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World Bank: Viable Somali State Needed to End Piracy
Listen The World Bank says the only way to end piracy off Somalia’s coast is to…
‘Somali pirate’ given 11 years in Japan jail: report
Listen A Japanese court on Friday sentenced an African man, one of four who attempted to…
Militant Recruitment Of Somali-American Youth Appears Halted, Says US Congressman
Listen A U.S. congressman from Minnesota says the recruitment of young Somali-Americans by Islamist militants in…
Somalia strives to shake off “failed state” tag
Listen Western powers are in early talks on writing off Somalia’s debt, a big shift for…
All is not well at Al-Shabaab as senior cleric survives murder bid
Listen A senior Somali cleric has escaped an assassination bid amid reports of internal divisions in…
Global cost of Somali piracy down as higher security deters attacks
Listen The cost of Somali piracy to the global economy has declined by 12.5 percent since…
Obama approves sending U.S. military aid to Somalia
Listen President Barack Obama determined on Monday that Somalia may receive U.S. military assistance, a step…
Ethiopia to continue support for Somalia till sustainable peace ensured in that country
Listen Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn says Ethiopia will continue to strengthen its support for Somalia until…
Somali govt. launches universal healthcare plan
Listen Somalia says every Somali citizens will have access to basic healthcare by 2016 under a…
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World Bank: Viable Somali State Needed to En…
Listen The World Bank says the only way to end piracy off Somalia’s coast is to create a viable Somali state. In a report…
Some African countries reinstate death penal…
Listen Amnesty International (AI) has appealed to South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, The Gambia and Botswana to abolish the death penalty, which they have reinstated.…
Kenya: More countries to enhance ties after …
Listen More countries on Thursday expressed their commitment to continue expansion existing bilateral relations with Kenya following a peaceful conclusion of the electoral process…
In East Africa, heavy rains test emergency p…
Listen Unusually heavy rains have caused havoc across much of east Africa, displacing thousands of people and damaging important infrastructure. “Above-normal rains have occurred…
'Somali pirate' given 11 years in Japan jail…
Listen A Japanese court on Friday sentenced an African man, one of four who attempted to hijack a Japanese tanker off the coast of…
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World Bank: Viable Somali State Needed to End Piracy
Listen The World Bank says the only way to end piracy off Somalia’s coast is to create a viable Somali state. In a…
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
Listen Amnesty International (AI) has appealed to South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, The Gambia and Botswana to abolish the death penalty, which they have…
Kenya: More countries to enhance ties after polls
Listen More countries on Thursday expressed their commitment to continue expansion existing bilateral relations with Kenya following a peaceful conclusion of the electoral…
In East Africa, heavy rains test emergency preparedness
Listen Unusually heavy rains have caused havoc across much of east Africa, displacing thousands of people and damaging important infrastructure. “Above-normal rains have…
‘Somali pirate’ given 11 years in Japan jail: report
Listen A Japanese court on Friday sentenced an African man, one of four who attempted to hijack a Japanese tanker off the coast…
Militant Recruitment Of Somali-American Youth Appears Halted, Says US Congressman
Listen A U.S. congressman from Minnesota says the recruitment of young Somali-Americans by Islamist militants in that state appears to have stopped. Representative…
A one-sided look at the ICC’s work
Listen President Museveni’s criticism of the International Criminal Court two days ago revived the debate about retributive justice and restorative justice for victims…
Somalia strives to shake off “failed state” tag
Listen Western powers are in early talks on writing off Somalia’s debt, a big shift for a country that was long branded a…
Uhuru gets down to work, meets Somali leader
Listen President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday evening met and held talks with President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud of Somalia at State House, Nairobi. During…
All is not well at Al-Shabaab as senior cleric survives murder bid
Listen A senior Somali cleric has escaped an assassination bid amid reports of internal divisions in Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda-allied militant group suspected of…
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Opinion & Analysis View all
Listen As Somalia starts to emerge from its quagmire of instability and chaos, 20 years of relative peace and stability are starting to pay dividends for its close…
Listen By Billow Kerow The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that over…
Listen To the outsider, haggling for sheep in the livestock market here might look like an elaborate secret handshake. Two men lay a piece of cloth over their…
Listen By: Paul Ash The term Pirate is today often associated with the illegal use of another’s intellectual property. However, no such revision of the word need take…
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Mohamed Abdi
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
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Mohamed Abdi
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
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Mohamed Abdi
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
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Mohamed Abdi
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
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Mohamed Abdi
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
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Mohamed Abdi
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
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Mohamed Abdi
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
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Mohamed Abdi
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
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Mohamed Abdi
Some African countries reinstate death penalty – Amnesty International
East Africa View all
Kenya: More countries to enhance ties after polls
Listen More countries on Thursday expressed their commitment to continue expansion existing bilateral relations with Kenya following a peaceful conclusion of the electoral process in…
Development View all
Mogadishu prepares for lighter life
Listen Long cut off from the rest of the world due to conflict, many people in Somalia and especially in the once volatile capital Mogadishu believe that a…
Somalia: Médecins Sans Frontières calls for all parties to respect the neutrality of medical facilities
Listen Geneva (Alshahid)-Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is extremely concerned about an incident that occurred on Saturday 16June in the MSF-supported hospital in Belet Weyne, Somalia. The…
UN says famine conditions in Somalia have ended
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid)-Famine conditions have ended in war-torn Somalia six months after being first declared, the UN has said. The U.N. declared famine in two parts of southern…
Turkish Secondary school to be opened in the Somali Capital
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid)-A Turkish Secondary school will be opened in the Somali Capital Mogadishu in the next month, according to an Anatolia news agency report. Bilal Çelik, chairman…
IDPs View all
More food for aid for Somali refugees off-loaded in port
Listen The African Union has received an assortment of humanitarian supplies from Equatorial Guinea, including medical supplies, to be transported to Somalia, a senior official…
Somalia government evicts squatters from state-owned buildings
TWO Somalis have been murdered in Cape Town
800 Somali kids arrive in Kenyan camps daily; SOS
Somalia: Rains worsen conditions for IDPs
Piracy View all
Freed S. Korean sailor describes 19-month ordeal as living like animal
Listen Describing the ordeal at the hands of Somali pirates for 19 months, a South Korean…
After 2 years, Indian seamen still captives of Somali pirates
Paul And Rachel Chandler, Kidnapped At Sea By Somali Pirates, To Set Sail Again On Same Yacht
Analysis: Understanding the piracy problem
Judith Tebbutt relives kidnap from Kenyan beach resort
Refugees View all
More food for aid for Somali refugees off-loaded in port
Listen The African Union has received an assortment of humanitarian supplies from Equatorial Guinea, including medical…
Somalia government evicts squatters from state-owned buildings
TWO Somalis have been murdered in Cape Town
800 Somali kids arrive in Kenyan camps daily; SOS
Somalia: Rains worsen conditions for IDPs
Security View all
Freed S. Korean sailor describes 19-month ordeal as living like animal
Listen Describing the ordeal at the hands of Somali pirates for 19 months, a South Korean…
After 2 years, Indian seamen still captives of Somali pirates
Paul And Rachel Chandler, Kidnapped At Sea By Somali Pirates, To Set Sail Again On Same Yacht
Analysis: Understanding the piracy problem
Judith Tebbutt relives kidnap from Kenyan beach resort
Sports View all
Nigeria wins Africa Cup of Nations, beats Burkina Faso 1-0
Listen Johannesburg (Alshahid)-Nigeria won its first Africa Cup of Nations title since 1994, beating Burkina Faso…