by George Kirby The government still hasn’t got the message. On Wednesday I saw that Theresa May has decided to ban khat, a herbal stimulant popular among Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian communities. This goes against advice from the government’s own Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), which claimed there was “insufficient evidence” that khat caused...
Agence France-Presse MOGADISHU, 8 JULY: A Somali journalist was shot dead by unidentified gunmen. He being the fifth media worker to be killed in the conflict-ridden country this year, as reported by a colleague and witnesses. Liban Abdulahi Farah, also known as Liban Qaran, worked for the newly launched Kalsan satellite television station. He was attacked on his way home yesterday in...
Bakol Governor Mohamed Abdi Tall said senior al-Shabaab leader Mukhtar Robow Ali contacted officials in the region and is now “in talks” with the government, Somalia’s Garowe Online reported Saturday (July 6th). “We have agreed to fight al-Shabaab led by [top commander] Ahmed Abdi Godane,” Tall said. Robow and other senior al-Shabaab leaders, including Sheikh Hassan...
Khatumo State Press Release ______________ The federal government of Somalia is due to hold talks at Ankara with representatives from the one- clan based secessionist enclave calling itself Somaliland. This is a follow-up to the first round of talks held in Ankara on 14 April which will be remembered as a blatant betrayal of Somalia...
BY DIANE SMITH FORT WORTH — Life for the ethnic minority Bantu people from Somalia has meant a steady stream of danger, whether from armed militiamen, wild animals or disease-infested refugee camps. Children were taught from an early age to survive. When in the path of a lion, stand tall. Don’t panic. Don’t run. “The danger...
By Rosie Taylor Mail online The government may have announced this week it will ban khat, but in recent years shipments of the herbal stimulant have poured into the UK from Africa. Celeste Hibbert documented Kenyan workers – who depend on UK sales for their welfare – wrapping up the plant into banana leaves and...
Turkey always keeps Somali and Somaliland dialogue on its agenda, Davutoglu said ISTANBUL Helping Somalis “in every possible way” is a “historic responsibility” for Turkey, said Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday. Davutoglu held a joint meeting with delegations of government officials from Somalia and Somaliland in central Istanbul in a continuation of peace talks that began on April...
Muqdisho, july 6, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxaa ka mid ah, Wafdi uu hoggaaminayo Shiikh Axmed Madoobe oo garay Gaalkacyo, dagaalo u dhaxeeyay ciiddamada dowladda iyo Al Shabaab oo ka dhacay duleedka Xudur, saaraakiil kulan ku yeeshay Buuhoodle oo sheegay in degaanada Khatumo aysan ka dhici doonin doorashooyinka...
Stuart.Nuttall South Hams THE newly-appointed British ambassador to Somalia says he will look into claims a Dartmouth man’s son is living in Hargeisa. Neil Wigan, who only took up his post at the start of this week, was responding to email sent by this newspaper. He said that prior to taking up his post he...
Toddobaadkii lagu jirey dabbaaldegyadii lagu xusayey maalmihii taariikhiga ahaa ee xornimada, 26ka iyo 27ka Juun iyo 1da Luulyo, waxaa garab socdey shirar iyana taariikhi ah oo lagu daah-furay Akadeemiya-goboleedda Af-Soomaaliga oo ah xarun-cilmiyeed nooc cusub ah, taas oo lagaga dhawaaqay Magaalada Jabuuti, Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti. Waa haya’d ka dhexaysa gayiga ama dalalka Geeska Afrika ee ay...