Addis Ababa – Above Addis Ababa’s concrete skyline, cranes tower high amid blasts from nearby drills and diggers. At the feet of buildings shrouded in bamboo scaffolding, excavators dig up dirt tracks, to be replaced by paved roads and a modern railway. It is a scene common to most neighbourhoods in the Ethiopian capital, which...
November 14, 2026
Category: News
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Shabaab urges Somalis to battle Ethiopia
Mogadishu – The leader of the al-Qaeda-aligned Islamist group al-Shabaab has urged Somalis to wage holy war against Ethiopia, Somalia’s Horn of Africa neighbour whose forces are preparing to lead an African Union offensive against the militants. Ethiopia fought an ill-fated war in Somalia in 2006-09 but sent troops back in 2011 to fight al-Shabaab....
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Neutralizing Somali Pirates
Though the situation has improved, passage through the area off the coast of Somalia is still dangerous. Suspected pirates are paraded aboard a naval ship after their arrest by the Nigerian Navy at a defence jetty in Lagos August 20, 2013. Commodore Chris Ezekobe, naval commander at the NNS Beecroft, a Lagos naval base, said...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa maanta ka mid ah: Dagaallo ka dhacay Shabeelaha Hoose, dowladda oo ka hadashay hadalkii ka soo yeeray kooxda lasocodka xayiraadda hubka ee saaran Soomaaliya iyo Eretariya iyo warar kale. Halkan ka dhegeyso: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
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Saudi, UAE journalists resign from Qatar jobs
A Google map shows members states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which is currently in a state of disagreement over Qatar’s alleged meddling in the internal affairs of its partners and for supporting militant groups that threaten its neighbors. Saudi and Emirati journalists have quit major media outlets in Qatar, including the broadcaster of...
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Somali, AU Troops Reclaim Towns from Al-Shabab
Somali troops and African Union forces have recaptured a number of towns from al-Shabab militants in what they say is a renewed effort to dislodge the group from its strongholds in the country. One of the areas is the town of Burdhubo, which was one of al-Shabab’s biggest bases in southern Somalia. Troops from the...
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Immigrant Stories: The secret deportation programme to Somalia
By Ian Dunt Somalia: A wounded man is treated by hospital staff. The Home Office previously found it was not safe to return asylum seekers to the country. We’re not supposed to be returning people to Somalia. The Home Office has guidance saying no safe return is possible. A European court of human rights judgement found...
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A double eSTRESSo: Warning – your daily coffee is a powerful drug and can even spark panic attacks
By MURRAY CARPENTER Caffeine is a drug most of us take daily. For at their essence, tea and coffee are simply convenient, stigma-free vessels for funnelling caffeine into our bodies. You may think that is fantastic – an easy, cheap way to rev up your day – but research shows we massively underestimate the drug’s effects ...
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Our policewoman on life in Somalia
WRITTEN BY ZURAH NAKABUGO As the world’s most lawless country, Somalia conjures up images of bullets, bombs, blood and death. But according to a Ugandan policewoman, people in Somalia still find time for beach walks, jogging, swimming and playing volleyball. Betty Napeyok, 39, is a senior officer with Amisom, the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia,...
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Grand Mosque imam’s advice: Put society before self
Worshipers pack the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Makkah in this file photo. In a Friday sermon last weekend, an imam of the Grand Mosque said disregarding public and private rights is selfishness and contrary to Islamic teachings. Selfishness causes many worries for society, according to Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim, imam of the Grand Mosque....