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A record number of African refugees and migrants have arrived in Yemen this year. Most are from Ethiopia. U.N. refugee agency spokesman Andrej…
It is Friday morning in Mogadishu and Lido beach presents a scene reminiscent of seaside towns around the world. At the top of…
Mauritius said on Friday it has agreed to prosecute Somali pirates, helping overcome one of the hurdles to cracking down on the wave…
The EU Naval Force made headlines this week by blasting a pirate base on Somali shores and pirate ships out of Somali waters.…
Top in Bible school, missing his family, and craving Chinese takeaways: an American extremist in Somalia’s Al-Qaeda affiliated rebels recounts his life in…
Baidoa (Alshahid)-Ethiopian troops in Somalia could attack and take over the port city of Kismayo, which is the strong hold of Alshabab militants,…
Horn Petroleum Corp has suspended drilling at its Shabeel well in Somalia’s Puntland and said it will move the drilling rig away from…
Garowe (Alshahid)-The semi-autonomous Somalia state of Puntland is seeking help from African peacekeepers in the horn of African country to fight Alshabab militants,…
Ethiopia’s federal court ruled Thursday that 11 people should face terror charges after prosecutors said they formed a cell with an al-Qaida-linked group…
A military court in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has sentenced 17 people to death for attacking a military base over a land…
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In August 2011, after three years of fighting, forces backing the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) took control of the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Although this was a…
This statement was given at the Mercorios Haile Memoriol conference, in honour of the late Eritrean national leader, held on 30-31-5-2011 at the centre of Initiative for Change.…
Mogadishu (Alshahid) – The 19 June resignation of Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed could prompt an intensified power struggle within the country’s transitional government and negatively affect…
Mogadishu (Alshahid) -The buzz is there, many planes fly in as others zoom out. It is one of the busiest airports in this part of the world. African…
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Ethiopia’s federal court ruled Thursday that 11 people should face terror charges after prosecutors said they formed a cell with an al-Qaida-linked group from neighboring…
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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 Somalia…
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 of…
Starting this month, about 680 artesian wells will be dug in 11 regions across Somalia at a cost of $82 million, said Atta Elmanan Bakhit, the Assistant Secretary…
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave instructions for a three-year medical presence and the construction of a 200-bed hospital in famine-stricken Somalia. In the first stage of the…
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Mogadishu (Alshahid)-The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia has started a major operation to remove tens of thousands of people who have been squatting in…
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Review by C.F. Foster In the fall 2008, young Canadian Jay Bahadur, fresh out of college…
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Mogadishu (Alshahid)-The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia has started a major operation to remove tens…
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Review by C.F. Foster In the fall 2008, young Canadian Jay Bahadur, fresh out of college…
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The first phase of a 10-day long futsal for peace tournament which is meant to encourage…