America’s Problem in Somalia
Listen In a recent radio interview in South Africa, US President Barrack Hussein Obama, deflecting direct US responsibility for almost 20 years of non-stop proxy war on Somalia , stated that the “ militants” so called “Al-Shabaab-Al-Qaeda terrorist network” were not only responsible for the twin bombings of Kampala, Uganda, but were also “racist”. The [...]
Plight of Somali Refugees in the Arabian Peninsula
Listen By Mohamed O. Eyow Unfortunate Somalis destined from bad to worse, it’s over two decades now when an armed violence erupted in the home country. The world gets bewildered to mend the unabated political morass. Entire multiple bids by regional and international actors to defuse the prevalent hybrid quandary are yet to deliver. The [...]
Kenya’s ‘Prophet’ sees great disappointment and weeping over referendum results
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – The self-styled Prophet Dr. David Owuor of Hope and Repentance Ministries has predicted a great disappointment to Kenyans following the passing of the draft constitution during the just concluded referendum. “God talked to me two days ago and showed me disappointed Kenyans with some even crying,” he said during a TV [...]
Kenya’s Referendum: Organized Political violence in Maasailand
Listen Kenyans witnessed yesterday the rebirth of the ugly and outdated organized political violence at Suswa area in Narok North district. It reminds us of the dark past of Kenya’s political history. It is shameful that the violence was organized by the YES camp with the blessings of the Maasai leaders who include Cabinet Ministers. [...]
Kenya’s Party Politics: ODM’s falling political fortunes
Listen Orange Democratic Party (ODM) has lost in several political battles recently and the loss indicates its falling popularity and dislike among the Kenyan electorates. ODM was losing ground following poor performance in South Mugirango and Matuga constituencies, and other several civic seats in Rift Valley Province. The cradle of ODM problems were noticed first [...]
Geopolitics and Conflicts in Eastern Africa
Listen From the protracted crises in Sudan and Somalia to the border face-off between Ethiopia and Eritrea, to the post-election violence in Kenya in 2008 and the fragile grand coalition government that followed, Eastern Africa is wallowing in conflicts. The region is steeped in conflicts and the threat of both full-blown cross-border and internal warfare [...]
Sudan: 221 People killed in Darfur in June
Listen Darfur (Alshahid) – About 221 people have been killed in Darfur within june, International peacekeepers said Sunday. The death toll is less than May when about 600 people were killed. The United Nations – African Union peacekeepers in Darfur said most of the deaths were due to inter-tribal clashes. The United Nations says fighting and [...]
IGAD leaders chart way forward to support Somalia Government
Listen Addis Ababa (Alshahid) – The two day Summit of the 15th Extraordinary Session of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development(IGAD )Assembly of Heads of State and Government on Somalia ended on Monday with several concrete actions to chart the way forward in solving political and security crisis in the country including sending over 20,000 [...]
Somalia crisis to be discussed by urgently convened IGAD summit
Listen Addis Ababa (Alshahid) – The 15th Extra-Ordinary Summit of (Inter Governmental Authority on Development) IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government kicked off Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss the continuing political instability in Somalia. IGAD, which was established in 1986, has its headquarters in Djibouti and its members include Ethiopia, Djibouti, [...]
Kenyan PM Raila undergoes head surgery
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) -Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga has undergone surgery in Nairobi hospital to make a hole in his head to relieve pressure building on the outside of his brain, doctors say on Tuesday. According to the doctors they had to open a hole in Odinga’s skull to drain the fluid. Prime Minister Raila [...]