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By Awol K Alo, Al Jazeera On February 5, 2013, Ethiopia’s only and publicly funded Television Station, ETV, aired a controversial documentary during prime time in violation of an outstanding court injunction. Oddly subtitled “Boko Haram in Ethiopia”, Jihadawi Harekat … read more »
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By: Robleh M. Lafcanbe Could Raila Odinga finally be that neighbour with sugar? The Republic of Kenya will be electing a new President for the first time since the 2007 Presidential election that was marred by violence and corruption. The … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Financial Time, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, kenyan elections 2013, Meles Zenawi, Raila Odinga, Somalia, Somaliland
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Known for topping the list of failed states, Somalia seems to be rising from the ashes of war and all its connotations. Its capital Mogadishu, infamously known for Black Hawk Down and often described as one of the most dangerous … read more »
From restive towns near the Somalia border to delta villages wracked by deadly ethnic strife, Kenya’s Tana River flows through hotspots that are threatening to explode with the March 4 polls. By Leela JACINTO in Kenya (text) The mighty Tana, … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Garissa, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya election 2013, kenyan election, Nairobi, Somalia, Tana River, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Though Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki claimed on February 11 that the Eritrean military’s takeover of the information ministry was nothing to worry about, very few people in the region believed him. On January 21 a force of 200 to 300 … read more »
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Seven people were shot dead by gunmen believed to be Al Shabaab militants in Liboi on Thursday morning. Two of them are women who were attacked after they responded to screams at a mosque in Maleley near the Kenya-Somalia border. … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, County commission, Garissa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya news, Kenyan, Liboi, Mosque, Somalia
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By Liban Obsiye & Abdullahi Warfa The children are our future, the argument always goes, but this global cliché is not even recognised it appears in Somalia. The greatest victims of the near two and half decades of war have … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Hassan Sheikh, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somali, somali government, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, United States
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By Maalik_eng, Shabelle Media Network opinion Nairobi — Shiekh Abdulqadir Nur Farah “Ga’mey” had all characteristics that anyone could love and respect him for. He was a well respected Islamic scholar, an old man at the age of 70, a … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Allah, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Shabelle Media Network, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Sujud
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It is no coincidence that we frisk toddlers, wait in line for a thorough security check at almost all establishments, places of worship and even hospitals. Strange ideologies interwoven in religious rhetoric, tyranny closeted as religious fundamentalism and demagogues armed … read more »
By Alemayehu G Mariam In December 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “Ethiopia: Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?” contrasting two portraits of Ethiopia. At the time, the portrait painted by Transparency International (TI) (Corruption Index) and Global Financial Integrity (GFI) … read more »
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Leaders from the al-Qaeda-affliate Al Shabaab in Somalia on Friday reported that they killed a Kenyan soldier who they captured during one of the terrorist group’s cross-border raids. The capture and execution of the Kenyan is similar to a previous … read more »
A rainbow of passports shines through the homogenized Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport. The chaotic atmosphere is synthesized by the lingering image of the deep blue Indian Ocean. With broken Somali, and eighteen years of age, I find myself rolling … read more »
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, AMISOM, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, smali news, Somali, Somalia, Somalia News, Transitional Federal Government, United States
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Somali militant group Al Shabaab say they executed a Kenyan army private at midnight on Thursday after the expiry of an ultimatum for the release of Muslims held by Kenya on terror charges. The Al Shabaab militants, who want to … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, Foreign hostages in Somalia, France, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Nairobi, Somalia
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By Dayib A. Atto The idea of talking about a ‘demilitarization’ at this point with the nation still engaged in a war against a terrorist criminal organization may sound to be a bit out of sync with reality, but its … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Cold War, IndepthAfrica, Military of Somalia, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, United Nations Security Council, United States
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By Duncan Breen Refugee Protection Program Following a series of grenade attacks in Nairobi and near the border with Somalia, the government of Kenya has announced a new policy requiring all refugees living in urban areas to relocate to camps. … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Dadaab, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, kenyan news, Refugee, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Refugees who once fled to Kenya for safety claim extortion and threats rife since government ordered them to move to camps. Clar Ni Chonghaile in Eastleigh,guardian.co.uk, A police officer disperses rioters in the Eastleigh district of Nairobi in November. Skirmishes … read more »
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Baidoa, Somalia — A contingent of Ethiopian troops were ambushed by Al Shabaab fighters as they made their way from El Barde in Bakool region in south central Somalia on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. According to local media in Bakool, … read more »
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Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab insurgents have returned to Twitter with a new account, less than two weeks since they were suspended after posting photographs of a French commando they had killed. “For what it’s worth, shooting the messenger and suppressing … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, English language, Ethiopian National Defense Force, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Kenya, somali news, Somalia, Twitter
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Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has opened a new Twitter account in English, less than two weeks after its previous account was suspended. A senior al-Shabab official told the BBC that the new account was genuine. Al-Shabab’s previous English-language account was … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, bbc, English language, Foreign hostages in Somalia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, somali news, Somalia, Twitter
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Reuters – The Security Council should consider lifting an arms embargo on Somalia to help rebuild the country’s security forces and consolidate military gains against al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon suggested in a report Friday. The council … read more »
By Paul D. Williams After years of dominating the headlines as Somalia’s public enemy number one, al-Shabaab is in trouble. Last week, the insurgent’s Twitter account was suspended after it was used to disseminate threats to kill Kenyan hostages held … read more »
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Elliott School of International Affairs, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Shabaab, Somali, Somalia
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NAIROBI, Kenya — The Somali government, in a move that has outraged human rights groups, has charged a woman who said she was gang-raped by soldiers with making a false accusation and having “insulted and lowered the dignity of a … read more »
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nytimes Somalia has been the paradigm of failed states since before 1993, when militants shot down two Black Hawk helicopters and killed 18 American soldiers in Mogadishu. One of the world’s poorest, most violent countries, it has been pummeled by … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica nigeria news, Mali, Mogadishu, sheikh, Somalia, United States, Washington
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Omar Hammami, an American former al-Shabaab member who has used Twitter to publicise a falling-out with the group. Photograph: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP Twitter has suspended an account used by Somalia‘s al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabaab after the insurgents used the site … read more »
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CNN – Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga says his country will not negotiate with al Qaeda-linked Somali militants who have threatened to kill Kenyan hostages unless Nairobi releases all Muslims charged with terrorism. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in … read more »
A Somali militant group says it will execute several Kenyan hostages unless Kenya heeds its demands to free Muslims arrested on terrorism charges. Militant group al-Shabab issued its ultimatum on a video and Twitter messages released late Wednesday. The video … read more »
By Liban Obsiye & Abdullahi Warfa It was a pleasure to watch the launch of the new Somali think tank, the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies, in Mogadishu yesterday. The great and good gathered and some fantastic speeches were given. … read more »
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By Markus V. Hoehne On 13 January 2013 James Ferguson published an article in The Independent with the title ‘Somalia: A failed state back from the dead’. While it is great to hear good news from Somalia for a change, … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu, Politics of Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somali, Somalia, United States
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The UN is trying to pressure the Somali government to halt the criminal activity by their troops and pro-government militias. These men have been more frequently caught by journalists robbing, raping, and killing civilians. The deaths of children are particularly … read more »
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Tagged Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, Al-Shabaab, Hammami, IndephtAfrica, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Puntland, Shabaab, somali government, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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Mohammed Ali Hersi ‘Dalmar’. mohahersi@hotmail.com. OPINION Barely after eliminating the radical group of Somalia ‘Al Shabaab’ it may emerge again many challenges regarding formation of possible federal system which can damage the efficiency of security and peace process towards remote … read more »
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