In a context of late capitalism, what to make of Kenya’s confusing adventure in Somalia?
Listen By Paul Goldsmith Kenya’s invasion of Somalia coincided with a number of other domestic conflicts: Rearguard contestation of the new Constitution, agitation in labour markets, dramatic demolitions of rich and poor citizen’s homes, and a secessionist movement at the Coast. The radical departure from the nation’s foreign policy appeared to be one of those [...]
Second aid project for Somalia
Listen Bahrain is embarking on its second development project to help the people of Somalia, who have been beset by drought, famine and two decades of war. A $2 million (BD754,000) teacher training college is being planned in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) secretary-general Dr Mustafa Al Sayed told the GDN. Work [...]
Alshabab suspects named in Kenya police brief
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid)-Kenya Police have Saturday released photographs of 15 people believed to have information that can help in unraveling Alshabab activities in the country. The suspects are said to have left Kismayu recently for Kenya and some are believed to be already in the country. The group comprises nine Kenyans, two Asians and four [...]
Ethiopian, Somali troops capture key town from Alshabab
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid)-Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces have captured a key Alshabab-held town in Somalia after battling the al-Qaida-linked militants. “Our forces achieved a great victory and have driven out of Beledweyne all the forces of the al Qaeda-linked Alshabab terrorists,” Somalia Defense Minister Hussein Arab Isse said. The loss of Beledweyne, a trading [...]
Aid group worried about 2 workers held in Somalia
Listen Nairobi (Associated Press)-The director of Belgium’s chapter of Doctors Without Borders said Saturday he is increasingly concerned about two kidnapped workers being held in Somalia following the shooting deaths of two other workers by a disgruntled employee in Mogadishu. Christopher Stokes said Doctors Without Borders is evaluating whether to maintain its operations in Somalia [...]
UN agency deplores killing of Somali community leader at refugee camp
Listen New York (Pana)-United States – Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), on Friday expressed deep regret over the killing of a Somali refugee leader in the Dadaab complex in north-eastern Kenya, describing the slaying as ‘senseless’. PANA reported that the UNHCR issued a statement after Thursday night’s killing of the chairperson [...]
Emirates’ Red Crescent Authority repatriates 5,000 IDPs in Somalia
Listen Over 400 Somali displaced families living at UAE Raja (Hope) makeshift camp in Mogadishu were finally back home and assumed normal life, thanks to a repatriation programme carried out by the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA). RCA Chairman Ahmed Humaid Al Mazrouie said reports from Somali capital Mogadishu had confirmed that 465 families, comprising [...]
EU considers expanding anti-piracy mission on land
Listen Berlin (Alshahid)-The European Union is considering expanding its anti-piracy operation to include Somali beaches, Germany said Friday. German Foreign Ministry spokesman Andreas Peschke said new rules of engagement “would only be considered to destroy pirate logistics on the beach, not deployment in the country”. Peschke explained that a proposal will be submitted to the [...]
ICRC sends medical aid for casualties in Middle Juba
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid)-The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has sent emergency medical supplies to three cities in middle Jubba, southern Somalia, where the Kenyan military and its allies are battling Alshabab militants. “More than 100 wounded people, mainly civilians, reached the medical facilities during the most recent phase of the fighting,” said [...]
Kenya military denies Alshabab claim of KDF soldiers killed in raid
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid)-There were conflicting reports over the number of deaths following heavy fighting between Kenyan army and Alshabab militants on Thursday night. The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) maintained that only one of their soldiers had died following the fighting but Alshabab claimed they had killed eleven Kenyan soldiers and damaged three armoured personnel carriers [...]