Category: News

By Tom Heyden BBC News Magazine Young Somali refugees living in the world’s largest refugee camp, in Kenya, have sent letters of encouragement to Syrian refugee children who have also had to flee their homeland. The young Somali students reside in the Dadaab refugee camp, in north-eastern Kenya. It is home to nearly 400,000 refugees,...

Mutilation has been a part of culture in Somaliland for centuries. But girls there tell Martin Bentham it is time for attitudes to change Taking a stand: victims Mariam Abdi, and Hoda Saleban, both 15 By Martin Bentham The poster over the main street in Boroma, Somaliland, has a simple warning emblazoned on it in...

Drazen Jorgic MOGADISHU (Reuters) – When Islamist militants blasted their way to within 50 meters of the Somali president’s residence, they forced a sharp rethink of security in the capital Mogadishu. The deadly February 21 assault on the Villa Somalia compound was the closest al Qaeda-linked insurgents had got to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The assault...

Press Release  The intent of this press release is to express our objection to and condemnation of the on-going armed expansionist policies of the clan-based secessionist administration of Somaliland. For the last 7 years, the rulers of this unrecognized secessionist enclave has been occupying territories belonging to clans opposed to their secessionist agenda by force....

By Harbi Abdillahi Omar in Djibouti The Djiboutian government is offering financial support to entrepreneurs with a new loan programme aimed at boosting the tourism industry and utilizing environmentally sustainable solutions. Under the programme, which was launched April 2nd, current hotel operators will be able to apply for funds provided by the Djibouti Economic Development...

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police say they are conducting an international search for two teenage girls who left farewell letters announcing plans to “fight for Islam” in Syria. Police spokesman Thomas Keiblinger says two identical letters left by the 15- and 16-year olds say “we have gone to Syria to fight for Islam. We will...

The Star Editorial THERE are still an estimated 4,000 Somalis being held in Kasarani stadium. Government wants to first return all Somali refugees to Dadaab but and then move the camp back into Somalia. This is a colossal strategic error by government. Only a small minority of Somalis support al Shabaab yet they are all assumed...

Farman Ali was detained a day after police arrested his brother Mohammad Arif following the grisly discovery at their house in a remote district in Punjab province.  Pakistani police Tuesday arrested a second man suspected along with his brother of eating a newborn baby whose head was found at their home, officials said. Farman Ali...