somalia

Opinion

Kenya Refugee Return Scheme Flouts International Law

Nairobi (AFP) - As Kenya prepares to close the world's largest refugee camp, a rights watchdog said the repatriation of...

Opinion

Shabaab Seize Somalia Town Near Kenya Border

Mogadishu (AFP) - Heavily-armed Shabaab fighters seized control of a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Friday after...

Opinion

Somali Border Claims ‘absurd, Hurtful’, Kenya Tells Top UN Court

The Hague (AFP) - Kenya on Monday rebuked Somalia for dragging it before the UN's top court to defend a maritime border...

Opinion

Somalia Slams Kenya For Dragging Out Maritime Border Row

The Hague (AFP) - Somalia accused Kenya on Tuesday of unnecessarily prolonging a battle over lucrative Indian Ocean oil...

Opinion

Remembering Westgate

Three years after Westgate, I remain horrified by the cowardice and inhumanity of this attack on innocent people...

Opinion

Shabaab Militants Storm Kenya Police Post

Nairobi (AFP) - Islamist gunmen launched an overnight attack on a police camp in Kenya's north-east, close to the...

Opinion

Nigeria’s Buhari Appeals To World For Aid

Lagos (AFP) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appealed Friday for the international community to help relieve the...

Opinion

The UNs Next Genocide In Somalia

The UN just announced that due to drought and famine over 300,000 Somali children are suffering from severe...

Opinion

Lets Recognize Contributions Of Islamic Living Legends In Ghana (3)

Two weeks ago we commenced series of write ups meant to showcase contributions of notable Islamic personalities towards...

Opinion

The Iron-Fisted Ethiopian State

A political crisis of longstanding duration has been brought to the world’s attention by the actions of a competitor...

International

Somalia: 300,000 Children Dying of Hunger

Nearly five million people in Somalia are suffering from a shortage of food due to poor rainfall, floods and...

International

UN Court Has No Jurisdiction In Somalia Border Dispute

Kenya maintains that the International Court of Justice has no jurisdiction to hear the case on the maritime border...

Opinion

What A Rain Season Without Rain

In our weather calendar, Uganda has two seasons: wet season and dry season. However, with the increasingly erratic...

Opinion

CIA, UNICEF And Genocide In Somalia

UNICEF oversaw the starvation deaths of at least 250,000 Somalis, mainly children, during the last “Great Horn of...

International

Al Shabaab Attacks Somali Town, Kill Seven Troops

Somalia's Islamist militant group al Shabaab attacked a town in a region near Kenya's border, killing at least seven...

International

Kenya Refugee Repatriation ‘unlawful’

The repatriation of Somali refugees from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya fails to meet international standards for...

Opinion

African Union; The Wests Gendarme In Africa

The African Union is the west’s gendarme in Africa with it’s combined national armed forces increasingly primed to...

International

Who Wants To Be President of Somalia?

As far as presidential positions go, Somalia must rank as one of the toughest in the world. The Horn of Africa country...

International

Somalia Suspends Flights From Kenya

The Somali government says it has suspended all flights transporting khat from Kenya to Mogadishu. The Somali Minister...