NORFOLK, Va. — The Somali ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday that a man from his country charged with piracy should be tried in Somalia instead of the Virginia courtroom where he’s being prosecuted. Ambassador Elmi Ahmed Duale had … read more »
Af Ingriis hadaad naga badiso saaxiib ereyadaan (hoose) oo dhan ma kicin kartaa? Dearest creature in creation,Study English pronunciation.I will teach you in my verseSounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.I will keep you, Suzy, busy,Make your head with heat … read more »
The winter of 2008 was a sad time for the Canadian Somali community in Edmonton. Its members were reeling from the loss of so many young men to gun violence and they needed to articulate the pain associated with this … read more »
Wells Fargo Bank isn’t backing the Minnesota Somali community’s fight to send money back to their starving families, so the Somalis are pulling their money out of Wells Fargo. About 100 people, Somali Americans with their supporters from labor unions, … read more »
MOGADISHU, Somalia — An insurgent spokesman and residents in a southern Somali town said two Kenyan fighter jets apparently targeting a militant camp instead killed five children, as a Kenyan military spokesman said Monday that the jets hit an al-Shabab … read more »
Daawo Documentary film ay soo sameeyeen Wasaaradda Waxbarashada ee Puntland . Filinkan ayaa si weyn uga turjumaya horumarka ay waxbarashadu leedahay iyo horumarka ay qofka u hoeseedi karto. www.Bartamaha.com wuxuu u mahadnaqayaa Dowladda Puntland ee Soomaaliya gaar ahaan Wasiirka Wasaaradda … read more »
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An increasingly vocal Islamist group says its leader has been appointed to represent an al-Qaida-linked Somali militia in Kenya, a development that underscores the dangers Kenya faces from Somalia’s insurgency. The statement by the Kenya-based Muslim … read more »
Kenya is unwilling to capture the port city of Kismayu without the financial and logistical backing of the international community. Defence Minister Yusuf Haji told The EastAfrican that the country’s military incursion into Somalia had created conditions that would allow … read more »
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s recent announcement that the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) will relocate from Nairobi to Mogadishu has generated fears that the office – established in 1995 to advance the cause of peace and reconciliation in Somalia … read more »
WILLMAR — The story of Somali refugees settling in Willmar is part of the ongoing story of a city and a nation that has been built on immigration. Stories told Thursday highlighted the similarities and differences between new immigrants and … read more »
Fanaanadda Fartuun Birimo ayaa soo saartay hees cusub oo ka duwan heesaha aad beryahan dambe maqli jirteen magaceedana la yiraahdo Baby Kiss Me. Macnaha dheer ee heestan ka dambeeya ayaan ka sugaynaa inay Brimo noo sheegto laakiin halkan ka dhagaysta.
The Kenya Defence Forces say they do not know the whereabouts of four Kenyans abducted by suspected Al-Shabaab militants. However the police say security has been beefed up in all border towns. During the weekly briefing by the KDF, the … read more »
Frustrated by Minnesota banks’ refusal to deal with Somali wire transfer businesses that send money to Africa, some members of the Twin Cities Somali community are taking action. Scores of Somali-American customers went to a Minneapolis Wells Fargo bank branch … read more »
GARISSA, Kenya — Five people were killed in a New Year’s Eve hand grenade attack and shooting in a bar in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa near the border with Somalia, police said Sunday. “There was an explosion in … read more »
Geneva – Gunmen shot and killed a Somali refugee leader at the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya, the UN refugee agency said on Friday. The chairperson of the Community Peace and Security Team in Hagadera camp was shot as … read more »
A disgruntled former employee has killed two foreign aid workers in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Officials say the shooting occurred Thursday at the offices of the medical aid group Doctors Without Borders. The organization said late Thursday that a 53-year-old … read more »
At the Karmel Square branch of one of the largest Somali-owned money wire businesses, customers stood outside the teller window Thursday with wads of cash in their hands and weary looks on their faces. “I wanted to send this money … read more »
Shirkii Wadatashiga ee ka dhacay magaalada Garoowe oo aan goob joog ka ahayn ayaan waxaan idiin haynaa khudbadihii madaxda sare ee dalka ay ka sameeyeen. Daawo Khudbadihii Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Madaxweynaha Puntland, Raiisal Wasaaraha Soomaaliya, Hogaamiyaha Baarlamaanka iyo Amb. Mahiiga. DAAWO … read more »
Shine Ali doesn’t scare easily. If he did, he would not be with his band in a basement studio in Nairobi, rapping lyrics that challenge the Islamist rebels who control much of his homeland, Somalia – and whose reach extends deep … read more »
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