Wararka aan idiin heyno maanta waxaa ka mid ah:Wasiirka arimaha gudaha iyo Fadaraalka xukuumada Soomaaliya oo sheegay in ay adagtay sugida amniga Muqdisho iyo warar kale
Mogadishu: evolution of an African capital – in pictures
New exhibition presents contemporary images of the battle-ravaged Somali capital alongside rare archive images that document Mogadishu under Italian colonial rule. Images courtesy of the Mosaic Rooms. Click here to see more photos of Mogadishu – Lost Moderns, at the Mosaic Rooms, London SW5, from 7 March to 26 April
Facing African militant Islam
Cairo ( Al Ahram) – Muslim Africa south of the Sahara faces a moment of truth. Nigeria and Somalia have been attacked this week by militant Islamist terrorist organisations, Boko Haram in the former and Al-Shabab (Youth) in the latter. A crisis enters a critical phase. An attack by militant Islamist terrorists Boko Haram in...
Youth to graduate from first St. Paul East African Junior Police Academy
By Nicole Norfleet , Star Tribune Though the Twin Cities is known to have the largest Somali population in the United States, there is only one Somali officer working in the St. Paul Police Department. But now, as part of a push to diversify its ranks and improve its relations with the minority community, the department is on...
Kenya’s Uchumi posts H1 profit fall as insecurity hits retail
(Reuters) – Kenya’s Uchumi Supermarkets Ltd posted on Friday a 19 percent drop in pretax profit in its first half, hit by a fall in sales which it blamed on rising inflation and a deadly Somali militant attack on a Kenyan shopping mall. The firm, Kenya’s second-largest retail chain with stores in neighbouring Uganda and...
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah:Qarax ka dhacay Muqdisho oo ay dad ku geeriyoodeen, masuul ka tirsan maamulkla dagmada Dharkenley oo lagu dilay gudaha dagmadaas iyo warar kale
12 dead, eight wounded in Somalia car bomb blast
A suicide car bomb has exploded in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 12 people and wounding eight others near the security service headquarters. The bomber targeted a security vehicle. Three members of the security forces were among the dead, witnesses said. The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group said it carried out the attack. The group...
Africa’s Next Oil Frontier – Ethiopia?
By John Daly Sitting athwart the headwaters of the Blue Nile, Ethiopia has long seen its energy future in its hydropower potential, being able to export electricity to neighboring countries. That picture may be about to be somewhat altered however. British oil firm New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd works a concession in Ethiopia’s southeastern...
Tunisian navy rescues nearly 100 migrants off Jerba
(Reuters) – Tunisian naval forces rescued nearly 100 African migrants off the coast on Wednesday after their vessel got into trouble on route from Libya to Europe, Tunisia’s defense ministry said. The boat was taking on water near the Tunisian island of Jerba when it was intercepted, the ministry said. All 98 migrants onboard were...
Ethiopian Case Study Sheds Light On What Really Holds Back Gender Equality – And National Economies
By Jacey Fortin ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — It’s no secret that gender inequality has far-reaching consequences for any society. But when an entire system is inherently biased against women, what can governments do to get at the root of the problem? Gender inequality doesn’t hurt women alone; it can put unnecessary strain on family budgets...

