By Magati Obebo January 15, 2020, will mark yet another anniversary, the fifth, since bands of all Shabaab insurgents overran a KDF military camp at El Adde in Somalia killing scores. Some families of the deceased will mark the anniversary by laying wreaths on the graves of their loved ones. But a family in Kisii...
November 14, 2026
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Ethiopia Economic Growth Risk To Nigeria, Warns Expert
Osuchukwu said foreign investors would prefer to go to Ethiopia or other African countries and not Nigeria because of the difficulty of doing business in the country. Winston Osuchukwu, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Trans-Sahara Investment (TSIC), has raised the alarm over the growth rate of the Ethiopian economy and how that might adversely affect...
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A sea without coast guards: Foreign illegal trawling and waste dumping in Somalia’s waters
By Mohamed Aidarus Somalia’s coast has become home to illegal fishing and toxic wastes. It’s difficult to expose every illegal maritime activity in Somalia waters but I would like to shed some light on the lucid theft and toxic wastes which foreigners dump on Somalia’s seashore time and again. Somalia is not the only nation-state...
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Hyundai sets shop in Somaliland stamping confidence in the country’s stability
HARGEISA, Somaliland, – South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai is the latest multinational company to venture into the Horn of Africa via Somaliland. Hyundai launched its fleet of cars in Somaliland joining Coca Cola as the world-renown companies that have invested in the country that is seeking to gain international recognition. The South Korean car manufacturer...
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2022 WCQ: Somalia hope for a double against Zimbabwe as Mo Ali fires salvo
Somalia is a nation known for the war that has killed thousands and destroyed a beautiful nation but all that is not lost as the Somalia National team seeks to make football a contributing factor to peace and development. Somalia beating fancied Zimbabwe Warriors came as a suprise to everyone in Africa in what was...
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Somalia’ New Star Attraction: Clerical Hype for the Masses
By Hassan M. Abukar In August 2019, a plane landed at Mogadishu Airport as TV cameras focused on who would be the mysterious official to step from the aircraft. Then, a tall, young, and handsome man dressed in an Arab Thawb (garment) emerged and walked down the steps accompanied by his equally good-looking and a...
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New Tool to Quell Violence in Ethiopian Refugee Camps: Podcasts
By Machrine Birungi BOKOLOMAYO, ETHIOPIA – A team of researchers and humanitarian professionals have developed a unique approach to combat domestic violence in the refugee camps of Dollo Ado in Ethiopia. The approach involves the co-creation of a podcast series called Unite for a Better Life, together with Somali refugees living in the camp to target...
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‘If I don’t pay, they kill me’: Al-Shabab tightens grip on Somalia with growing tax racket
By Omar Faruk and Max Bearak MOGADISHU, Somalia — The calls from an unknown number had been coming for weeks, but Osman, a household-goods trader in the Somali capital’s largest market, disregarded them — until he got the text message. “Will you pick up our call? Yes or no. This is the mujahideen,” it said. The mujahideen, the...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar denies affair claim in D.C. doctor’s divorce filing
By Jim Spencer and Patrick Condon WASHINGTON – A Washington, D.C., physician alleged in divorce filings Tuesday that her husband, a national political consultant, left her after becoming romantically involved with U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a client of his fundraising business. In an interview, Omar denied that she is separated or dating outside her marriage. “I have no interest...
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Raptors president Masai Ujiri says basketball has been a breath of fresh air in Somalia
THE CANADIAN PRESS Masai Ujiri could see it in the proud posture of the young female players. It was written in their wide smiles. The Toronto Raptors president was in Mogadishu last week for the last stop on his annual Giants of Africa tour – and first visit to Somalia in the organization’s 16 years....