By Guled Hagi Hersi Two years has passed since the Somali people celebrated the election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo as the “savior” of the country after President Hassan Sheikh’s term was marked by runaway corruption committed by his rapacious team and greedy family members. More than anything, the Somali people were yearning for a...
Abdiwale Duale told BuzzFeed News that he fears that US President Donald Trump’s so-called “travel ban” is being applied to UK citizens. Hannah Al-Othman and Ikran Dahir A British man who was born in London but spent time in Somalia as a child has been refused a visa to travel to the United States. Abdiwale...
Generic picture of a statue of Themis, the Greek God of Justice, outside the Supreme Court in Brisbane. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) Source: AAP A Queensland woman has pleaded not guilty to two female genital mutilation charges against children. BY STEFAN ARMBRUSTER A woman accused of sending her daughters to Somalia to undergo genital mutilation has pleaded...
By Osman Hassan President Museveni of Uganda is well-known for speaking his mind and that is typically what he did when he recently referred to Somalia as a “failed State”. That has touched a raw nerve among Somalis still licking their wounds from the painful past and sparked predictably a nationwide outcry. Stepping into the...
Joram Van Klaveren | Ian Forsyth/Getty Images Joram van Klaveren is the second ex-PVV politician to convert. By ELINE SCHAART A former member of Geert Wilders’ far-right Dutch party announced Monday that he has converted to Islam. Joram Van Klaveren said he made the switch from critic to convert while writing a book about Islam. “During...
By Rasheed Hashi The world and the Somali peoples were shocked to recently learn that the Lower House of Parliament amended the Central Bank Act to hire a non-Somali Governor – a British man with no Central Bank experience and who is reportedly highly connected to international dealers. Social media platforms and coffee shops across...
By MOHAMED AHMED When authorities raided four mosques in Mombasa following their links to radicalisation of youth in 2014, police said they had made a “major” step in the fight against terrorism.The mosques – Masjid Musa, Masjid Sakina, Masjid Swafaa and Masjid Mina – located in Majengo and Kisauni were then temporarily shut down and...
Addis Ababa, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) The Ethiopian National Planning Commission announced on Saturday it will implement the fourth population and housing census in the country”s history starting April 7. Everything is ready to carry out a clear and credible investigation, said the head of the Commission, Fitsum Assefa, during an interview with the accredited...
Press Release ALEXANDRIA, VA, — Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified 4-Star global airline, is pleased to announce that it will restructure its U.S. network, adding frequencies and shifting gateways as of the summer of 2019. The new U.S. network is aimed at giving passengers travelling between the U.S. and...
Christopher Anzalone and Stig Jarle Hansen War on the Rocks Much has changed for Mukhtar “Abu Mansur” Robow, a key founding member of the Somali jihadist organization al-Shabaab, over the past decade. In November 2008, al-Shabaab was sweeping across southern and central Somalia toward the capital city of Mogadishu. Robow led the jihadists not only...