ENVIRONMENTAL crimes such as wildlife trafficking and illegal logging have overtaken the drug trade as the major income source for militias and terrorists in the DRC, Kenya, Mali, Somalia and elsewhere around the world, accounting for more than a third of their revenue. A new report by global policing agency Interpol, shows that of the...
June 9, 2025
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October 7, 2018October 7, 2018News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Mo Farah claims first marathon win in Chicago
Farah negotiated some wet conditions in Chicago Great Britain’s Mo Farah claimed his maiden marathon win in only his third race with victory in Chicago. The 35-year-old, who was third in this year’s London Marathon, secured a new European record with a time of two hours, five minutes and 11 seconds. Farah, competing in his first marathon...
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October 7, 2018October 7, 2018News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Islamic State a threat seven years after we went to Somalia
Demonstrators protest against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in front of the White House on August 16, 2014 in Washington, DC. PHOTO | MANDEL NGAN | AFP By PETER KAGWANJA October 2018 marks seven years since the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) crossed the border into Southern Somalia on October 16, 2011 in...
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October 7, 2018October 7, 2018Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed in consulate, Turkish sources say
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities believe Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside his country’s consulate in Istanbul last week, Turkish sources said, in what they described as the deliberate targeting of a prominent critic of the Gulf kingdom’s rulers. Khashoggi, a former newspaper editor in Saudi Arabia and adviser to its former head of...
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October 6, 2018October 6, 2018News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Social media’s impact in an English language classroom
By: University of Minnesota Credit: University of Minnesota Somali refugees from the civil war had access to very few functioning schools during wartime, followed by long waits in refugee camps before resettlement in the United States. This has resulted in a high incidence of low print literacy among many Somali adolescents in Minnesota. As Minnesota is...
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October 6, 2018October 6, 2018Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
25-year-old anti-rape activist Nadia Murad wins the Nobel Peace Prize
By Wambui Mbuthia German-based Iraqi human rights activist Nadia Murad was yesterday, October 5th, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2018 at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. The 25-year-old was chosen as a result of her efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. German-based Iraqi human rights...
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October 5, 2018October 5, 2018News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Mo Aadan is making his mark
by Jason Henderson Mo Farah isn’t the only British ‘Mo’ athletics fans should watch out for on the roads this weekend as Mo Aadan hopes to make an impact at the Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships The big story of the Simplyhealth Great North Run was Mo Farah capturing his fifth successive title. But a few minutes behind him another...
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October 5, 2018October 5, 2018Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics, Women Corner
For women in Greek migrant camps, even showers are unsafe: Amnesty
ATHENS (Reuters) – Women in Greek migrant camps are too scared to leave their tents at night or use communal showers, and many pregnant women have to sleep on the floor in unsanitary conditions, Amnesty International said on Friday. More than half of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece are women and children, according to...
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October 5, 2018October 5, 2018Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition re-elects PM Abiy Ahmed as its chair
HAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s ruling EPRDF coalition on Friday re-elected Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as its chairman, its chief of staff said, further anchoring the authority of the 42-year-old leader as he pushes through sweeping political and economic reforms. Abiy assumed power in April after his predecessor resigned following three years of unrest. Abiy...
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October 5, 2018October 5, 2018Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Somalia says ‘no’ to al-Shabab defector’s run for office
By Cara Anna and Abdi Guled | AP JOHANNESBURG — Somalia’s government has issued a sharp “no” to the candidacy of a high-level al-Shabab defector for a regional presidency. A statement by the internal security ministry says Mukhtar Robow is not eligible to run for the leadership of the South West region because he is still under sanctions....