Dr. Abdurahman A. Baadiyow For over 30 years, I was immersed in reconciliation efforts, research, writing, and publishing books, papers, and articles in Somali, English, and Arabic on various topics regarding my beloved country, Somalia. In addition, I also taught, trained, and raised awareness on numerous issues focused on Somali studies to the new generation...
NAIROBI (Reuters) – President Yoweri Museveni has removed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as commander of Uganda’s land forces, the military said on Tuesday, after Kainerugaba repeatedly threatened on Twitter to invade neighbouring Kenya. Kainerugaba, widely regarded as the de facto head of the military and his father’s chosen successor, later said the comments were made...
Reviewed by: Abdirahman A. Issa Author: Afyare Abdi Elmi Publisher: Pluto Press Pages: 216 Publication date: 2010 The Publication of this book coincides with the occupation of Ethiopian troops in the capital city of Somalia and much of south-central regions. This incursion was carried out under the banner of the misguided US “war on terror”...
President William Ruto has opened up on why he decided to give his predecessor the role of Kenya’s peace envoy in Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Speaking during an interview with France 24 President Ruto revealed that he decided to offer the former president the role as the regional conflicts would have...
Kaari Betty Murungi, Chair of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, speaks about the presentation of the first report of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)...
Fasika Tadesse The gap between the Ethiopian currency’s official and parallel-market exchange rates widened to a record as foreign reserves dwindled and fighting in the country’s north resumed. On Wednesday, the birr traded as high as 92 a dollar on the black market, while the official rate remained at 52.5, according to people familiar with...
Nairobi, The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday called on authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland to allow the privately owned CBA TV broadcaster to resume operations and to desist from using bans to silence the press. In a September 6 letter, the minister of information Suleyman Yusuf Ali, also known as Koore, said...
By Evelyne Musambi William Ruto, who has been sworn in as Kenya’s new president, is the country’s first evangelical Christian president and is likely to put religion centre-stage while in office after it played a key role in his election victory. The 55-year-old is not shy of publicly professing his faith and has been vocal...
Nairobi, The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called for the immediate and unconditional release of Ethiopian journalists Gobeze Sisay and Meaza Mohammed, and urged authorities to stop arresting members of the media for their work. About 8 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, federal police officers arrested Gobeze, editor and founder of privately owned YouTube-based broadcaster The...
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, died at her home in Scotland aged 96 on Thursday. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”...