Tag Archives: BBC Somali Service

Kenya bus crash ‘kills at least 35′ near Mwingi town

February 27, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

At least 35 people have been killed in a bus crash near Mwingi town in eastern Kenya, a traffic officer has said. Most of the passengers worked in the capital, Nairobi, and were returning to their homes to vote in … read more »

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Somalia: Tackling the new Wahabi extremism

November 8, 2012 by benim

If you believe that Somalia’s problems can be pinpointed to particular phenomena such as sea pirates or the terrorist group, Al Shabaab, you are being mistaken. Even the Somali clan politics, the warlords, the so-called spoilers of peace, the secessionists … read more »

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The new Saudi Wahabi Extremism: Africa’s detractor for the coming decades

November 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Abdul Ghelleh   Somalia: now and then If you believe that Somalia’s problems can be pinpointed to a particular phenomena such as Pirates or the terrorist group, Al Shabaab, you are being mistaken. Even the Somali clan politics, the … read more »

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Somalia MPs killed in al-Shabab suicide attack

May 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Seven people, including two MPs, have been killed in a suicide attack in central Somalia, authorities in the town of Dusa Mareb have said. Eyewitnesses told the BBC the attack targeted a group of about 20 politicians at an outdoor … read more »

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Somalia radio journalist Abukar Hassan Kadaf murdered

February 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The head of a private Somali radio station shut down by Islamist militants has been killed outside his home, an eyewitness has told the BBC. The witness said that Abukar Hassan Kadaf was shot by two men carrying pistols in … read more »

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