Defectors reveal crippling extortion by Islamist terror group and ‘brainwashing’ of boys, as it suffers apparent crisis of morale. (more…)
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Kenya: Failure to register Somali refugees putting them at risk of starvation and abuse
It has been a year since the Kenyan government’s plan to shut down Dadaab refugee camp was scuppered. The High Court deemed the decision un-constitutional and ordered the government to continue giving asylum to new refugees. But if anyone thought the landmark ruling would herald the end of years of...
Somalia Appoints New Security Chiefs to Combat al-Shabab
The Somali government has appointed new security chiefs, nearly four months after firing the previous commanders after a series of deadly al-Shabab attacks. But experts warn that the new security chiefs are not "miracle" workers and need support from the public and their own government to win the war against...
Somalia Appoints New Security Chiefs to Combat al-Shabab
The Somali government has appointed new security chiefs, nearly four months after firing the previous commanders after a series of deadly al-Shabab attacks. But experts warn that the new security chiefs are not "miracle" workers and need support from the public and their own government to win the war against...
Somali refugees enslaved in Libya return home
Eleven refugees who had been subjected to slavery and auctioned in Libya have arrived home after being repatriated by the Somali government and the UN refugee agency. (more…)
Black Panther wins the hearts of African cinema fans
Africans can’t get enough of the first Marvel superhero movie with a predominantly black cast. (more…)
Somali Migrants in Libya Don’t Want to go Home
Somali government efforts to evacuate a large number of Somali migrants from Libya hit a snag after the delegation sent there was unable to persuade migrants to abandon the dangerous sea journey to Europe and instead return to Somalia. (more…)
Hunted and Hated, Somali Tax Collectors Gird for Battle
MOGADISHU - Ahmed Nur moves through the Somali capital of Mogadishu with a bodyguard of six men, a pistol in the waistband of his baggy trousers. He speaks of his work in whispers; seven of his colleagues have been killed in the last three years. But Nur is no intelligence...
AU police train Somali security officers on investigative skills
MOGADISHU -- The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) police has kicked off a ten-day training exercise for Somali police officers to strengthen the force's capability to investigate crimes and prosecute suspects. (more…)
World court elects its first Somali president
Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf has become the first Somali to lead the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands. (more…)