Category: Somali News & Politics

Nobody can replace her but I hope somebody will stand up and fill up her spot’ Thandiwe Konguavi She showcased positive aspects of Somali communities in Canada and in Somalia.  And now a new Edmonton scholarship aims to continue the legacy of Somali-Canadian reporter Hodan Nalayeh.  “Nobody can replace her but I hope somebody will stand up...

Mogadishu’s first bishop was also its (so far) last, as the Somali capital has endured decades of chaos. We remember his death 30 years on … By Ray Cavanaugh When Mogadishu Cathedral opened in 1928, it was the largestcathedral in Africa. Built in three years and designed in a Norman Gothic style by architect Antonio Vandone di Cortemilia,...

By ODINDO AYIEKO Somaliland has the world’s fourth-lowest GDP per capita and a high income gap between rich and poor, according to data from the World Bank. Yet the country has been resilient with little foreign aid. With a GDP of $400 per head, Somaliland is wealthier than countries like Burundi, the Democratic Republic of...

NAIROBI, Kenya on Saturday called on the world to unite in the fight against global terrorism after Somali militant group al-Shabab killed 26 people, among them three Kenyans, in southern Somalia. Monica Juma, foreign affairs cabinet secretary, also urged the international community to hasten the listing of al-Shabab as a terrorist organization under the United...

 By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU/GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) – Islamist gunmen killed 26 people, including Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians, when they stormed a hotel in Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayo, a regional state president said on Saturday, the deadliest day in the city since insurgents were driven out in 2012. A...

Access to education in Somaliland is extremely limited, with more than 50 per cent of children in Somaliland out of school. In an effort to address the problem, the UN children’s fund, UNICEF, has partnered with the government, and the global fund Education Cannot Wait, to launch a programme designed to help children affected by...

By ANITA CHEPKOECH A suspected Al-Shabaab terrorist has been in police custody since July 2, when police arrested him in relation to several deadly attacks in Wajir County. It is alleged that the suspect, Abdirashid Abdi Adan, was one of several attackers who planted an improvised explosive device (IED) that exploded, leaving several police officers...

AMISOM Member states have expressed grave concerns over withdrawal of troops from Somalia. The States on Saturday said they have noted mismatch between AMISOM’s mandate and the complex environment in which it operates. The said there is great need to review of AMISOM’s mandate to take into account the realities on the ground. In a...