Restive S.Africa to resume deportations of Zimbabweans and African immigrants
Johannesburg (Alshahid) – The beleaguered South Africa’s cabinet has announced that a pause on deportations... Read more
COMESA condemns Somalia rebels Alshabab
Swaziland (Alshahid) -The Heads of State and Government of the COMESA region condemned the recent terrorist... Read more
Somali Diaspora fear to help loved ones at home over Alshabab suspicion
Minnisota (Alshahid) – Many in the Somali community worry that they may be accused of supporting terrorist... Read more
UN political chief urges Somali Govt to unite and serve citizens
New York ( Alshahid) – The United Nations political chief has voiced his solidarity with the people of Somalia... Read more
UK Condemns rebel violence and media oppression in Somalia
Nairobi (Alshahid) –Press Release: The British High Commission is extremely concerned by the recent fighting... Read more
COMESA supports Kenya over Bashir; appoints Kenyan President of its Court of Justice
Swaziland (Alshahid) -The 14th COMESA Summit of Heads of State and Government on Wednesday said the criticism... Read more
Alshahid Centre hosts Somali journalists symposium on opportunities, challenges and way forward
Nairobi (Alshahid)-On the evening of 1st September 2010, Alshahid Centre for Research and Media Studies held... Read more
Rwanda defends Kenya on Bashir
Kigali (Alshahid) -Rwanda has joined the African Union (AU) in defence of Kenya’s decision not to comply... Read more
Kenya Minister Balala in hospital again
Nairobi (Alshahid) -Tourism minister Najib Balala was on Wednesday night admitted at Aga Khan Hospital after... Read more
Kenya President praises Sudan’s Bashir and Kiir
Ezulwini, Swaziland (Alshahid) -President Kibaki has pointed out that because of the fragile situation in... Read more
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- 09/03 COMESA condemns Somalia rebels Alshabab
- 09/03 Somali Diaspora fear to help loved ones at home over Alshabab suspicion
- 09/03 UN political chief urges Somali Govt to unite and serve citizens
- 09/03 UK Condemns rebel violence and media oppression in Somalia
- 09/03 COMESA supports Kenya over Bashir; appoints Kenyan President of its Court of Justice
- 09/02 Alshahid Centre hosts Somali journalists symposium on opportunities, challenges and way forward
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Somali pirates seize Spanish fishing vessel
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Top UN envoy hails Somaliland agreement on presidential elections
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Al-Shabaab takes over Kismayo town
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Uganda wants Somalia mandate to be reviewed
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Somali rebel groups fight in Kismayo
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US court to hear Somali ex-minister torture case
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Meeting opens in Djibouti for the police commanders of East Africa
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Islamist Insurgents on the verge to fight in Kismayo
Refugees
A Somali grandmother’s flight from Mogadishu hell
Galkayo (Alshahid) – Aisho Warsame woke up one morning and realized she couldn’t take the noise of the shelling and bombing any more. She had to leave Mogadishu or she… Read more
Sudan govt stopping humanitarian access to Darfuri refugees: UN
Khartoum (Alshahid) – Sudan must stop blocking aid agencies from reaching more than 80,000 displaced Darfuri refugees at Kalma camp, a scene of bloodshed where conditions are deteriorating, the UN’s… Read more
Development
Alshahid Centre hosts Somali journalists symposium on opportunities, challenges and way forward
Nairobi (Alshahid)-On the evening of 1st September 2010, Alshahid Centre for Research and Media Studies held a symposium on the opportunities, challenges and the way forward for the Somali journalists… Read more
Somalia: EU gives additional 47m euros for peacekeeping operation
Nairobi (Alshahid) – The European Commission confirmed its support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) by providing an additional 47 million euros to the African Union peace operations…. Read more
Security
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US court drops piracy charges against 6 Somalis
Virginia (Alshahid) – A federal judge in Virginia USA has thrown out piracy charges against six Somalis accused of attacking a US Navy ship last spring off the coast of… Read more
- Ethiopia soldiers may return to Mogadishu to rescue peacekeepers
- COMMUNIQUE OF THE JOINT SECURITY COMMITTEE
- Helicopter from US warship repels Somali pirate
Opinion & Analysis
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Resolving the Wagalla Massacre case; a cultural approach
S. Abdi Sheikh: For a period of 26 years the survivors of Wagalla Massacre have been literally crying their hearts out for justice. The quest for justice for this perplexing… Read more
- Celebrate new law If You Must but We Are Not In Canaan Yet
- Neglect of Somalia will have high price
- Time holds all the answers – even to Somalia and the colonial project
Sports
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50 bulls to be slaughtered for Kenya’s world champion Rudisha
Nairobi (Kenya) – Kenya’s track champion David Lekuta Rudisha who recently broke a 13 year world record in 800 metres race, held by another Kenyan -Dane Wilson Kipketer , will… Read more
- Semenya to compete in Commonwealth Games in India
- Somalia-born Farah breaks 28 yr British race record
- Professional athletes may break Ramadan fasting, Islamic scholars say
Lectures
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More refugees including Somalis depart for the United States
Valletta (Alshahid)—A group of seventeen refugees from Eritrea and Somalia left Malta to begin a new life in the United States, Malta Independent Online reported on Wednesday. This brings the… Read more
- U.S Government Approach to Somalia
