MOGADISHU – Bitter divisions between Somalia’s top leaders threaten internationally-backed efforts to battle Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents and end decades of anarchy in the war-torn nation, experts warn. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, who has been in office for just over a year, is facing a confidence vote in parliament this week after he resisted President Hassan...
By Katy Migiro Tens of thousands of vulnerable Somalis have been left destitute after losing their homes and livestock in twin natural disasters, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday. On Nov. 10, a cyclone struck the northern semi-autonomous region of Puntland, killing at least 140 people and up to a...
By Tabu Butagira President Museveni has ordered for fresh investigations, the third in a row, into the alleged theft and sale of the army’s food, fuel and weapons by UPDF commanders on assignment in Somalia. There are disturbing accounts that some military supplies, including bullets, were sold to al-Shabaab fighters when AMISOM forces have suffered...
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) — International medical humanitarian charity on Thursday said the majority of Somali refugees living in northern Kenyan camps are not willing to return home due to insecurity and harsh economic conditions. The Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) also warned the recently signed agreement by UNHCR, Kenya and Somali governments must not happen at the...
Wararka waxaad ku dhageysan doontaa asxaabey: Dowlada oo ka codsatay caalamka in si dhaqsiya badan loo siiyo lacagaha loogu yaboohay dowlada, ciidan la dhigay inta u dhjaxeyso Afgooye iyo Baydhaba iyo warar kale. Warka Raadiyo Wardheer 27-11-2013
By Cyrus Ombati NAIROBI, KENYA: A police officer was Tuesday night killed in a drive by shooting incident in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. Police authorities said Sergeant Adow Hussein, formerly of Criminal Intelligence Unit ( CIU) at CID headquarters was shot three times inside a taxi he was driving in with his brother along Muratina Road....
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge has canceled the sentencing date of a Somali-American man convicted of plotting to bomb a 2010 Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland’s town square. The Oregonian reported that U.S. District Judge Garr King canceled the date after the government’s admission last week that warrantless overseas wiretaps helped make its case...
(Reuters) – Kenya’s president must request a leave of absence whenever he is unable to attend a session of his trial at the International Criminal Court, judges said on Tuesday in a ruling likely to further strain the ICC’s relationship with the country. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto face separate charges of...
By Aaron Maasho MAI-AINI REFUGEE CAMP, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Ten years ago, Eritrean migrant Habtu hunkered down on the vomit-stained deck of a creaking trawler on the Mediterranean Sea, making the final stage of his perilous bid to reach Europe. It is a trip thousands of Eritreans attempt each year, fleeing one of Africa’s poorest...