What it means to be Canadian is difficult to put into words, but for Sharmarke Dubow, it was summed up during a recent return to Victoria from the U.S. (more…)
Turkey Gives Weapons to Somali Soldiers
Somali State Minister for Defense Mohamed Ali Haga has confirmed to VOA Somali for the first time that the Turkish government has recently supplied weapons to the Somali army. (more…)
Named and shamed: dodgy Melbourne childcare providers ‘hung out to dry’ on new register
Dodgy childcare providers across the state have been named and shamed on a new federal government register, which has revealed Victoria as the nation's hot spot for day care crooks. (more…)
Positive role models for South Sudanese bust perceptions
DANIEL Ajak is the first to admit he was no angel at high school. Trying to give their 13-year-old son a better life, his South Sudanese parents made the tough decision to send him and his sister to Australia to live with his uncle in Melbourne. (more…)
Men accused of bomb plot against Somali refugees ask for more Trump voters on their jury
Defence attorneys for men accused of plotting to bomb an apartment building filled with Somali refugees have requested more Trump voters in the jury pool. (more…)
Somali Immigrant Allegedly Tried To Rape Woman In Labor
A Somali immigrant allegedly tried to rape a woman while she was in labor at a hospital in Rome, according to a Tuesday report. (more…)
Unidentified airstrike kills Al-Shabaab militant in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU -- Unidentified airstrike targeted suspected Al-Shabaab militant on a minibus near Bariiri location about 45 kilometers south of the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday. (more…)
UN decries destruction of IDP settlements in Somalia
MOGADISHU -- The UN senior relief official in Somalia on Monday decried reports of destruction of internally displaced persons (IDPs) settlements, along with humanitarian infrastructure in K13 in Mogadishu. (more…)
Somalia Charges 5 for Attack That Killed over 500
Somali prosecutors have filed charges against five men in connection with the Oct. 14 truck bombing in Mogadishu that killed 512 people — the single deadliest terrorist attack in African history. (more…)
Has 2017 been a step backwards for politics in East Africa?
African leaders have dominated the news throughout 2017. From Kagame’s third term to Kenyatta’s eventual election win to Kaliba’s refusal to step down, we’ve witnessed a key year for politics across the continent. (more…)