By Qishin Tariq KUALA LUMPUR: Seven Somalians accused of shooting at the Malaysian Armed Forces during a robbery in the Gulf of Aden have accepted responsibility for the crime as part of a plea bargain. DPP Mohd Abazafree Mohd Abbas informed the court that the Somalis had agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — An opposition leader in Ethiopia says police have prevented his group from staging a rally to demand the release of jailed activists. Yilkal Getnet, who heads the opposition Blue party, said Sunday that police raided their headquarters in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Saturday night and beat up some party members....
Puntland Government welcomes the Agreement signed in Addis Ababa on August 27 between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Jubaland Administration, establishing the modalities of administration and governance in accordance with the agreed-upon Provisional Federal Constitution (PFC) of Somalia. Puntland commends both Somali delegations for engaging in constructive dialogue, with the common purpose...
The repatriation of Somalis is sowing discontent in Mogadishu, with claims of favouritism in public sector hiring. Hamza Mohamed Mogadishu, Somalia – It’s just after 11am when a group of more than thirty current and former students of the University of Somalia in Mogadishu gather in one of the student halls on the leafy campus, to...
W.Q. Axmed Ismaaciil Maxamuud (Axmed Deeq) Burburkii ka dib, waxa innagu habsaday wadaad xume (Bahal Gadh leh). Kaas oo meel uu joogaba isku caleemo saaray inuu dadka ka aragti dheer yahay, ka waayo aragsan yahay, ka aqoon badan yahay, kana wakiil yahay adduunka iyo aakhiraba (Sheekhal-kulli ). Sidaa darteed wax walba isagaa wax laga waydiiyay;...
By MARK KAPCHANGA Having a simple meal in Somalia is a luxury. Poverty has inevitably increased since the early 1990s with 53 per cent of the population living on less than $1 (Sh85) a day. As a result, millions of Somalis depend on handouts from their families abroad, termed hawala. The money transfers are the...
By MARGARET WAHITO NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 1 – Two more key witnesses have withdrawn from the case facing Deputy President William Ruto and Joshua Sang barely a week to September 10 when trial begins at The Hague. In a sworn affidavit through lawyer Christopher Mitei one of the witnesses said he has withdrawn from testifying...
War-zone thrill seeker stumbles straight into jihadi torture trap By MAUREEN CALLAHAN Bored with her life and fresh off a New Year’s Eve epiphany, a 24-year-old Canadian named Amanda Lindhout quits her job as a cocktail waitress and decides to become a journalist. To get famous fast, she’ll start in Afghanistan, landing in Kabul in...
By MATT MCKINNEY Three recent killings of young men are thought to be connected. A series of shootings that killed at least three young men this summer is stirring fears in the Somali community that a gang war has broken out, threatening to take more lives and tarnish its reputation. The killings, two in Minneapolis and one...
MOGADISHU: Somalia’s troubled capital Mogadishu hosted TEDx talks on Saturday, as academics, activists artists and entrepreneurs gathered to challenge the negative images of the infamously dangerous and war-ravaged city. The talks, held in a conference hall in Mogadishu under tight security but also broadcast on the Internet, examined “the ideas, innovations and traditions that once...