A small Somali town is in shock following the beheading of four young boys allegedly by their Somali-Canadian father. Police arrested Omar Hassan, 60, after the children, ages 11, 9, 7 and 6 were killed Monday, the boys’s mother told The Canadian Press early Wednesday. The murders happened in the central town of Beledweyne, about...
November 11, 2026
Category: News
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‘After the wedding, fear set in’: a Yemeni child bride’s story
Noora Al Shami was forced to wed a man in his 30s when she was 11 years old. Her story is typical of many girls and young women in the Yemen. But what can be done to spare future generations the same fate? Nabila Ramadani Ask Noora Al Shami about her wedding day and she...
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Canada to spend $6M on security, human rights in Somalia
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Canada will spend $6 million on security, conflict management and human rights in Somalia. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird also says another $500,000 will be spent on preventing forced child marriages in the East African country. The announcement comes after Baird met Somalia’s deputy prime minister, Fawzia Yusuf Adam, today...
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INSIDE SOMALILAND’S PIRATE REHAB
By Mark Hay Beside the customs station at the tiny port in the hell-hot and dusty town of Zeila, Somaliland, two men load a large truck with crates upon crates of Tabasco sauce. Soon the Tabasco truck will trundle along the shin-deep ruts made by previous caravans of semis on the sole and makeshift road...
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Kenya tells Somalia ‘put house in order’ after mall attack
By Richard Lough and James Macharia NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s president told Somalia’s leaders on Tuesday to “put their house in order”, in a sign of frustration at the festering instability in the neighbouring country after members of a Somali militant group attacked a Nairobi shopping mall. The al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group said it...
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BIG DEMONSTRATION AGAINST LAW USED TO IMPRISON JOURNALISTS
An estimated 80,000 people took part in a street demonstration against Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism law on 29 September in response to a call from Unity for Democratic Justice, an opposition group that spent more than three months rallying support for the protest. Adopted in 2009, the much-criticized anti-terrorism law enables the government to justify arbitrary arrests...
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Dhegayso Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Qoddobada aad warka ku maqli doontaan waxaa ka mid ah R/wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo Muqdisho ku soo laabtay, wasiirka garsoorka iyo cadaalada oo manta booqday xarunta cidanka Asluuibta oo uu ka socday dib u dayac tir halkaasi laga waday, aabbe dilay carruur uu dhalay gobolka Hiiraan iyo warar kale. Wararkaas oo faahfaahsan hoos ka dhegayso
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Muslim man has a brain aneurysm then converts to Christianity when he wakes up from coma
By SARAH GRIFFITHS A Muslim man who had a sudden brain aneurysm that left him in a coma has converted to Christianity following a near-miraculous recovery. Karim Shamsi-Basha was in a coma for a month in 1992 but when he woke up, he began a 20-year journey that lead to him becoming a Christian. His neurosurgeon...
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Badger stew dish of the day for British roadkill fan
By Katherine Haddo Take one dead badger, head and all, dust with flour and herbs, season and braise for five hours — that’s the recipe for a perfect stew, according to British roadkill eater Arthur Boyt. From dogs and cats to polecats and mice, Boyt insists there is nothing tastier than scooping up a dead animal...
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Turkish aid in Somalia: the irresistible appeal of boots on the ground
Donors prepared to risk working side by side with the Somali government in Mogadishu will win favour – and contracts Ahmed Ali There is an old Somali proverb “I tus oo i taabsii”, which is loosely translated as “show me, let me feel it”. This is the metric by which Somalis will judge commitments made...