NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A convert from Islam in Somalia who was attacked in May and July was again assaulted on Oct. 5 after Muslim relatives suspected him of leading Christian prayer meetings, he said. (more…)
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Egypt is building up a military mission in Somalia before the December deadline for Ethiopian troop withdrawal
Egyptian military advisers, trainers and counter-terrorism commandos support Somali forces in fight against Al Shabab militants (more…)
Families want justice – blood money for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia
As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian deaths. (more…)
Somalia Is Becoming Africa’s Lebanon
The Horn of Africa, a region once described by Jeffrey Lefebvre as one of the world’s most “highly penetrated regional subsystems”, is on the brink of a dangerous turn as the several actors intensify their displays of power in Somalia. Turkey, Egypt, Ethiopia, the UAE, and other regional powers are...
Qatar urges international community to increase humanitarian, development support for Somalia
Geneva: The State of Qatar has called on the international community to continue and increase the provision of humanitarian and developmental aid and technical assistance to strengthen the human rights capacity-building efforts of the Federal Republic of Somalia and implement its national and international obligations in alignment with its priorities....
The Political Predicaments of the Somali Region in Ethiopia
The drums of war are beating loud in the Horn of Africa. The current dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia could engulf the whole region in cataclysmic violence. (more…)
Somali Diplomatic Passports, Government Positions for Sale: How Traffickers, Corrupt Officials, and Premier Bank Make it Happen
MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - Diplomatic passports and accreditation letters from Somalia are being sold to anyone seeking to migrate to Europe or America, as an underground network of human traffickers and corrupt government officials expands its operations in Mogadishu, the Horn Observer has learned. (more…)
Why President Hassan Sheikh is Frantically Persuading President Abdiasis Hassan to Come to Mogadishu
In addition to the strong will of President Hassan Sheikh to unilaterally change the Somali Constitution by any means (mostly corruption)1 and controversial2, he and his Ministers have accustomed signing bilateral agreements without bringing to neither at the ministerial meetings and nor to the Parliament meeting for discussion, rectification and...
SHARCIGA KA HORTAGGA LACAG-DHAQIDDA IYO LADAGAALANKA MAALGASHIGA ARGAGIXISADA
Haddii uusan Sharcigan si kale u qeexin,ereyadan hoos ku qoran, waxay leeyihiin micnaha soosocda:“Xisaab Banki” waxaa ka mid ah adeeg ama hab kasta oo cidda wax baareysa ay uadeegsato mid ka mid ah ama ka badan falalka hoos ku qoran: (more…)
Press Statement (For Immediate Release)
Arab Ministerial Working Group Affirms Strong Support for Somalia’s SovereigntyCairo, Egypt – Somalia’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, chaired the Arab (more…)