HirShabelle and Galmudug elect seven to the Lower House
Jowhar, Cadaado, 29 November 2016 – Seven more candidates have been elected in the past two days to the House of the People in the ongoing electoral process in Galmudug…
more MPs elected to the Lower House in balloting held in four states in Somalia
South West state added five more MPs to the House of the People today, among them one woman, in elections held in the administrative capital, Baidoa. To date, South West…
In Somalia, voting under way but democracy delayed
With its security-sealed plastic boxes and cardboard polling booths, Somalia’s election – under way since last month and still ongoing – has the trappings of democracy, but few of the…
Anti-Terrorism Commander: We are 4 Km away from central Mosul
Hayy al-Bakr area, one of the most important ISIS strongholds east of Mosul, and emphasized that these forces are only 4 kilometers away from the center of the city. Saadi…
Born in Dadaab, Kenya’s largest refugee camp, Abas beat the country’s minister of information.
Abdullahi Sheikh Abas has become the first man born in a refugee camp to defeat a Somali minister to become a member of parliament.Twitter/Radio Diaspora Born in Kenya’s largest refugee…
Welcoming Kenya’s decision on Dadaab camp, UN urges flexibility on timeframes for Somali refugees
In mid-June, six buses carrying more than 387 people departed Dadaab camp in North-eastern Kenya travelled into Somalia. UNHCR assists returning refugees with cash grants, core relief items, food and…
Amid tears and confessions, 3 more ISIL defendants are sentenced to prison
Joles, David – Star Tribune Gallery: Following the sentencing of Hanad Musse to 10 years in prison and 20 years supervised release, supporters of Musse became emotional in a hallway…
Ruto’s shuttle diplomacy for Amina job to cost millions
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, Deputy President William Ruto and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan on Tuesday last week / DPPS has chartered…
Minnesota elects first Somali-American lawmaker Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar gives an acceptance speech on election night in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 8, 2016. Omar, a former refugee from Somalia, is the first Somali-American Muslim woman to hold public…
Somali migrants are ‘disaster’ for Minnesota, says Donald Trump
Donald Trump speaks in Minneapolis, in an address in which he claimed local Somali migrants were joining Isis. Photograph: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Donald Trump on Sunday warned darkly of the…