democrats secured another expected win in California, where voters approved a new congressional map that is designed to help their...