Deqo Isse Ali, a mother of five, has been able to reopen her batik clothing shop less than a month after it was destroyed by flash Qardho, in Somalia’s northeastern state of Puntland, thanks to a grant from a local … Continued
At least five people were killed and more than 20 injured Sunday in Somalia in a blast during festivities to mark the Eid al-Fitr festival. “The initial information we have received indicates the dead bodies of five people were collected … Continued
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across Africa rose from 103,933 on Saturday morning to 107,412 as of Sunday morning, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Sunday. The continental … Continued
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s metamorphosis from refugee to the first Somali-American in Congress has been well-documented. Now, Omar is out with a new memoir that offers her own spin on her path to prominence, starting with her … Continued
GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – Massive disruptions to global immunisation programmes from the COVID-19 pandemic have health experts fearful that much of the developing world will not be able to get a vaccine for the new coronavirus, even once one is ready. … Continued
Somalia is entering a critical stage with the elections on top of its priorities, said a Chinese envoy. UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (Xinhua) — A Chinese envoy on Thursday asked parties in Somalia to work together for peaceful elections and … Continued
Addey Ali Axmed, a resident of Bulo-qaran camp in Mogadishu’s Hawl-wadag district, used to go around public squares in the city selling peanuts. “I used to earn roughly $5 a day selling 100 to 150 packets of peanuts and that … Continued
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are acute for Somalia, but the Horn of Africa nation is doing what it can with the resources it has, even as it looks ahead to its first direct elections in a half-century, the top UN … Continued
The price of vegetables has shot up in Galkayo, the main town in Somalia’s central Mudug region, after torrential rains and flooding of the Shabelle river disrupted supplies from the southern agricultural regions causing shortages. Nadifo Omar Muse, a mother … Continued
Naohiko Omata The economic impact of COVID-19 is being felt across the world. This also applies to refugees. For about eight years a team of researchers in the Refugee Economies Programme at the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre has been carrying out studies in East … Continued
It may be unfairly feared, but Somaliland can be an unexpected and certainly unspoilt holiday resort for your next vacation in the non-existent world. While definitely off the beaten track, a remarkable 10,000 British citizens visit the former British Somaliland … Continued
By Patrick Condon From childhood onward, according to her new memoir, Rep. Ilhan Omar often seemed to find herself in the middle of nasty fights. “I was small but a good fighter. I pulled the boy down and rubbed his face … Continued
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