Abdi Dahir Shide, 48, picked up farming tools for the first time to earn a living for his family after losing his entire herd of 200 goats to the drought towards the end of last year. He is working on a two-hectare farm in Salbay, 12 kilometres from Luq, after migrating with his family to...
JASMINE BAGER JEDDAH: The darkened hall at gallery 5 at the Islamic Arts Biennale at the Hajj terminal in Jeddah offers visitors plenty of ambiance to see the artifacts from a dozen respected institutions. One highlight is by the Republic of Uzbekistan, a country in Central Asia, roughly a six-hour flight away. Visitors will have...
By Ayenat Mersie DADAAB, Kenya, (Reuters) – When her three-month-old baby fell sick from malnutrition, Dool Abdirahman Ismael left her village in Somalia and walked for three days through swirling dust and scorching heat to the Dadaab Refugee Camp just across the border in Kenya. Ismael, 26, said she had hoped Dadaab would be free of...
Mthuthuzeli Ntseku Cape Town – As extortionists continue to terrorise the Gugulethu area, a 26-year-old Somali shopkeeper was shot and killed on Friday at NY 132. This was the second incident in a week following yet another killing on Tuesday of another shopkeeper at NY 130, a neighbourhood watch member said. Although not related, the...
The United Nations Human Rights Council begins a mammoth five-week session in Geneva starting on Monday. The council promotes human rights worldwide and investigates violations. It’s expected to focus on Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The agenda also covers alleged war crimes in Ethiopia, and the suppression of women in Afghanistan and Iran. The council will...
Nairobi (AFP) – US First Lady Jill Biden on Sunday visited drought-affected communities in Kenya and appealed for wealthy nations to give more as the Horn of Africa suffers its driest conditions in decades. Biden concluded her two-nation tour of Africa by calling for a greater spotlight on the record-breaking drought which threatens 22 million people...
Mohamed Olad Hassan WASHINGTON — Somali-American demonstrators from across the United States have called for a cessation of hostility after three weeks of clashes in a disputed town in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region left over 100 people dead and more than 500 wounded. About 200 Somali Americans from across the United States gathered outside the U.S....
ByFRANCES D’EMILIO ROME — A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the rough waters. Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some survivors indicated the boat had...
Helicopter was carrying Somali army officers for training mission Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia, At least three people were killed when a helicopter carrying officers of the Somali army crashed, the African Union said in a statement. “Regrettably, three of the eleven passengers on board lost their lives. Eight officers have been evacuated to Mogadishu for...
Ethiopian journalist and dissident Eskinder Nega has been freed from prison two days after being detained in the country’s Amhara region, the political party he founded said on Sunday. The leading Amhara opposition figure was held Friday evening by security forces and later jailed in the regional capital Bahir Dar, the Balderas for Genuine Democracy...