Wararka maanta aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah: Qarax ka dhacay Gaalkacyo, Wasiirka wasaarada Gaashaandhiga oo sheegay in lanidaamin doono Ciidamada Dowlada iyo warar kale
Kenya Asks Somalia To Begin Repatriation Of Refugees
NAIROBI, (BERNAMA-NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary (Minister) for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, Joseph Ole Lenku, has asked Somalia to move speedily and appoint its members of the Tripartite Commission to start the repatriation of Somalia refugees in this country. Addressing the African Union (SU) High-Level Roundtable on Durable Solutions For Displaced Persons and...
Generosity brings Somali woman to Brisbane for facial reconstruction
By Cameron Atfield Brisbane Times and Sun-Herald journalist The long wait for a Somali woman left horribly disfigured when she was shot in the face as a child is almost over.Ayaan Mohamed, now 25, suffered horrific facial injuries as a result of the attack during Somalia’s brutal civil war.In addition to cosmetic disfigurement, Ms Mohamed...
Kenya: Al Shabaab Man Jailed 21 Years
By Martin Mwaura An al Shaabab member has been jailed for 21 years by a Mombasa court. Salim Chagawa Karisa aka Issa was arrested last year in an operation by officers against youths who had returned from Somali after receiving training from the al Shabaab. He appeared before resident magistrate Abraham Gachie accused of planning...
Investing in a country that doesn’t exist: Somaliland’s hard sell
By Simon Allison Somaliland, the self-declared republic, is desperate for someone to find vast mineral reserves under its soil. But without international recognition – and the probability of legal battles in the future – it’s a big risk for any company to take. Somaliland too should be careful. Having dodged the aid curse, will it...
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta ee Raadiyo Wardheer waxaa ka mid ah:Qarax muqdisho lagula eegtay godoomiye ku xegeenkii Shabeelaha Hoose, madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo xaalad caafimaad u tagay dalka Turkiga iyo warar kale
Breaking the cycle of youth unemployment, poverty
DAKAR, (IRIN) – Youth unemployment and underemployment are among the main barriers to development in West Africa, say experts. Not only does the exclusion of young people from the labour force perpetuate generational cycles of poverty, it also breaks down social cohesion and can be associated with higher levels of crime and violence among idle...
Car bomb explodes outside Mogadishu hotel as police chief meets inside, officer says
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A police officer in Somalia’s capital says that a car bomb exploded outside a Mogadishu hotel as senior police officers were meeting inside. The police officer, Capt. Mohamed Hussein, said that at least four people were wounded in the remotely triggered blast on Monday. Hussein said that Mogadishu’s police chief was among...
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin heyno waxa ka mid ah: Ergayga midawga Africa ee Soomaaliya oo sheegay in aysan ciidamka Kenya ka baxeeyn soomaaliya, kulan ay Muqdisho ay ku yesheen Wasiirada Arima dibadeedka Somalia iyo Burundi iyo warar kale
Stubbing out Mao’s smoky legacy
Beijing, China – With rhetoric frequently echoing the Great Helmsman, President Xi Jinping has on several occasions given the impression of being a loyal Maoist. But there’s one burning issue on which China’s leader goes head-to-head with Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping – the war against smoking. Chairman Mao Zedong was a notorious chain-smoker. In...

