Leaflet offers vague rewards of points for throwing acid and beating Muslims or bombing mosques and 'nuking' Mecca. (more…)
Foundation for mefloquine awareness asks Trudeau to reopen the Somalia inquiry
A foundation created to inform the public about the harms of mefloquine is asking Justin Trudeau to reopen an inquiry into the 25-year-old killing of a Somali teenager by Canadian soldiers who had been ordered to take the drug as part of an improperly conducted clinical trial. (more…)
Acer looking to expand presence in enterprise notebook market in Middle East, Africa
Acer is looking to grow its share of the enterprise notebook market in the Middle East and Africa to 15% in 2018 from only 2% in 2017, according to country manager Paul Collins. (more…)
AMISOM warns of increased Al-Shabab ambushes
Al-Shabab attacks against African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces could worsen as troops try to reopen Somalia’s main supply roads, currently cut off by the militants, a spokesman for the peacekeepers warns. (more…)
Minnesota Public Radio reaches out in Somali, and community listens
In his Nieman prediction last year, writer and technologist Paul Ford talked about the need for news organizations to “go global.” He wrote: (more…)
Aid agencies urge debt relief for Somalia
MOGADISHU-- More than 30 aid agencies working in Somalia on Monday called on multilateral lenders to cancel the Horn of Africa nation's debt so that Mogadishu can access funds to create conducive environment for investment. (more…)
76 Somali prisoners freed from Indian jails return home
Prisoners were in Indian jails over piracy-related offenses (more…)
Regional army chiefs meet to discuss Somalia security situation
Army chiefs from African Union troop contributing countries to Somalia have today met to discuss security situation in Somalia. (more…)
Uganda blames Somalia for deadly Mogadishu shoot-out
Kampala - The Ugandan army said on Monday its troops shot dead three Somali soldiers in Mogadishu after a military convoy carrying Uganda's commander came under friendly fire over the weekend. (more…)
Driver ‘hit Somali woman in anti-Muslim attack’
A motorist deliberately drove into a Somali woman twice in an anti-Muslim attack days after a bomb blast in London, a court heard. (more…)