FILE – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield. The United States is very concerned over the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the instability in the Oromia and Amhara regions. The United States is very concerned over the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the instability in the Oromia and Amhara regions, Assistant Secretary of...
November 14, 2026
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Somalia’s Presidential Election for 14,000 People
By Ty McCormick MOGADISHU, Somalia — The proliferation of billboards and glossy campaign fliers, plastered across windshields and storefronts here, gives the impression of a hard-fought battle for Somali votes. But the coming parliamentary and presidential elections, scheduled to take place over the next six weeks, won’t be decided by a democratic ballot. They’ll be...
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BBC’s Somali Service hits lowest rating in decades
By Judy Maina, Alleastafrica NAIROBI – For the BBC Somali service, decades of outstanding reporting has earned for it an unrivaled reputation and credibility among the ethnic-Somali communities around the world, thanks to lack of competition and veteran journalists equipped with sufficient knowledge and experience for the Somali language and culture. With its excellent appraisal,...
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Unanswered Questions Fuel Doubts Among Friends of Minnesota Mall Attacker
BY MITCH SMITH Somali-American leaders in St. Cloud, Minn., held a news conference Sunday to address the attack the previous day at the Crossroads Center Mall. CreditDave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times, via Associated Press ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Frustration is growing among members of the Somali community here who are eager for official information about a...
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Minnesota Somali community condemns stabbings
Leaders of the Somali community in central Minnesota are condemning the stabbing of nine people at a mall. Community leaders held a news conference Sunday and said the suspect in Saturday night’s attack at a St. Cloud mall does not represent the larger Somali community. They urged the broader community to unite, and said they...
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Minnesota Somalis work to root out homegrown terror from within
Minnesota Somalis reach into their own community to try to end homegrown extremism. By Stephen Montemayor Hodan Hassan has become a central player in the fight against homegrown extremism in Minnesota. She was motivated to act after two nieces were hurt in a terror rampage in Nairobi, Kenya. For many of her first 14 years...
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How to get rid of refugees, Kenyan style
Kenya hosts one of the largest refugee populations in the world, mostly in Dadaab, which is also the biggest refugee camp in the world. But Kenya’s patience is running thin. Having repeatedly threatened to shut down Dadaab, the country is now resorting to fear and intimidation to force refugees to return to Somalia. By SIMON...
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Kenya denies abuse of refugees in push to close Somali camp
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, Kenya reaffirmed on Thursday its plan to close the world’s largest refugee camp by November, rejecting allegations by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that it is harassing and intimidating Somali refugees to return home when it is not safe to do so. The rights group said Kenya is not giving the refugees...
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Somali rapper’s HBO series stokes hopes and fears in Minneapolis
By Allie Shah and Faiza Mahamud Somali-Canadian poet and rapper K’naan took the stage at the First Annual West Bank Block Party Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN. It was supposed to be a special occasion. Sporting a Twins cap, the renowned rapper K’naan Warsame took the stage at a neighborhood block party to...
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Kenya: Involuntary Refugee Returns to Somalia
Camp Closure Threat Triggers Thousands Returning to Danger Nairobi (HRW) – Kenya’s repatriation program for Somali refugees, fueled by fear and misinformation, does not meet international standards for voluntary refugee return, Human Rights Watch said today. Many refugees living in Kenya’s sprawling Dadaab camp, home to at least 263,000 Somalis, say they have agreed to...