Somalia’s foreign minister Abdurrahman Dualeh Beileh (Colin Freeman) Life in comfortable Britain is “boring” compared to challenges of repairing Somalia’s broken state, says foreign minister By Colin Freeman Somalis who have claimed refuge in Britain should abandon comfortable lives in the “boring” West and return to rebuild their war-torn homeland, the country’s foreign minister has...
November 14, 2026
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Jail sentences for bosses of rat-infested takeaway
Credit: Google Street View Photo: Two restaurant bosses have been handed jail sentences for the ‘dreadful state’ of a vermin-infested takeaway in Southall. At an unannounced inspection, council officers found rat droppings in the cooking and eating areas, along with ‘filthy’ switches, taps and food mixers at the Red Sea in Southall. Mohamud Adam and Abdinasir...
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Tanzania to train 1,000 Somali soldiers amid concerns over terrorism backlash
By Deodatus Balile in Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam — Tanzania has agreed to train Somali soldiers as part of its efforts to support peace and security in Somalia, but some Tanzanian officials have expressed concern that further involvement in Somali affairs could invite terrorist attacks from al-Shabaab. The agreement to train 1,000 Somali...
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Somalis flee ‘xenophobic’ attacks
By NTANDO MAKHUBU Pretoria – Somali shop owners from Mamelodi East have been forced to flee the area and cram together in a house in Pretoria West with barely enough space, rather than face death. This follows what are believed to be xenophobic attacks during which their shops were looted and one of them killed...
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Malta signs first ever agreement with Somalia
Foreign Affairs Minister Dr George Vella today signed a Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Malta and the Federal Republic of Somalia. On the fringes of the European Union, League of Arab States meeting in Athens, Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella signed this communique with Somali Ambassador HE Ali...
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Somalia could slide backwards if world loses interest: U.N.
By Adrian Croft U.N. special representative for Somalia Nicholas Kay (C) inspects Ugandan peacekeeping troops during a ceremony at Mogadishu airport in Somalia May 18, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/FEISAL OMAR Hard-won security gains in Somalia could be undermined unless the rest of the world steps up support to improve Somalis’ lives, the United Nations’ special representative...
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No easy way forward for Al-Shabab defectors
Photo: Guy Oliver/IRIN A former Al-Shabab fighter watches the construction of a rehabilitation centre in Baidoa BAIDOA- (IRIN) – Anwar Ahmed*, 50, an Al-Shabab defector, was drawn to Somalia’s Salafist armed group both by the promise of a wage and a belief in the Islamic ways of “rights and justice for all”. Stationed in the Bakool...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warar Raadiyo Wardheer ee maanta oo Arbaca ah waxaa ka mid ah: Wafdi ka socda dawladda oo gaaray magaalada Marka, Qarrax ay waxteello ka soo gaartay ciiddamo ka tirsan AMISOM iyo kuwa dawladda oo ka dhacay Hiiraan iyo Warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso
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Township violence claims another victim
Graeme Hosken More than 20 foreign-owned shops were burnt or looted in clashes that broke out on Saturday. File photo Image by: Brian Witbooi/The Herald A man was killed in Mamelodi East, outside Pretoria, as clashes between Somali businessmen and local residents continued last night. Violence flared up again yesterday following clashes between residents and foreign...
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Al-Shabab’s ‘halal’ football a different game
In Somalia’s rebel-ruled territories, a slightly different version to the beautiful game governed by FIFA is played. By Hamza Mohamed Players wear tracksuits which must reach the knee and jerseys must reach elbows [Hamza Mohamed / Al Jazeera] Barawe, Somalia – As thousands of football fans descend on Brazil for the World Cup and millions across...