Raped, abused and subjected to genital mutilation, many women suffer terribly in Somalia, an unrepentantly patriarchal country shown by successive surveys as one of the worst places to be female.A quota reserving 30 percent of parliamentary seats for women in current elections is supposed to help bring change and place...
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Islamic State is slowly encroaching on al-Shabab territory in Somalia — but can it take root?
NEWS ANALYSIS In late October, a faction of Somali militants aligned to Islamic State and led by long-time cleric Abdulkadir Mumin, walked into the town of Qandala along Somalia’s northern coast in the Bari region of Puntland, meeting little resistance. Whether or not they subsequently retreated to the town’s outskirts...
Piracy in Nigeria
People and Power investigates the rise of piracy in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. The event followed a now familiar pattern: a small convoy of dusty 4x4 vehicles drove on to the edge of the airstrip at Galkayo in Puntland, north-central Somalia; armed security guards took up watchful positions nearby...
UNHCR welcomes Kenya statement, urges flexibility on timeframes for Somali refugees
Today’s statement by the Government of Kenya on its continued search for solutions for refugees at Dadaab is welcome. Kenya has been generously hosting and protecting Somali refugees over many years in line with its international obligations. We are glad that this remains Kenya’s position. (more…)
Closing Dadaab refugee camp now is the right call
Refugees are among the most vulnerable people on the planet. They generally teeter between statelessness and total damnation. I know because I was a refugee in Tanzania from 1981 to 1984. My condition wasn’t the worst because I was an “elite refugee.” I was able to attend the University of...
5 things you need to know about climate change and hunger
60 million people are facing a food crisis but the public has not heard about it. This is roughly the same as the number of refugees in the world, and is also a global phenomenon. But the crisis has not made the headlines because it was a slow, creeping disaster.The...
Pacquiao vs. Vargas: Round-by-round recap
Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2,) defeated champion Jessie Vargas (27-2) to claim the World Boxing Organization welterweight title on Saturday night at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. Get a round-by-round recap of the fight right here.Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2) defeated champion Jessie Vargas (27-2) to claim the World Boxing Organization welterweight title on Saturday...
Somali migrants are ‘disaster’ for Minnesota, says Donald Trump
Donald Trump on Sunday warned darkly of the danger posed by Somali migrants in Minneapolis, a deeply segregated city that has the largest Somali-American community.“Here in Minnesota, you’ve seen first hand the problems caused with faulty refugee vetting, with very large numbers of Somali refugees coming into your state without...
Total 173 Criminals, including two from the Apex gang, set for deportation under tough new migration laws
TWO young thugs linked to the violent Apex street gang will be deported after their visas were revoked under tough new migration laws. The duo, aged 19 and 20, will be expelled to their countries of birth or put into immigration detention after they have finished serving out sentences in...
Somalia: The Forgotten Story
The story of Somalia's decline from stability to chaos and the problems facing its people at home and abroad.[iframe src='http://players.brightcove.net/665003303001/4k5gFJHRe_default/index.html?videoId=5187228546001' allowfullscreen frameborder=0 ]