BY MARGARET WAHITO Nairobi — After 22 years of civil strife and political turmoil, a new era has dawned on Somalia and the country is embarking on a dynamic path of political and economic renewal. This is after the successful liberation of large territory from the control of Al Shabaab militia last year by the...
by Gregory Warner Shabelle Media is Somalia’s largest news outlet — and a very dangerous place to work. Of the 12 journalists gunned down in the country last year, four were reporting for Shabelle. A number of the reporters are teenagers, some as young as 15. The reporters almost never venture out of the office, which...
The Somalia crisis must be resolved quickly to save Kenya from further trouble, the UN has said. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, while praising Kenya for its efforts in ensuring peace and stability in Somalia, said the UN was aware that the country was suffering. Mr Ban said Kenya’s push for resettlement of more than 600,000 refugees...
Thousands of protesters have demonstrated in the Ethiopian capital to demand the release of jailed journalists and activists. It is the first major demonstration on the streets of Addis Ababa since 2005 when hundreds of protesters were killed in violence. Demonstrators shouted slogans calling for freedom and justice. Ethiopia’s governing party, the EPRDF, maintains strict...
By Peter Finn For two days, the four Americans held aboard their yacht by Somali pirates had been shadowed in the Indian Ocean by a U.S. aircraft carrier, two guided missile destroyers and a cruiser. The U.S. military and FBI agents wanted to negotiate; the pirates wanted to reach land. When one of the destroyers neared...
A senior member of a notorious South London gang linked to the main suspects in the Woolwich murders has given a vivid insight into their drift towards extremism. Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, grew up on the periphery of the Muslim-dominated Woolwich Boys. The 300-strong group, which controls the local drugs trade and is...
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By LUCAS BARASA lbarassa@ke.nationmedia.com Kenya is looking at ways of returning home thousands of Somalia refugees on its soil. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed met with Somalia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Fawzia Yusuf Adam on Friday and discussed the translocation of the refugees. A statement from the ministry of Foreign...
By Hamed Chapman and Ahmed J Versi Muslim parents in Leicester are being urged not to let their children eat halal school meals following new revelations that found pork content in a sample lamb burger supplied by Doncaster-based Paragon Quality Foods Limited. The latest scandal, in the wake of pork contaminated halal products supplied to...