By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD Adam and Eve lived in Africa at the same time – but probably never met, scientists claim. It was previously believed that ‘Y-chromosomal Adam’ and ‘Mitochondrial Eve’ – the most recent common ancestors to males and females – lived at completely different times. But a new study of 69 men from around the world found ‘Y-chromosomal Adam’ walked...
July 21, 2025
Kenya Wants Somali Refugees to Go Home, but UN Urges Caution
Mohammed Yusuf DADAAB, KENYA — The Kenyan government is in talks with Somalia over the repatriation of Somali refugees living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. But insecurity at the camp has put pressure on Kenya to relocate its residents, while instability in Somalia remains a concern for those thinking of returning home. The camp in northern Kenya...
Egyptian Revolution Derailed, Contained
Nicola Nasser A fourth wave of the Egyptian revolution seems inevitable, until the revolution changes the regime or the regime emerges victorious, pending another revolution. The January 25 revolution in Egypt, which removed the former president Hosni Mubarak from power in 2011 and, in its second wave, overwhelmed the first anniversary of his elected successor Mohammad Morsi on June 30,...
Dhagayso Warka Radio Wardheer
Muqdisho, August 1, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxaa ka mid ah, qasaaro dhimasho iyo dhawac ah oo ka dhashaywalxaha qarxa oo lagu xiray baallayaasha cadceeda ku shaqeeya ee caasimadda, Bannaanbax lagu taageerayo Turkiga oo ka dhacay Muqdisho, Al Shabaab oo sharaxay sababtii ay u sii daayeen saraakiil Kenyaan ah oo muddo u afduubnaa....
Freed Kenyans meet kin, no ransom was paid
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 1 – Two government officials released by Al Shabaab militants from Somalia earlier this week have now been reunited with their families. The families met the two men on Thursday at the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of Government at Harambee House for the first time, since their release earlier this week. Edward Yesse Mule, who was...
Somalia: Mysterious Dutch Coast Guard Being Formed
The peacekeeping force now consists of 4,040 Kenyan, 6,223 Ugandan, 5,432 Burundian, 850 Sierra Leonean and 999 Djiboutian troops. There are also several thousand Ethiopian troops who constantly move back and forth across the Somali border as needed. There are a few hundred other foreign military and paramilitary personnel in Somalia, but no one will officially admit they are there...
Competing Currencies in Somalia
The Great Debate For years a debate has raged in monetary economics over the credibility of the theory that a more stable monetary system would emerge were the system to allow for concurrent currencies operating under no legal restrictions. One side of the debate, represented most prominently by Milton Friedman, believes that the emergence and acceptance of a new currency...
Somalia: The Missing Narrative in Puntland Spring
Jamal Ali It is spring time in Puntland, Somalia! Puntlanders’ Jasmine Revolution has bloomed and prevented a political power grip! Puntland, which is one of the restive semi-autonomous states of the Federal Republic of Somalia has lately been getting its fair share of political shake-up–with little or no world coverage. Puntlanders were both excited and furious about their struggle to...
Dhagasyo Warka radio Wardheer
Muqdisho, july 31, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan dhageystayaal waxaa ka mid ah, dowladda Soomaaliya oo heshiis la gashay shirkad ilaalineysa xeebaha Soomaaliya, wasiirka gaashaandhgiga C/xakiin Fiqi oo wacad ku maray in dowladdu ay qaadi doonto isbaarooyin sharci darro ah oo yaala Shabeelaha hoose, Saraakiil Kenyaan ah oo u afduubnaa Al Shabaab oo lasii daayay,...
The Somali Community of Columbus, Ohio, invites you to:Post Civil War Governance – Challenges and Opportunities
The Somali Community of Columbus, Ohio, invites you to: Post Civil War Governance – Challenges and Opportunities Guest Speaker: Faisal Roble Location: Ramada Plaza Hotel Address: 4900 Sinclair Road I-71 and Morse Road Columbus, OH, 43229 When: August 17, 2013 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM For More Information Call Burhan Ahmed (614) 804-2925 OR Said Mohamoud, Tel: 614-410-7032 Sponsor by: ...