In December, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Louisiana shackled 92 Somali immigrants into airplane seats, fired the jet off toward their home country in eastern Africa, allegedly beat the men bloody and forced them to relieve themselves in their seats, mysteriously turned the plane around in Senegal, and...
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Top Somali Politician Steps Down, Avoiding Showdown With President
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The speaker of Somalia’s Parliament resigned on Monday ahead of a no-confidence vote, sparing the country a repeat of the armed standoff last week that threatened to descend into violence. (more…)
Trump’s Military Escalation in Somalia Is Spurring Hope and Fear
Over the last eleven years, the once makeshift military base at the end of the runway at the Mogadishu airport has turned into a bustling mini town. Sandwiched between concrete barriers and a jagged coastline, the base hosts scores of recently returned diplomats, aid workers, and United Nations staff members, along...
East Africa Becomes A Testing Ground For UAE And Qatar As They Battle For Influence And Opportunity
The Horn of Africa is fast becoming an arena for wealthy Gulf Arab states to play out their intense rivalries with each other, in a potentially dangerous battle for influence. (more…)
At least 4 killed in roadside blast in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, April 4 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and nine others injured in a landmine blast in Mogadishu on Wednesday evening, police and medical sources have said. (more…)
Why did teenage Somali-Norwegian sisters flee to Syria to join ISIS?
The author who investigated the story learned the girls’ father was lying, and was threatened by a Norwegian tabloid (more…)
ICE deports Somali men who alleged abuse in Texas detention center
Immigration officials have deported 25 Somali men who had alleged abuse by guards at a West Texas detention center, a decision their families say puts them in danger and advocates say undermines an investigation into how they were treated in custody. (more…)
Four Ugandans killed in Shabaab attack on AU base in Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia – Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union military camp outside Mogadishu on Sunday, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers, their army said. (more…)
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In connection with the upcoming ISWA presidential elections, Sharif is seriously disturbing the Somali Federal Parliament siding with the Pri- me Minister who many people believe that he is the one saved Sharif Hassan from an impeachment of November 2017. And now he is pa- ving the way for how...