Saida Hussein Moge leaves in protest against Magdalena Andersson’s comments, saying Social Democrats have become too ‘xenophobic’ Leila Nezirevic LONDON, A Swedish-Somali politician has left the ruling Social Democrats party in protest over recent remarks by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, saying the party has become too xenophobic. Saida Hussein Moge criticized Andersson over comments she...
November 14, 2026
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Ending ‘Forever War’ in Somalia: Negotiating with Al-Shabaab
By Dr. Mohamed Husein Gaas, Raad Peace Research Institute (RAPRI), MogadishuProf. Stig Jarle Hansen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Summery The election of a new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud in Somalia, coupled with a recent statement from one of the Harakat Al-Shabaab’s leaders, Mahad Warsame Qalley Karate have again put negotiations with Al-Shabaab on...
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Horn of Africa faces unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe after 5th failed rainy season
A fifth consecutive failed rainy season is expected to deepen the drought crisis faced by millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA), according to a new report released by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) August 25,2022. The weather forecaster’s projections for October to December, issued at the GHA Seasonal Climate Outlook Forum, show...
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Hadrawi: A Nation Loses A Giant
By Faisal A. Roble On August 18, 2022, death finally came to the man Somalis have known by his seven-letter nickname, Hadrawi. Death comes for some early; for others it arrives late in life. Nonetheless, there is no perfect time. As Muslims, when death befalls our loved ones, we instructively lament “Inaa Lilaahi Wa Inaa...
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Salman Rushdie attack ‘unacceptable’ to Islam, says MWL chief Al-Issa
FRANCESCO BONGARRÀ RIMINI: Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League, called the attack on writer Salman Rushdie “a crime that Islam does not accept.” In an interview with Arab News on the side of his participation in a conference on inter-religious dialogue in the Italian city of Rimini, he said: “Islam...
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Ex-Aljazeera journalist voted in as Wajir South MP
by BERTHA OCHOMO Ex Aljazeera journalist has been elected as Wajir South member of parliament. Mohammed Adow who was a correspondent of the international media won the parliamentary seat on an Orange Democratic (ODM) ticket. Adow garnered 13,990 votes overthrowing the incumbent MP Mohamud Sheikh Mohammed. Sheikh Mohammed who was his closest competitor gathered 4,293 votes. ...
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China Fumes Over Somaliland’s Warm Ties With Taiwan
The Wall Street Journal HARGEISA, Somaliland—Shortly after a fireplace destroyed the most important market on this independence-minded area of Somalia, a senior Chinese diplomat requested permission to go to to pay his respects. Fei Shengchao, Beijing’s ambassador to Somalia, instructed Somaliland authorities he needed to debate how China may assist mitigate the impression of the...
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New evidence emerges of atrocities in Tigray as UN investigators battle for access
As investigators struggle to gain access to sites of atrocities in northern Ethiopia, new accounts are emerging of previously undocumented cases of sexual violence, torture and mass detention in the region. Interviews with The Globe and Mail have uncovered horrific new evidence of sexual assaults on young men in Western Tigray, a region where human-rights...
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RAMLA ALI ON HISTORIC SAUDI ARABIA FIGHT AS PART OF USYK-JOSHUA 2: ‘I HAVE TO BE BRAVE’
ERIKA MONTOYA Saudi Arabia will have their first women’s professional boxing match on the Usyk vs. Joshua bill.With only six professional fights under her belt, Somali boxer Ramla Ali will make history in Saudi Arabia alongside Dominican Crystal Garcia. The two will star in the first women’s professional boxing match in the nation’s history. The...
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Mo Farah’s story draws horror, understanding in Somalia
By Omar Faruk MOGADISHU, Somalia — Many Somalis are reacting with horror — and a sense of understanding — at British runner Mo Farah’s tale of being trafficked to Britain as a child and forced to look after other children. Olympic champion Farah was born in present-day Somaliland, a territory by the Gulf of Aden that...