Category: Somali News & Politics

Man sentenced in credit card scheme
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Man sentenced in credit card scheme

A Somali man from Minneapolis was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Nashville on Friday for conspiracy to commit credit card fraud immediately after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Yahya Jamal Ahmed, 25, was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release. He had spent about 22 months in custody. Prosecutors said...

Oman plays key role in solving piracy problem
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Oman plays key role in solving piracy problem

Patrolling by navies has put Somali pirates under pressure By Sunil K. Vaidya On Board INS Mysore: Piracy in the Indian ocean is on the wane but issues on land in Somalia need to be resolved to completely eradicate the problem and create safe passage for a large part of the world’s maritime traffic that passes...

Ethiopia Supports Campaign Against International Court
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Ethiopia Supports Campaign Against International Court

Marthe van der Wolf ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia, which currently chairs the African Union, says it supports the push by Kenya for African countries to jointly withdraw from the International Criminal Court.  The ICC has put Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto on trial for alleged crimes against humanity, while President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to go...

Kerry meets Somali Pres., reaffirms US commitment
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Kerry meets Somali Pres., reaffirms US commitment

WASHINGTON, (KUNA) — US Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at the Department of State Friday, and reaffirmed America’s commitment to the reconstruction of the war-torn African nation. “The United States, obviously, has been engaged in helping Somalia fight back against tribal terror and the challenges to the cohesion...

Canadian teen brothers jailed in Somaliland
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Canadian teen brothers jailed in Somaliland

Mississauga dad wants help to free his Canadian-born sons, sent to visit their grandmother, from an African prison. By: Gemma Karstens-Smith Two Mississauga teens have been jailed in Africa for more than a month, their father says, since taking a summer trip to visit their grandmother. Mohamed Noor sent sons Liiban, 18, and Jamal, 15, to...

IN SOMALI CAPITAL, TODAY’S BOOM IS REAL ESTATE
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IN SOMALI CAPITAL, TODAY’S BOOM IS REAL ESTATE

BY ABDI GULED MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Mohamed Nor’s phone rings constantly, kept busy by the property hunters who want to own a piece of Mogadishu. Other clients sit on a chaise longue inside his airy office in the battle-scarred Somali capital, waiting patiently for the real estate agent’s attention. “Yes, we have any sort of...

Somalia Names Abrar as Its First Female Central Bank Governor
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Somalia Names Abrar as Its First Female Central Bank Governor

By Mohamed Sheikh Nor Somalia named Yussur Abrar as the country’s first female central bank governor, replacing Abdusalam Omer, who resigned after a United Nations monitoring group accused him of mismanaging the government’s money. Abrar has spent the past 30 years working for international banks and insurance companies, Shador Hajji, a press officer in the presidency...

Of waffle and remittances
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Of waffle and remittances

by D.H. | NAIROBI YET another in a long line of international conferences on Somalia concluded on September 16th with a “new deal” for the world’s most failed state. Aid pledges, both old and new, were repackaged with some admirable language about a “Somali-led” process and unveiled in Brussels. It was the fifth such gathering...

What does your coffee say about you? Cappuccino-lovers are more likely to be obsessive – while latte drinkers try to please others
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What does your coffee say about you? Cappuccino-lovers are more likely to be obsessive – while latte drinkers try to please others

By CHRIS PLEASANCE The type of coffee you drink could reflect your personality, according to new research. A study has found common attributes between people who enjoy certain types of coffee.  If you like extra-foamy coffees such as cappuccino then you’re more likely to be obsessive and controlling, whereas latte drinkers go out of their way...