By EMMA INNES A Somali woman’s leg has ballooned to five stone after it became infected with parasites. Sadia Abdinur, 35, has been shunned by her friends and neighbours because they are convinced she has been possessed by the Devil. The mother-of-two contracted elephantiasis and, as a result, is immobile and unable to feed her children....
November 14, 2026
Category: News
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Somalia arrests woman over rape allegations
Woman who said she was raped is held along with journalist who interviewed her in second such case this year. Hamza Mohamed Police in Somalia have arrested a 19-year-old alleged rape victim and a journalist who interviewed her about the attack, a government official told Al Jazeera. Both the victim and Mohamed Bashir, a reporter...
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FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR VICTIMS OF CYCLONE O3A PUNTLAND, SOMALIA
FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR VICTIMS OF CYCLONE/HURRICANE O3A PUNTLAND, SOMALIA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2013 TIME: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM GOVERNOR HOUSE INN 6650 ARLINGTON BOULEVARD FALLS CHURCH VA. 22042 DONATIONS ENCOURAGED YOUR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT IS EXTREMELY VITAL ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO VICTIMS OF THE HURRICANE DONATIONS ALSO ACCEPTED WITH NO FEES AT...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warkara aan idiin haynno maanta waxaa ka mid ah: R/wasaare Saacid oo booqday dadkii shalay ku dhaawacmay Qaraxii B/weyne, AMISOM oo ka hadashay howl-gal dhawaan laga samaynayo Hiiraan, Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo shalay u daawasha tagay ciyaar xiisa badnayd oo ka dhacday Banaadir Istaadiyo iyo warar kale Warka oo dhan halkan ka dhegeyso: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
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As Somali piracy falls, questions over what to do with captured pirates
NAIROBI- (IRIN) – The UN Security Council on Monday voted to continue policing measures off the coast of Somalia that have seen a notable decrease in attacks by pirates, unanimously renewing authorizations for international action against the gunmen. With resolution 2125 (2013), the Council stressed “the need for a comprehensive response to repress piracy and...
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Under fire on a dangerous Somali road
One of the most dangerous roads in Somalia has become a battleground between African Union (Amisom) troops and Islamist al-Shabab insurgents. The BBC’s International Development Correspondent, Mark Doyle, travelled with a convoy that was hit by two roadside bombs. The explosion, when it came, was deafening. I was totally unprepared for it. The Ugandan soldiers...
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Ethiopia opposition says it was prevented from holding anti-Saudi protest
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle ADDIS ABABA – An Ethiopian opposition party, Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ), on Tuesday said it was prevented from staging an anti-Saudi protest rally which was scheduled to be held last Sunday. “We asked for permission to stage a protest rally to condemn the brutal crackdown against Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia...
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UN Charcoal Ban Crucial to Somalia Survival
Al-Shabab militants, who control portions of southern Somalia, have long relied on charcoal exports to Gulf Arab states to fund their operations and pay their recruits. Now, following the al-Shabab attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall in September that killed at least 67 people, there is renewed urgency at shutting down the charcoal pipeline. U.N....
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Somali Women Watch Soccer as Mogadishu Defies al-Shabaab
By Mohamed Sheikh Nor Sahro Ali did something this month that she hadn’t dreamed possible for years: she and two female friends went to a soccer match between Banadir Sports Club and Elman FC in the Somali capital. The match in the rebuilt Banadir Stadium was the third of the season that kicked off Nov. 8....
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Wararka OCHA Flash Update ee 2aad:Duufaantii Puntland
Guudmarka xaaladda: Gargaar ay kala direen maamulka Puntland, Qaramada Midoobey iyo lahawlglaayaal kale ayaa gaaraya degaannada ay dhibaatada ugu weyn soo gaartey, iyada oo waddooyinkii ay biyuhu xireen ay hadda furmayaan oo dayactirna lagu wado. Maamulka Puntland ayaa waddo looga wareego u sameeyey halka ay waddadu ka go’day ee u dhaxaysa Garoowe iyo Dangoroyo, taas...