NAIROBI, KENYA: For the first time in over two decades, most parts of Somalia are experiencing relative peace and order following the expulsion of Al-Shabaab militants from Mogadishu and other strategic locations. Efforts by Igad nations Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda to send troops into the war-ravaged country have neutralised the extremist group that had made living in Somalia a prolonged nightmare. Although efforts...
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Special Corespondent Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has disowned two politicians claiming to have been elected as presidents of Jubaland State of Somalia, in southern Somalia. Jubaland state is supposed to unite Lower Juba, Middle Juba and Gedo regions. Ahmed Mohamed Islam alias Ahmed Madobe claimed to have been elected by clan...
Megan O’Toole City Hall was dominated Friday by fallout from two separate media reports claiming knowledge of a video that allegedly shows Mayor Rob Ford hitting a crack pipe. TheNational Post‘s Megan O’Toole takes a closer look at three of the key allegations, which Mr. Ford — while dismissing the overall reports as “ridiculous” —...
Citizens and leaders in the autonomous region of Somalia say they are historically and politically a separate country. The Horn of Africa has been ravaged by war and famine for decades, and now one of Somalia’s regions, hopes to become an independent state. Somaliland sits on the Gulf of Aden and is officially regarded as...
Muqdisho, Mey 17, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; Wasiirka arrimaha gudaha DS oo sheegay in AMISOM ay dhex dhexaad ka ahaato arrinta Kismaayo, Somaliland oo u diyaar garoobeysa xuska 18-ka May oo ammaankana aad loo adkeeyay iyo dagaal ka dhacay Ceel-barde, Bakool.
BY WILLIAM LLOYD-GEORG Addis Ababa — Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suggesting the pending withdrawal of his country’s troops from Somalia, many experts have voiced doubts that Ethiopia will pull out of Somalia before it is capable of handling its security without assistance. “Ethiopia has a big interest in Somalia and will...
Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press TORONTO — Somali-Canadian rapper K’naan says lingering disappointment over his last album is pushing him to write and release a new batch of songs. The “Wavin’ Flag” musician says he’s found renewed focus to “be honest” in his work, after playing it too safe with 2012’s “Country, God or the...
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, May 17 (Reuters) – Somalia’s prime minister is expected to face a vote of confidence next week, lawmakers said on Friday, and backers of the challenge said they were frustrated with the pace of political reform. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid heads a fledgling government Western capitals say is the...
By Nima Elbagir, CNN Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) — In a classroom tucked away from the world in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, students practice spelling. Ranging in age from 6 to 11, these girls all have one thing in common: They have either been raped or suffered through the rape of a loved one. Even the 6-year-old is a rape...
By OLIVE BURROWS NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – Deputy President William Ruto has called on the African Union to increase its military presence in Somalia in order to ensure regional stability. Speaking as he represented President Uhuru Kenyatta on a tour of four African nations, the deputy president said the political instability in Somalia has led...