By Gitau Warigi Those busy questioning why the Kenyan army is in Somalia fall into two categories: those who are simply ignorant and those serving a pan-Somali agenda. Tetu MP Ndung’u Gethinji, who chairs the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, recently gave the most lucid rationale I have heard so far for the...
May 9, 2025
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African Union urges ICC to defer Uhuru Kenyatta case
It also agreed a resolution stating no sitting African head of state should appear before an international court. With both Kenyan and Sudanese presidents facing ICC cases, African leaders have long complained that the court unfairly targets them. The AU had discussed withdrawing from the ICC, but failed to get support. Senior figures including Kofi...
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UK Somalis uncomfortable after Kenya attack
Some young Somali men in London say they are being treated unfairly by authorities after assault in Nairobi. Hamza Mohamed London, United Kingdom – More than two weeks have passed since a siege on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall led by Somali rebel group al-Shabab ended in the deaths of at least 67 people. For some members of...
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Dhegeyso Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan maanta idiin haynno waxaa ka mid ah: Madaxweynaha Soomaliya oo ugu hanbal yeelay shacabka Soomaaliyeed maalinta Calanka ee 12 Oktibar oo ku asteysan maalintii ugu horreysay ee calan Soomaali ay leedahay laga taago gudaha dalka, Dagaalo u dhaxeeya Ciiddanka dowladda iyo maleeshiyaad hoos taga Ahlu suna oo ka dhacay Balad Xaawo iyo warar...
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Ethiopia ready for Nigeria in World Cup qualifier
We are ready for Nigeria, we are very ready. We learned a lesson from the mistakes we made last time, says Ethiopia’s Teshome In matching blue jerseys and red shorts, Ethiopia’s footballers confidently criss-cross their home pitch, launching the ball back and forth. The players press on under the blistering morning sun for over two...
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African summit attacks ‘unfair’ ICC
By Jenny VAUGHAN (AFP) Addis Ababa — The International Criminal Court was under fire over its “unfair” and “totally unacceptable” treatment of Africa, with African Union ministers calling for cases against Kenyan and Sudanese leaders to be deferred. The two-day meeting comes amid mounting tensions between The Hague-based ICC and Kenya, whose president and vice-president...
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Edmonton man faces deportation to country he’s never seen
23-year-old drug dealer says he has turned his life around in Canada An Edmonton man is facing deportation today to Somalia, a country he’s never visited and with a language he cannot speak. “There’s killers out there — there are people out there who do worse things I do,” said Saeed Jama, who spoke with CBC...
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A Rejoinder: Gaildon’s AMISOM Face off and A Way Out
Faisal A. Roble A friend of mine sent me a reflective letter (When Silence Is Telling October 9, 2013) in which Mr. Mahmoud Gaildon briefly sketched his fears about where Somalia lies and its sealed fate as a nation of a lesser sovereignty. I read it with interest, and the letter in essence invokes a larger...
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What You Won’t Learn About Somali Pirates From Captain Phillips
By Joshua Keating Last weekend I had the disconcerting experience of watching a Navy SEAL raid off the coast of Somalia reenacted onscreen while trying to surreptitiously sneak looks at my iPhone to check on the progress of a real Navy SEAL raid in Somalia taking place that very night. There may be little proven connection between the Somali...
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Some 50 dead in new boat disaster in Channel of Sicily
Victims reportedly include 10 children Rome, Some 50 people are dead after a new migrant-boat disaster in the Channel of Sicily on Friday, ANSA sources said. About 10 children are reportedly among the victims. The wreck comes just eight days after a migrant-boat disaster near the Sicilian island of Lampedusa in which as many as...