Category: Somali News & Politics

By Anthony Lonetree A pandemic and the racial reckoning stemming from the death of George Floyd are fueling apprehension and concern among Twin Cities area teachers of color. Some who would prefer to be home to minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19 are reporting to classrooms because they cannot afford to quit or take...

Qatar has renewed its support for brotherly Somalia and its continuation to provide the necessary support to contribute to building a state of institutions and the rule of law, which ensures that Somalis enjoy all their rights with respect for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Somalia. Qatar welcomed the Independent Expert on...

By Lisa Schlein GENEVA – A U.N. human rights investigator is expressing concern about possible regression by Somali authorities from their adherence to international human rights law. The concerns are amplified in a report submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council by the U.N.’s independent expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia.   Isha Dyfan...

REBECCA SPEARE-COLE  The film follows the conversations of Awa and three other Cambridge University students, Miske Ali, Hafsa Said and Samiya Dubed. ( Somalinimo/Awa Farah/Alice Aedy ) A filmmaker has opened up about the barriers she faced making a documentary about British-Somali women at Cambridge University, which included being turned down by a production company for being...

By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Whistles screech on the sea breeze as three female Somali coaches inspect a line of women in black and blue headscarves dribbling basketballs. It’s not just the heat that makes it hard: the women are also braving the scorn of their families and the threat of attack by gunmen who...

By Abdulkadir Khalif, Somalia Correspondent, Nation Media Group The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS) on Thursday finally issued the long-awaited election procedures for the upcoming elections in 2020/2021. Parliamentary elections will take place this year and the presidential contest in early 2021. The statement was issued following a series of...

By Manase Otsialo, Nation The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has written to the Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson for Somalia (SRCC) and Head of Amisom, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, asking for an inquest into recent killings in the Gedo region. Somali locals are accusing Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers under Amisom of being complicit in the...

By Audrey Conklin | Fox News During a rally in Duluth, Minn., on Wednesday, President Trump said that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would turn Minnesota into a “refugee camp” and open “the flood gates to radical Islamic terrorism” if elected. His remarks came on the same day the State Department announced a new 15,000-refugee admissions cap to ensure the “safety and well-being of Americans, especially in...

Mogadishu/Washington (Reliefweb) – Due to the combined effects of widespread and severe flooding, Desert Locust infestation, socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 and the cumulative impacts of previous shocks, up to 2.1 million people across Somalia are expected to face food consumption gaps or depletion of assets indicative of Crisis (IPC Phase 3)1 or worse outcomes through...