An aerial view of Mogadishu town, Somalia /FILE Somalia’s capital Mogadishu is on lockdown ahead of Tuesday’s planned Igad summit. President Hassan Mohamud said on Saturday that security in Mogadishu and the surrounding environs has been increased. In an interview with VOA, Foreign Minister Abdisalam Omer Hadliye said the meeting marks an historic event for...
November 14, 2026
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Passage through Mexico: the global migration to the US
By Nina Lakhani in Tapachula, Mexico, The Guardian The sun has barely risen and already hundreds of migrants are gathered outside the vast white and green immigration detention centre, hoping to get through its gates. Most have travelled thousands of miles on foot, by boat and bus from South America, but few here speak Spanish....
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Somali bound ‘miraa’ cargo planes stuck in Nairobi after ban
By DAVID MUCHUI Five (miraa) khat cargo planes destined for Mogadishu are stuck in Nairobi with miraa worth Sh60 million following cancellation of flights to Somalia. Nyambene Miraa Traders Association spokesman Kimathi Munjuri however said other flights carrying the stimulant destined for Somaliland had left the country. On Monday, the Somali Minister of Civil Aviation...
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Soldier still missing one year after al-Shabaab attack on UPDF base
Thursday marked one year since al-Shabaab insurgents launched a deadly attack on the Ugandan military base in Somalia, killing 19 soldiers An Amisom soldier patrols a street in Mogadishu, Somalia, recently. Courtesy photo By RISDEL KASASIRA Kampala, Thursday marked one year since al-Shabaab insurgents launched a deadly attack on the Ugandan military base in Somalia, killing...
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Ethiopia protests: Opposition wants prisoners freed
As demonstrations continue, opposition tells Al Jazeera that jailed protesters of all backgrounds should be released. Addis Ababa – An opposition leader in Ethiopia has demanded that “political prisoners” be freed as anti-government protests continued to rage in one of Africa’s most populous countries. The call was made by Tiruneh Gamta, a leader of the Oromo...
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Somali Refugees Left in Kenya’s Dadaab Face Dangerous Choices
By Director, Refugee Program BillFrelick, HRW Hot, dusty wind has constantly passed through the thatch and thorn of Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps since they opened in the early 1990s. In May, however, a new wind created a chill among the estimated 340,000 mostly Somali refugees living here when President Uhuru Kenyatta declared that Dadaab would be...
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Central Bank of Somalia: Where there’s smoke, there’s often fire
By Abdelkarim A. Haji Hassan Recently it was reported that one of Somalia’s Central Bank teller managed to steal $ 530,000. The Governor of the Bank, Mr. Bashir Essa, who assumed the Governor’s position in 2013, has confirmed the incident. The theft however, has raised many eye brows and have many asking and wondering how...
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Ethiopia says Olympic marathon medalist a “hero”, forever welcome back home
By Sally Hayden LONDON – The Ethiopian government has given a public assurance that the Olympic marathon silver medalist, Feyisa Lilesa, would be safe if he returns to Ethiopia, following his protest against the treatment of his Oromo people as he crossed the finish line. Lilesa crossed his arms above his head in an “X”,...
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President’s Trip to Jigjiga: Lessons to be learned
By Faisal Roble Win the Political power first, then follows the economy, said Kwame Nkrumah. Likewise, eliminate terror first, then follows healthy civic culture and expanded political space . President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud’s visit to Jigjiga marks a paradigm shift in the Ethio-Somali relations. It is the first time in history that a sitting Somali...
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Threat against Somali woman in Little Falls investigated as hate crime
By Matt McKinney, Star Tribune A recent threat by two men to burn down the house of a Somali woman if she and her family didn’t leave Little Falls, Minn., is being investigated as a hate crime, authorities said this week. Little Falls Police Chief Greg Schirmers said the Aug. 7 confrontation is the first...