Despite sanctions, Shabab militants have found ways to extort, move and invest money using Somalia’s banking system, a United Nations panel says. By Abdi Latif Dahir NAIROBI, Kenya — The Shabab, the Somalia-based militant group that is Al Qaeda’s most powerful ally in Africa, is not only collecting millions of dollars in tariffs and payoffs but...
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October 11, 2020October 11, 2020Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow
Signs Saudis are edging towards historic Israel peace
By Frank Gardner Will they or won’t they? It’s a question on a lot of people’s minds in the Middle East right now. Are Saudi Arabia’s rulers, historically critics of Israel and its treatment of the Palestinians, finally edging closer to normalising relations with the country often dismissively referred to in the past by Arab...
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October 11, 2020October 11, 2020News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics, Women Corner
Founders of Somalia’s First Rape Crisis Center Recognized for Helping Conflict Victims
By Salem Solomon WASHINGTON – As the United Nations on Sunday marks International Day of the Girl Child, a Somali mother and daughter who have dedicated their lives to rehabilitating victims of conflict are gaining international acclaim. Fartuun Adan and her daughter Ilwad Elman operate Elman Peace, an organization that helps victims of sexual violence and works to...
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October 7, 2020October 7, 2020Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow
Ethiopian lawmakers vote to slash funds for Tigray
Tigray held regional elections last month despite a nationwide pause on all polls because of the coronavirus Ethiopian lawmakers approved slashing funding to the northern Tigray region, the upper house of parliament announced Wednesday, a decision a top Tigrayan official said was “tantamount to a declaration of war”. The move deepens a bitter rift between...
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October 6, 2020October 6, 2020Health & Social Affairs, News, Slideshow
Hundreds of thousands of people shackled for mental health issues globally, Human Rights Watch says
By Paul Carsten, Angela Ukomadu ABUJA (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with mental health conditions are living chained up in roughly 60 countries, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Without mental health support or awareness, families or institutions often shackle people against their will, leaving them eating, sleeping, urinating and defecating in...
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October 2, 2020October 2, 2020Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali Music
Energy and rhythm from Djibouti to the world
he small East African nation of Djibouti has so far evaded musical discovery by the West. Now, however, the country’s official national band, Groupe RTD, is picking up international accolades with the music it plays when it’s off-duty. Stefan Franzen spoke to the group’s producer Janto Djassi Groupe RTD Mr Djassi, you work in Hamburg...
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September 30, 2020September 30, 2020Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow
Height of fashion? Clothes mountains build up as recycling breaks down
By Sonya Dowsett, George Obulutsa MADRID/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Clothes recycling is the pressure-release valve of fast fashion, and it’s breaking under COVID-19 curbs. The multi-billion-dollar trade in second-hand clothing helps prevent the global fashion industry’s growing pile of waste going straight to landfill, while keeping wardrobes clear for next season’s designs. But it’s facing a crisis. Exporters...
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September 30, 2020September 30, 2020Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
How did an August primary election in Minneapolis turn into a national right-wing disinformation campaign against absentee ballots?
By BECKYZ. DERNBACH, HIBAH ANSARI and JOEY PETERS,Sahan Journal Allegations of voter fraud in Minneapolis took right-wing media by storm Sunday night. They stem from a report by Project Veritas, a video sting operation led by Republican provocateur James O’Keefe. Project Veritas’ latest stunt exposé accuses Ilhan Omar’s campaign of “ballot harvesting”: a mail-in ballot practice—often legal—that...
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September 29, 2020September 29, 2020Global News & Politics, Health & Social Affairs, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Making sure the most vulnerable children are heard during COVID-19: 5 lessons on data collection from Somalia
By Mark Gill, Olivia Bueno, Lawrence Oduma While COVID-19 has presented new risks and challenges for collecting information, children’s voices must continue to be heard when developing policies and programmes that impact their lives. In recognition of this, UNICEF Somalia designed and conducted a study, with technical support from the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti and...
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September 29, 2020September 29, 2020Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Somali Journalists Say President’s Remarks Put Them at Risk
By Mohamed Yusuf NAIROBI – Somali journalists and rights groups are criticizing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo for remarks Saturday condemning the country’s journalists. Farmaajo said Somali journalists lack training and experience and accused some of working with the militant group al-Shabab. The Somali Journalists Syndicate, an organization that fights for media rights and freedom in...