By Abdirizak Haji A while ago I came across a YouTube video by Universal TV, in which the Somali president was interviewed. The President was asked questions related to his government’s failure to sustain peace in the capital and in the Southern region. The president stated in his reply, that the Somali situation should be...
Migrants Detail Horrors That Caused Them to Flee (Brussels, June 19, 2015) – Human rights abuses in their home countries are the driving force behind the surge in boat migration in the Mediterranean to reach Europe, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.EU leaders should put human rights at the heart of its...
By Ibrahim Hirsi, MinnPost Coming of age in Edina, Karsten Potts learned about Somali culture, language and history though a group of Somali-American friends. He left Minnesota to study at Occidental College in Los Angeles. But his interest in learning about Somalia never faded. Indeed, Potts focused on the region as his special area of...
Nairobi,(HRW) –The heinous attacks on civilians in Lamu and Tana River area of Kenya’s coast in mid-2014 were followed by abusive security force operations, Human Rights Watch and the Kenya Human Rights Commission said today. One year later, no one has been held responsible for the attacks. Hundreds of people have been beaten and detained...
By Kester Kenn Klomegah, Modern Diplomacy In full-fledged preparation for the official launch of BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) as an extraordinary highlight event during the July Summit under his chairmanship, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement on the establishment of a $100 billion BRICS pool of currency reserves, according to a document...
By Hirsi Ashkir A regular feature of criticism against the Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has been how often he goes on foreign trips. Amin Amir, the famous and sometimes infamous political satirist captured this debate in his most recent cartoon. The President is seen asking his advisors soon after returning from a foreign trip,...
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Men in war-torn Somalia suffer high rates of drug addiction, divorce and mental illness, researchers said, urging donors to do more to support men and strengthen families. In Somali culture, men are expected to provide all household needs, from food to security. But many women have become...
By Joan Biskupic BOSTON – In recent months, Harvard University has come under attack in court for allegedly limiting the number of Asian-American students it admits. A Reuters examination reveals how the lawsuit brought in their name arose from a broader goal: upending a nearly 40-year-old Supreme Court decision that has primarily helped blacks and...
By Scott Malone LEWISTON, Maine ( Reuters) – From the Mogadishu market to the women in brightly colored veils walking their children to school, Maine’s second-largest city shows the signs of the growing Somali-American community that is making its mark on the former New England mill town. One place in Lewiston where that growing diversity...
By Michael Cohen, William Davison and Renee Bonorchis Africa has a hot new investment destination and it’s not Nigeria. The buzz at the World Economic Forum on Africa, an annual summit of the continent’s rich and powerful, is all about Ethiopia, where the economy is flourishing and the government is embracing select foreign capital. Executives...