Ilhan Omar is a target for America’s right-wing media – but the success of her new book confirms her status as a leading light of the emerging US Left, and one who will be around for some time. By Liza Featherstone I was nervous when I was asked to review Ilhan Omar’s new book. Omar, a...
November 14, 2026
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Ugandans melt plastic waste into coronavirus face shields
John Okot GULU, Uganda (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the Ugandan government ordered all non-essential workplaces shut to contain the coronavirus pandemic in late March, Peter Okwoko and his colleague Paige Balcom kept working. But the pair – who had been turning collected plastic waste into building materials such as roofing tiles and pavers since...
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Djibouti arrests two journalists, one of them RSF’s correspondent
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the arrests of two Djiboutian journalists working for La Voix de Djibouti (LVD), their small Horn of African country’s only independent media outlet, and calls for their unconditional release. One of them is also RSF’s Djibouti correspondent. Kassim Nouh Abar was arrested outside his Djibouti City home on 5 June, while Mohamed Ibrahim Wais,...
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Somaliland leader: Mogadishu is biggest challenge to our recognition
By Mohamed Olad Hassan, Sahra Idle Nur, VOA Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi says authorities in Mogadishu pose the biggest challenge for the autonomous region’s fight for recognition as an independent state, 29 years after the region broke away from Somalia after the overthrow of military ruler Siad Barre. In an exclusive interview with VOA’s...
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Coronavirus: The misinformation circulating in Africa about Covid-19
By Peter Mwai As coronavirus cases spread through African countries, misleading information continues to be shared on social media and online. Here are some of the stories that have been widely shared recently. 1. The ‘plot’ to stop Africa developing its own cures We start with a baseless conspiracy revolving around Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina,...
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117 Jubilee MPs ask Uhuru to sack Duale
National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale who seemed to have survived President Uhuru Kenyatta’s axe on Tuesday is not out of the woods yet. At least 117 MPs have signed a fresh petition asking President Kenyatta to kick out of the Garissa Town MP from the powerful office of Majority Leader. A sign of the ruthless power play...
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Is Farmajo Ready to Vacate Villa Somalia?
By Faisal A. Roble As the debate over elections loom large, Somalis and donor communities alike do not exactly know what to expect. It is certain that the political mercury will hit a record high as we approach 2021, and civil discourse will deteriorate. President Farmajo’s lack of commitment to free and fair elections and...
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First Person: The struggle to protect human rights in East Africa during the pandemic
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in East Africa, the UN Human Rights regional office, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been contributing to the COVID-19 response of UN country teams in the region, by ensuring that human rights protection for vulnerable people is included in their plans. The head of the office, Nwanneakolam...
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Virus hits hard in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood
The high number of cases — roughly 6% of the city’s total — fall in a neighborhood known for its vibrant East African community, with many in high-rise apartments. By Liz Navratil and Kim Hyatt At least 150 people in the densely populated, predominantly black Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting local leaders to...
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In remembrance of The Hobollada Waaberi; The National Jem of Somali Literature
By Avv. Abdiwahid Abdullahi Warsame “Iyana waxaan kaga gudbaa gobey liicoo ha jabin”by Hassan Ganey To be frank I love politics. This is because politics is the battleground for ideas and discourse in order to engineer a good society. Unfortunately, the nation that brought me to this world has been in turmoil which decapitated the...