Tag Archives: Somali
The Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) plans to open an office in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in an effort to prepare emigrating Somalis for life in Sweden. The purpose of the pilot project is to assist Somalis who have … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, National Migration Board (Sweden), news ethiopia, Somali, Somali people, Sveriges Radio, Sweden, Swedish Public Employment Service
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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 »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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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 »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya
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Tagged Africa news, Al-Shabaab, Dadaab, Eastleigh, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Nairobi, Somali, Somali people
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His Excellency Abdi Farah Shirdon Prime Minister Mogadishu, Somalia Paris, 7 February 2013 Subject: Reforms needed for freedom of information in Somalia Dear Prime Minister Shirdon, Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that defends freedom of information, would like to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Letters & Interviews, Somali
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Tagged Freedom of Information, Freedom of the press, IndepthAfrica, Journalist, Mogadishu, Reporters Without Borders, Sentence (law), Somali, Somalia
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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 »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Baidoa, Bakool, El Barde, ethio media oromo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Hudur, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, news ethiopia, news for ethiopia, news from ethiopia, news in ethiopia, news of ethiopia, news on ethiopia, Somali, Somalia
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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 »
By Yakume A 1. Humanitarian situation of the country Ethiopia remains one of the world’s least developed countries, ranked 174 out of 187 in the 2011 UNDP Human Development Index. The Ethiopian government is not willing to see relief aid … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali, Yakume A
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Politics of Ethiopia, Somali, Somali Region
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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 »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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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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OPINION The former prime of Somalia, Omar Arteh Qalib, had a habit of saying “ Somalis will sort out their differences under a tree”, in reference to the traditional shir ( meeting ) to which disputes are referred for adjudication … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, Somali Civil War, Somali National Movement, Somali Patriotic Movement, Somali Salvation Democratic Front, Somalia, United Somali Congress
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by Amsale Getnet Aberra Let Me Defend Your Honor and Ravish Your Woman: The Unchecked Rape-Tale of Ethiopian Army from Eritrea to Gambella and Dollo-Ado We all have witnessed over the years that the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Eritrea, ethio media oromo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia eritrea, Ethiopia in Amharic, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Football Nigeria, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, news ethiopia, news for ethiopia, news from ethiopia, news in ethiopia, news of ethiopia, news on ethiopia, nigeria africa, Nigeria Government, Nigeria politics, Ogaden, senegal africa, Somali, Somalia, United States
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(Nairobi) – Somali authorities should drop politically motivated charges against five people including a journalist and a woman who alleged she was raped by state security forces. The attorney general on January 29, 2013, brought charges of insulting a government … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Aljazeera, Catherine Ashton, European Commission, European Union, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Rape, Somali, Somalia
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By Ismail Ali Ismail The Visit There can be no doubt that the visit of Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, to the United States last week was very successful on many fronts: first, after so many transitional governments, the US … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Center for Strategic and International Studies, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Prime minister, Siad Barre, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, United States, White House
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By: Mohamed F Yabarag With the US officially reaffirming the recognition of President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud’s government as the legitimate and sole representative of Somalia after twenty long years of civil strife and political wilderness, the secessionist entity of Somaliland … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Ahmed Ismail Samatar, ethiopia eritrea, Hargeisa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Mogadishu, nigeria africa, Nigeria Government, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Politics of Somalia, senegal africa, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somaliland, West Africa
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By Safi Abdi A fulltime homemaker, and native of Somalia, I can tell you that I have firsthand knowledge of both of these two entities and know full well how they operate; so you would say, I am certainly not … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Awdal, Excellency, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Silanyo, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somaliland, somaliland news
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(IRIN) – The recent execution in Somalia of a soldier convicted of rape and the detention of a journalist investigating sexual assault have given the traditionally taboo issue of gender-based violence an usual degree of prominence. Even the president has … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Barack Obama, IndepthAfrica, IRIN, Mogadishu, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, United Nations, United States, Zainab Bangura
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The Aviationist by: Michael Glynn US Navy via The Aviationist DJIBOUTI – The shipping lanes of the pirate-infested Somali basin have faded somewhat from the headlines in the past year as attacks and successful hijackings have dropped significantly. The decrease … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Djibouti, French Foreign Legion, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Indian Ocean, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, Orion, Piracy in Somalia, Somali, Somalia
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By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet When Hassan was recently asked to come to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services center in Bloomington, he thought immigration authorities needed the usual updates he had often given since he was freed from … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Hassan, IndepthAfrica, indepthafricva, Minneapolis, New York Times, Politics of Somalia, Somali, Somalia, South Dakota State Penitentiary, United States
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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 »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Bristol University, England, Harvard University, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, somali africa, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News
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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 »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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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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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 »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Central Government, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, United States
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About 4,000 jubilant, flag-waving Minnesota Somalis greeted their homeland’s new president Friday at the Minneapolis Convention Center, hailing his vows to bring peace, stability and opportunity to the nation after a generation of chaos. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud asked for patience … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, french somaliland, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mohamud, Somali, somali news, Somali people, somali president, Somalia
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THE immigration department here is holding 12 Ethiopian and Somali immigrants for allegedly entering into the country illegally. The Assistant Immigration Officer (AIO) for Singida Region, Mr Joseph Mshana, told reporters in his office yesterday that out of the twelve … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Arusha, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Irregular immigration, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Singida Region, Somali, Somali people, South Africa
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African Union troops attacked a number of homes in a pre-dawn raid against the town of Leggo in southern Somalia today, killing seven or eight civilians, including five children. Local leaders say that the troops attacked the homes indiscriminately, and … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Civilian, french somalia, french somaliland, Leggo, member of parliament, Mogadishu, Rebellion, Somali, Somalia, Somalia News
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Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — Unknown gunmen shot dead a Somali radio producer on Friday, the first journalist to be killed this year, an editor with his Somali radio station said. Eighteen journalists were killed last year, making Somalia one … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, french somalia, International Federation of Journalist, Islamic terrorism, Mogadishu, National Union of Somali Journalist, Shebelle River, Somali, Somalia, Somalia News
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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 »
A woman who claimed she was raped by Somali soldiers and the journalist who was arrested for covering the story both made false allegations against the police, Police Commissioner General Sharif Sheikhuna Maye said Wednesday (January 16th). Medical examinations of … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Burdhubo, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Journalist, Mogadishu, Rape, Somali, Somalia
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The Guardian, Your article on DfID’s support for Ethiopia‘s development is very misleading. (UK bid to spend millions training forces accused of abuse, 11 January). Blanket condemnation of the federal and regional government efforts to protect civilians of Ethiopia’s Somali … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Letters & Interviews
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Amnesty International, Department for International Development, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian airways, ethiopian news, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Somali, Somali Region
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By Richard Mugisha, opinion Five years ago, Uganda committed troops to the African Union Mission (Amisom), backed by UN Security Council resolution 1744 13 (2007), to stabilise chaos-devastated Somalia. This was a mission, one would intuitively say, that even the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, Burundi, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Court Union, Mogadishu, Somali, Somalia, Uganda
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JAMES FERGUSSON independent.co.uk Less than two years ago, its capital was a war zone. No longer. Eighteen months ago, central Mogadishu was like an African Stalingrad. The heat may have been equatorial but everything else seemed strangely familiar: a dirty … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, AMISOM, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somali, Somali people, Somalia
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Consistent with his unfailing mission to speak for the best interest of the failed, fragmented and powerless Somalia, Professor Michael Weinstein of Perdue University, Indiana, USA has tried one more time to reason with the Somali Elite and the International … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Mohamud M Uluso, Somali
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somali, somali news, Somali newspapers, Somalia
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