Report Says Somali Piracy Costs $7 Billion Per Year
A new report says Somali piracy cost the world economy nearly $7 billion last year, most of it spent to protect ships from hijackings. The report, from the U.S.-based One Earth Future foundation, said...
View ArticleSomalia Leaders Sign Agreements on Formation of Government
Somali leaders have concluded a conference in the Puntland State of Somalia by signing an agreement on the formation of a new elected government. The three-day conference, attended by international...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Report Accuses Kenyan Police and Soldiers of Abusing Somalis
Human Rights Watch is accusing Kenyan police and soldiers of rampant human rights abuses against ethnic Somalis and Kenyans citizens without facing any consequences. The International Rights groups...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Report Accuses Kenyan Police and Soldiers of Abusing Somalis
Human Rights Watch is accusing Kenyan police and soldiers of rampant human rights abuses against ethnic Somalis and Kenyans citizens without facing any consequences. The International Rights groups...
View ArticleGroup Blasts Kenyan Forces for Rampant Rights Abuse
A prominent human rights group is demanding Kenya hold its security forces to account for rampant abuses against refugees. Human Rights Watch accused Kenyan forces of targeting ethnic Somalis and...
View ArticleSOMALI PRESIDENT VOA
Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has thanked the Voice of America for its recent poll of Somali opinion about the country's draft constitution. In a letter received Tuesday by VOA, the...
View ArticleSOMALI PRESIDENT VOA
Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has thanked the Voice of America for its recent poll of Somali opinion about the country's draft constitution. In a letter received Tuesday by VOA, the...
View ArticleSomalia’s New President Inaugurated
“I will not advance a [policy] or try to bring unity by military force or through diplomatic pressure. I want unity based on dialogue, respect and mutual brotherhood,” he said. “We will work to make...
View ArticleWitnesses: Al-Shabab Pulling Out of Major Somali Port
Witnesses say al-Shabab fighters are pulling out of the southern Somali port of Kismayo, the largest city that was still in insurgent hands. Residents tell VOA that al-Shabab leaders already had fled...
View ArticleKenya Police Kill Two Suspected Militants
Kenyan police have shot and killed two Islamists suspected of having links to the Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab. Police say the raid took place early Sunday at a house on the outskirts of...
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