Somalia is one of the most complex and protracted humanitarian crises in the world. Recurrent climatic shocks, particularly drought and floods, conflict and the additional impact of COVID-19 is pushing Somali children and their families to the brink. (more…)
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Security Agencies On High Alert As Intelligence Report On Planned Al-Shabaab Attack Leaks
Police and the military in Kenya are on high alert following intelligence reports that Al-Shabaab is planning a deadly attack in Kenya. (more…)
Somalia agrees path to presidential election
Somalia's political leaders have agreed a way forward to choose a new president after months of delay and an eruption of violence in the capital, Mogadishu. (more…)
Fridley couple with bank deposits over $1M charged with welfare fraud
A Fridley couple is facing felony charges of wrongfully obtaining public assistance after investigators discovered the couple had deposited over $1 million into their bank accounts during the same time period they received assistance. (more…)
Body of missing Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed found
The body of Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed Mohamud, who went missing last Thursday, has been found in Mwea, Kirinyaga County. (more…)
Missing businessman may have terror links – sleuths
Mohamud Bashir Mohammed, the Somali-American who is missing since Thursday last week is reportedly on the radar of security agencies over alleged terror financing links, sources within the security apparatus now say. (more…)
Mystery of burnt car in thicket, missing Somali-American
* Bashir, 36, is a Somali-American construction engineer working in the country.* He is said to be one of the contractors on a government project in Kisumu last year. (more…)
Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality
(THE CONVERSATION) Sharia is often portrayed as barbaric and particularly regressive in terms of women’s rights. Citing Sharia, lawmakers in some Muslim-majority countries have punished theft with amputation, and sex outside of marriage with stoning. Women have been also forced to stay in abusive marriages and flogged for defying Sharia...
Ethiopia records 382 new COVID-19 cases
Ethiopia registered 382 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 266,646 as of Monday evening, according to the country's Ministry of Health. (more…)
Somalia faces a political crisis because its leaders have been unable to agree on holding elections …
Somalia faces a political crisis because its leaders have been unable to hold elections after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s term of office expired in February. (more…)