UN condemns gang rape of 9-year-old girl in central Somalia
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday condemned the gang rape of a nine-year-old girl in the central Somali town of Bulo-Burde, some 425 km...
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The Melbourne woman who saved a Somali bride from life in a brothel
A fundraising drive by Melbourne woman Fardowsa Abdirahman helped raise funds to rescue an exploited Somali bride in Kenya from life in a brothel. But...
US diplomat succeeds ousted UN envoy for Somalia
A former US special representative to Somalia who also served as Washington’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was named Thursday to be the...
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Vegetable shortage in Mogadishu due to water crisis in Shabelle river breadbasket farms
A shortage of vegetables has led to sharp price rises in the markets of the Somali capital Mogadishu, as a consequence of the long drought...
Somali governor grateful but not surprised after Canada grants him refugee status
A governor who fled Somalia for his life was granted refugee protection on the same day as his Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada hearing...
Somalia’s renaissance a welcome respite for the Horn
• Somalia’s Premier Hassan Ali Kheire is a technocrat who got appointed against the backdrop of myriad of impediments, both inherent and contemporary. • He...
Kenya is weaponizing the information against Somalia!
The maritime contention between Somalia and Kenya erupted,when Somalia filed a complaint to the ICJ in August 2014. Since then, Kenya kick starts and expedites...
EU pledges to support peace in the Horn of Africa
The European Union is renewing its support for peace in the Horn of African even as peacekeepers in Somalia struggle with reduced funding. This was...
Families of boys held at gunpoint by park police say they want answers
Representatives with the Council on American Islamic Relations is calling on the Minneapolis Park Police Department to release information about an incident last summer. Four...
Strike kills two militants as US-backed forces push into ISIS territory in Somalia
The U.S. military said it killed two Islamic State fighters Wednesday in Somalia, where there has been an uptick in airstrikes against the militant group...