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Somalia: Aid for cyclone and flood victims

Nairobi (ICRC) – A tropical storm and flooding that hit parts of Somalia on 10 November have had catastrophic consequences for thousands of people, mainly in northern Puntland, and Middle Shabelle in the south. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Somali Red Crescent are responding to the most urgent needs on the...

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Somalia’s Shabaab militants ban residents from using smartphones

Al Shabaab militants have banned residents from using smartphones in Lower Shabelle, a region south of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Residents who declined to be named for security reasons say that no person from the general public is allowed to use smartphones. “Use of iPhones and Samsung Galaxy is strictly prohibited,” one resident said. He added...

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Philippines, Somalia donations urged

DOHA: Qatar will observe a Solidarity Day on Tuesday to collect donations for the aid of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and people affected by floods in Somalia. Titled ‘Qatar Solidarity Day with People of the Philippines and Somalia’ the donation drive will be held with the support of local charity organisations....

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How al-Shabaab is keeping the black-market African ivory trade alive

Camilla Swift It has taken a while, but finally the world appears to be taking the illegal trade in ivory seriously. Why now? Reports of a ‘terror trail’ that links al-Shabaab and black-market ivory. The Elephant Action League investigated the ivory trail into Somalia, and found that ivory, or ‘white gold’, is ‘one of the lifelines of...

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Al-Shabaab is facing a bloody crisis of its own: After the Westgate atrocity, the terrorists are turning on each other

KIM SENGUPTA  Abdulhamid Daar’s dreams of joining al-Shabaab began as a teenager in Toronto, with long sermons from imams on how Islam was under grave threat, making it the duty of believers to fight and defend the faith. This took the 23-year-old engineering student on a journey to Somalia and jihad. He experienced the excitement...

Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer

Wararka maanta waxaad ku maqli doontaan: Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud oo khilaafka dartiis ugu baaqday shirka lagu wado inuu ka dhaco magaalada  Kuweyt, dad barakacayaal ah oo dib loogu celiyay goobihii ay markii hore ka yimaadeen iyo warar kale. Warka oo dhan halkan ka dhegeyso: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer 

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Not Wanted: Somalis in South Africa

Erin Conway-Smith It’s been another bad year for Somalis in the continent’s biggest and most dynamic economy. Here’s why. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The attacks on Somali-owned shops spread like a wildfire through the townships around Port Elizabeth, a city on SouthAfrica‘s southeastern coast. When it was over, more than 100 small businesses mostly run by Somali...