AMANDA FIEGL Degan Ali, a Somali-American humanitarian, describes herself on Twitter as a “social justice activist, Muslima.” Courtesy of Adeso In 2011, drought hit Somalia hard, triggering a famine that ultimately killed some 260,000 people. Now, after a poor rainy season, the Food and Agriculture Organization is warningthat the country could be on the brink...
November 14, 2026
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Business trips to dangerous places: Meetings in Mogadishu
AROUND the world certain cities have sadly become synonymous with war, brutality and lawlessness. For the business traveller, particularly the Western business traveller, Baghdad surely ranks among the most feared of assignments. Tripoli looks to be going that way soon. Beirut, long considered a byword for chaos, has in recent times rehabilitated its image. But...
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Somalia: What Matters Most
Since the Americans killed al Shabaab leader Ahmed Godane on September 2 ndthere has been a noticeable decline in al Shabaab morale and an increase in desertions. Not only disillusioned gunmen but also some mid-level leaders. Godane’s replacement was a fellow with no reputation and few followers. Godane was an old-school Islamic terrorist who was...
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Turkey is privileged to be strategic partner of Africa
BY MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU IN AUGUST 2011, under the blazing African sun, a plane carrying the then prime minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his family and a large delegation composed of the different segments of the Turkish state and society landed in Mogadishu. It was one of the first international flights destined for Somalia...
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Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia agree on mega projects on River Dawa
By JOB WERU Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to construct a multipurpose dam and a hydro power station on River Dawa in Mandera County, which is aimed at harnessing and promoting sustainable use of the resource. The three countries also proposed construction of a bridge to link Kenya and Ethiopia on the river, which...
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Billionaire Plans to Double Sales From Ethiopia Coffee
By William Davison Horizon Plantations Ethiopia Plc, majority-owned by Saudi billionaire Mohamed al-Amoudi, plans to almost double annual revenue at coffee projects within three years as part of a $500 million agricultural investment program. The company will spend $25 million to train workers, improve roads and replace washing units at theLimmu and Bebeka coffee plantations,...
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Somalia’s charcoal inspections uncover weapons
Stephen Spark More details have emerged about the contents of a container inspected at Mogadishu port as part of efforts to counter the illegal charcoal trade. When it was inspected on 28 October, the container was found to contain explosives, military uniforms, knives and magnetic devices used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the Somali government’s...
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Tightened security off Somalia’s coast aims to bankrupt al-Shabaab
By Shukri Mohamed The recent seizure of an illegal arms shipment off the Somali coast signals the government’s increasing ability to manage maritime security, analysts say, but it also highlights the need for more effective ways to degrade al-Shabaab’s access to weapons and money. Casual labourers pack charcoal in an open market in the Yaqshid...
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Problems persist long after Horn of Africa famine
By Matt Wade Inside Dadaab: Ladhan Waraq Yusuf, 30, with daughter Sahlan, 3, and son Weli, 1. Sahlan became severely malnourished and almost died during the Horn of Africa famine in 2011. Photo: Edwina Pickles Dadaab, Kenya: I met Ladhan Waraq in the worst of circumstances. She had just buried a daughter, Malyun, in an...
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Ethiopia’s ‘African tiger’ leaps towards middle income
It is now three decades since Ethiopia experienced the infamous famine that cost the lives of more than a million people. The tragedy prompted the BBC’s Michael Buerk to describe it as “a biblical famine in the 20th century” and “the closest thing to hell on Earth”. In sharp contrast with that devastating poverty, Ethiopia...