Tag Archives: Somali language
Mo Farah could play a leading role in a small army of Britons recruited to unite and inspire their native Somalia after 22 years of civil war, the country’s President said yesterday. The Olympic here, who was born in Mogadishu, … read more »
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 »
HALGAN IYO HAGARDAAMO: Taariikh Nololeed (STRUGGLE AND CONSPIRACY: A Memoir) by Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, 2012. This colossal memoir, written in the standard Somali language of Af-Maxaa, was released in November 2011 roughly three months before Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf, the former … read more »
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Mogadishu – Unidentified gunmen shot dead a well-known comedian and radio drama performer in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials and colleagues said Wednesday. Abdi Jeylani Malaq Marshale was killed late on Tuesday, minutes after leaving Kulmiye radio station, where he … read more »
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A gathering of leaders in Somalia has approved a new constitution for the struggling country. The Wednesday vote – 621 for, 13 against with 11 abstentions – came shortly after two suicide bombers tried to attack the … read more »
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Mogadishu – At least seven people, mostly Somali soldiers, were killed on Saturday in bomb explosions in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said. A roadside bomb planted under a tree killed four soldiers and one civilian in northern … read more »
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Mohamud M Uluso The proposed Somali constitution is a hurried job, with the latest version available only in Somali language while various outdated or fake versions are circulating on the web. It appears that the UN-wise roadmap for Somalia is … read more »
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Mogadishu – A suicide bomber killed two security agents on Tuesday in a failed bid to murder a former Somali warlord and one-time government police commander in the semi-autonomous Galmudug region, a military official and residents said. One witness said … read more »
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Tagged Galkacyo, Galmudug, German nationality law, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Puntland, Reuters, Somali language, Somalia
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A bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital Thursday, killing six Somalis, including two police officers, shortly after a group of international journalists was in the area. United Nations officials said the bomb, believed to be a homemade explosive device, appeared to … read more »
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BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, January 13, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At first light on 12 January 2012, having just completed the escort of a World Food Programme ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and while operating close to the Somali … read more »
Mogadishu – Unidentified men attacked the main United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu, hurling two hand grenades that exploded near the wall, UN officials and witnesses said on Wednesday. According to witnesses, two grenades struck by the roadside … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Hand grenade, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, Somali language, Somalia, United Nations
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Twenty illegal Somali migrants suffocated to death as they were being smuggled in a cramped container truck through Tanzania, their bodies dumped on the road, police said on Wednesday. The bodies of the 17 men and three women were dumped … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, East Africa, News, Somali, Tanzania
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Tagged Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Somali, Somali language, Somali people, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
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A Somali man who worked for the aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres shot dead a foreign aid worker and wounded another at the group’s office in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday, an MSF official and the police said. Police spokesman … read more »
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A fistfight erupted in the Somali parliament Wednesday, a day after a group of lawmakers voted to oust Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan. The fighting began after the anti-Adan lawmakers tried to elect a replacement for the speaker, who is … read more »
Mogadishu – Residents in a southern Somali town say planes have bombed bases belonging to al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants and at least one person was killed. Bardhere town elder Abdi Aden says he heard the sound of planes and then explosions … read more »
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Tagged Aden, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Bardera, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jubba River, Kenya, Somali language, Somalia
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November 28, 2011 by benim
Mogadishu – Three people were wounded in a suspected bomb blast inside the main hospital in the war-torn Somali capital, officials and witnesses said on Monday. The explosion occurred late on Sunday inside a room near one of the main … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, breaking news, East Africa, explosion, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Mogadishu, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Sadiq Ali, Somali language, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, West Africa
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November 10, 2011 by benim
Nairobi – Aid workers say a 10-month-old baby whose wizened, skeletal face became a symbol for Somali suffering in the country’s worst famine for a generation is now a healthy young baby. Sirat Amin, a nurse-nutritionist with the International Rescue … read more »
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Tagged Dadaab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, International Rescue Committee, Kenya, Malnutrition, New York, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somali language, Somali people, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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November 9, 2011 by benim
Nairobi – Aid workers say a 10-month-old baby whose wizened, skeletal face became a symbol for Somali suffering in the country’s worst famine for a generation is now a healthy young baby. Sirat Amin, a nurse-nutritionist with the International Rescue … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Dadaab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, International Rescue Committee, Kenya, New York, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somali language, Somali people, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, West Africa
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October 27, 2011 by benim
Minneapolis – A new Census Bureau estimate raises the number of people of Somali ancestry in Minnesota to more than 32 000. That means the state is still home to the largest Somali population in the United States. The new … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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October 26, 2011 by benim
Nairobi – The Kenyan suspect arrested after two grenade blasts exploded in Nairobi says he is a member of the Somali militant group al-Shabaab. Elgiva Bwire Oliacha, 28, pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday to nine charges, including being responsible … read more »
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October 10, 2011 by benim
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $340,000 to a Somali aid group. The donation to Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid from the power couple will allow the group to expand its reach – the group currently serves 300 women … read more »
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September 25, 2011 by benim
At least 14 Somali soldiers have been killed in heavy clashes between al-Shabab fighters and transitional government troops in Mogadishu. An intense battle broke out in Mogadishu’s southern district on Industrial Road on Saturday evening when al-Shabab fighters launched an … read more »
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Mogadishu – Thousands of Somalis attended a rally on Tuesday to celebrate the withdrawal of Islamist rebels from bases in the Somali capital, even as the militants executed three men accused of spying in a de facto court. Prime Minister … read more »
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Hundreds of thousands of Somali children could die in East Africa’s famine unless more help arrives, a top U.S. official warned Monday in the starkest death toll prediction yet. To highlight the crisis, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden … read more »
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MOGADISHU — Somalia has freed six foreigners, including three Britons and an American, convicted of smuggling millions of dollars into the lawless Horn of Africa nation to pay off pirates, officials said. “The six foreigners and their two planes were … read more »
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A rare protest has taken place in South Africa in defence of Somali and Pakistani businessmen threatened with xenophobic attacks. A crowd marched through an informal settlement in Johannesburg chanting: “We want the Somalis to stay.” The march was intended … read more »
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Two Somali men pleaded guilty to piracy Wednesday in a U.S. court for their roles in the highjacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead. Ahmed Sala Ali Burle told authorities in Norfolk, Virginia he tried to stop the … read more »
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Family members of a man found slain in a southeast North Dakota ditch say he had moved to the United States five years ago to escape violence and civil war in Somalia. The body of 18-year-old Abdi Ali Ahmed was … read more »
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NAIROBI, Kenya – An American from Alabama who joined Somalia’s most dangerous militant group has released two new rap songs, a possible indication he is still alive after rumors circulated of his death. Omar Hammami joined the al-Qaida-linked Somali militants … read more »
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Magadishu – A top Somali official says the government has voted overwhelmingly to extend its term for another year despite international calls for it to leave office when its mandate expires in August. Mohamed Mohamud Boon, Somalia’s constitution and federal … read more »
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