MOGADISHU: Gunmen shot and seriously wounded a Somali journalist in the volatile southern port city of Kismayo, officials and colleagues said Thursday, the latest in a string of attacks against the media. Unidentified attackers shot Abdikadir Abdirasak Sofe — also known by his nickname “Jijile”, a reporter for London-based Royal TV — as he walked home after...
BY SIMON NDONGA Nairobi — Human Rights Watch has reiterated the need for the Kenyan government to abandon plans to relocate Somali refugees and asylum seekers from urban centres to refugee camps. According to the organisation, the plan is unlawful as it discriminates between Kenyan citizens and refugees. Human Rights Watch Senior Refugee Researcher Gerry...
By Richard Lough NAIROBI, May 29 (Reuters) – East African firms said on Wednesday Somalia was an increasingly enticing market as it strives to cement security gains against al Qaeda-linked insurgents and spur an economic recovery. The Horn of Africa country needs rebuilding from scratch. just 10 percent of its roads are paved while 95...
FATUMA (not her real name) was at home in Eastleigh, a Somali-dominated suburb of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, when the police called on her. She showed them her refugee permits but they took the 23-year-old outside and loaded her onto a waiting truck. Along with four other women they were driven to a disused building...
Muqdisho, Meey 29, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; Howl gal amniga lagu sugayo oo Muqdisho laga sameeyay, Puntland oo eedeysay madaxweynihii hore ee Puntland, Kismaayo oo wafdigii dowladda xayiraadda laga qaaday gudahana u galay magaalada iyo qodobbo kale.
Ethiopia has started diverting a stretch of the Blue Nile to make way for a $4.7bn (£3.1bn) hydroelectric dam that has caused a dispute with countries downstream, state media say. The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is currently under construction, is part of a $12bn (£8bn) investment project to boost power exports. The Blue Nile...
By EMILY PAYNE Knocking back five cups of coffee per day may lead to weight gain and increase the risk of diabetes, researchers have warned. While previous studies have shown coffee in moderation could help weight loss and actually reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, these recent findings suggest that too much coffee could prevent...
By STEPHANIE GASKELL The Pentagon has confirmed that a U.S. reconnaissance drone crashed off the coast of Somalia on Monday, but defense officials deny it was shot down by fighters loyal to the al-Shabab insurgency. The Al Qaeda-affiliated militant group posted several pictures to its Twitter account that it claimed are parts of a drone it...
By: PAUL LEVY Members wants answers in the wake of a video in which a teacher is seen tussling with a student after breaking up a classroom fight. Somali community members are calling for an independent investigation of an incident in which they say a Champlin Park High School teacher choked a Somali student while...
By PAUL WAFULA Somali MPs plan to file a motion sponsored by the Government in Parliament this week to censure activities of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). Mohamedamin Hassan Abdullahi, an MP with the Somali federal Parliament said they are mobilising other parliamentarians to support a motion against the activities of KDF/Amisom in Kismayo, which they intend to...