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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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I posted an item a couple of days ago about a journalist having been arrested after interviewing a woman who claimed she was raped by Somali soldiers. Now the country’s police commissioner, General Sharif Sheikhuna Maye, has issued a statement … read more »
In its early stages of reviving peace in its country Somali is using the guidance of a policy document it calls “the foundations of new beginning”. This document is based on a six pillar frame work where priorities for the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, sheikh, Somali, Somali people, Somalia
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By Osman Hassan As desperate and downtrodden people, blighted by decades of deprivation under a failed State, we the Somalis are understandably prone to instant euphoria and escapism the moment we sense relief from our predicament is over the horizon. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, List of Presidents of Somalia, sheikh, Siad Barre, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Somaliland, Transitional Federal Government
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Is the poster child of failed states finally getting its act together? After the twin suicide attacks that killed 14 people in Mogadishu last week and an assassination attempt on the president a little more than a week before that, … read more »
By Sally Healey The election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud by Somalia’s Transitional Parliament is an unexpected success for the hugely discredited political process in the country. It could prove to be a turning point in Somalia’s recovery. With twenty five … read more »
By Abdi Aynte On Monday, Somalia lived up to its track record for never re-electing an incumbent leader. President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed lost to a political newcomer, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in a landslide victory that represented a stinging condemnation of … read more »
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mohamud, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, sheikh, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Somaliland
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Morgan Lorraine Roach Yesterday, Somalia’s newly appointed parliament voted Hassan Sheikh Mohamud into office as the country’s new president. A political amateur and academic from central Somalia, Mohamud is considered to be a moderate. As such, he contrasts greatly with … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, Somali, Spotlight
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, National Constituent Assembly, sheikh, Somali people, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, White House
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Somali writer and analyst Faysal Abdi Roble said Monday’s election of a little-known candidate as the next president of Somalia is a clear message that Somalis want to move forward from the days of corrupt and clan-dominated governments to a … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, List of Presidents of Somalia, Mohamud, Monday, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, sheikh, Somali, Somali people, Somalia
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According to several Arabic news sources, last Monday, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, declared that it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region.” The Grand Mufti made his assertion in response … read more »
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Tagged africa african news, Arabian Peninsula, Grand Mufti, indepthafrica africa news, Islam, Kuwait, Middle East Forum, Raymond Ibrahim, Saudi Arabia, sheikh
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Kampala – Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said on Monday he had no problem with calls for the constitution to be changed to allow him to run for a third term. Kagame told a news conference in neighbouring Uganda’s capital Kampala … read more »
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Tagged Committee to Protect Journalists, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kagame, Kampala, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, sheikh, Uganda
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Islamist rebels in Somalia said on Friday that an earlier ban on specific aid agencies operating in the drought-struck regions they control remains in place, rejecting UN declarations of famine. “Those earlier banned groups are not welcome to serve in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Mogadishu – Al-Qaeda-inspired insurgents in Somalia on Thursday abducted and detained a newly appointed woman minister while she was on her way to take up office, officials and witnesses told AFP. Asha Osman Aqiil was named women and family affairs … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Somalia’s newly approved prime minister, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali is in the mid of tough consultations aimed the appointment of his new cabinet, RBC Radio reports. Sources close to the prime minister’s office told RBC Radio that the premier begun discussions … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kampala, List of Presidents of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, RBC Radio, sheikh, Somali people, Somalia, Southern Africa, Speaker (politics), West Africa
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October 25, 2010 by benim
At least 10 people have been killed and dozens others injured in fresh wave of violence between Somali government forces and insurgent group that engulfed parts of war-torn Somalia capital Mogadishu, witnesses and Medical official said. Fierce gunbattle and shelling … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African Union Mission in Sudan, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, disasters-news, Geneva, geography, Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mogadishu, political-news, sheikh, Somalia, timeline of the War in Somalia, War Conflict
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