Sudanese president Bashir arrives in southern city
Listen Juba (Alshahid) — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir landed at the airport in the southern city of Juba on Tuesday, five days before voters in the region decide whether to break away from the rest of the east African nation. Al-Bashir is there to inspect the referendum process and meet with other senior officials in [...]
Resolving the Wagalla Massacre case; a cultural approach
Listen 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 case has been long and odious. It began immediately after the incident when the late Ahmed Khalif, former Minister for Labour, who in 1984 was the Member [...]
Somalia: Ripe moment for aggressive intervention and progressive mediation
Listen In the next few months Somalia will be sadly entering a world record of twenty years of civil war that is not showing any signs of ending. However, scholars who have spent time studying how conflicts begin and end will agree that warring groups in Somalia have reached a hurting stalemate and are now [...]
At UN Consultations, Women Peace Advocates in Post-Conflict Countries Highlight Urgent Need to Engage Women in Peacebuilding
Listen United Nations (Alshahid) – Starting this week, the UN-organized Global Open Day for Women and Peace sees senior-most UN officials in post-conflict countries meet with women peace advocates to discuss how to increase women’s participation in sustainable conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and other high-level officials in more than 20 [...]
Nairobi Green line to save the National Park
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – In efforts towards marking the World Environment Day the Nairobi Greenline initiative planted over 50,000 trees in a bid to save the Nairobi National Park from further encroachment and environmental degradation caused by urbanization. “Today, kenyans will show their resolve towards protecting the environment by planting over 50,000 trees to protect [...]
Somali Youth League giving hope to the future of Somalia
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) –The future of war-torn Somalia seems to have a ray of hope if the Somali Youth League (SYL) continues to preach peace and set a good example as they did over the weekend when marking the 67th Somali Youth League Day (SYL). The holiday is normally marked to celebrate and honour the [...]
Somalia: Puntland official delivers speech at Marine Conference in Russia
Listen Garowe (Alshahid) – The Director of Development Department in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Siad Ali Jama, delivered a speech at the just concluded 50th Anniversary of World Aquatic Research Conference held in Russia. Siad Ali Jama, said he attend the conference as an official representative of Somalia after emerging the overall [...]
President Sharif gives a speech in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the formation of Somalia armed forces.
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – On Monday, Somalia’s armed forces were celebrating the 50th anniversary since their formation. In a well organized ceremony held in the state house; Villa Somalia, the chief of the armed forces in Somalia; Gen. Mohamed Gelle Kahiye talked in length about the history of the Somalia army and the ups and [...]
US embassy in Kenya conducts terror drill
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – The US Embassy and Kenyan security agencies conducted a drill on Friday afternoon against a probable terrorist attack. The drill simulated what a real terrorist attack may look like. The drill included the GSU/Crisis Response Team, Diplomatic Police Unit, Anti-Terrorism Police Unit and Gigiri police. The media had earlier been advised [...]
US embassy in Kenya conducts terror drill
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – The US Embassy and Kenyan security agencies conducted a drill on Friday afternoon against a probable terrorist attack. The drill simulated what a real terrorist attack may look like. The drill included the GSU/Crisis Response Team, Diplomatic Police Unit, Anti-Terrorism Police Unit and Gigiri police. The media had earlier been advised [...]