Arab League: We will not loose hope in Somalia
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – The Arab League will not loose hope in bringing peace and tranquility between Somalia’s fragile U.N.-backed government and Islamist insurgents, but the rebels did not want to talk, it said on Saturday. Ibrahim al-Shuwaymi, the Arab League’s ambassador in Somalia, said it had been trying to broker discussions between the government [...]
Ethiopia: Human rights violations and conflicts continue to cause displacement
Listen For decades, Ethiopia has been affected by famine and conflict. In 2009, there have been various reports of internal displacement resulting from conflicts and human rights violations perpetrated by the army and groups opposed to the government. It is difficult to establish the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) as neither the government nor [...]
Somali community in England
Listen By: Mohamed Shairf * The Department for communities and local government has issued a report summarising the conclusions of a research made on multifaceted aspects of the Somali community in England. The study was conducted by the Change Institute. Here are the main conclusions drawn up by the report: The Somali Community of the [...]
Somali-born Roosevelt grad pleads guilty to terror acts
Listen A Roosevelt High School graduate, Abdifatah Yusuf Isse, has pleaded guilty in Minnesota to terrorism-related charges in connection with the disappearances of dozens of U.S. Somali youths, some of whom turned up fighting with suspected terrorists in Somalia and at least one of whom became a suicide bomber, according to court documents and interviews. [...]