FBI Sheds Light On Missing Somali-Americans
Posted on Mar 12, 2009
All Things Considered, March 11, 2009 · It started about two years ago. Somali-American youth in Minneapolis would suddenly go missing, telling their parents they were going out with friends or just off to do some laundry — only to board planes to Africa. More >
Somalis in Minneapolis fall under FBI suspicion
Posted on Mar 10, 2009
 MINNEAPOLIS 03/10/09: – Members of the Twin Cities' thriving Somali community say they are being questioned by the FBI as it investigates whether some young men are being "radicalized" in Minnesota and recruited to fight with terror groups in their homeland. More >
'Stop Giving Aid to Africa. It's Just Not Working'
Posted on Mar 9, 2009
 Development aid does more harm than good in Africa, says Zambian economist and author Dambisa Moyo, so we should stop it. She has the ear of at least one African president, Paul Kagame of Rwanda. 'Why should Bono be the one to determine economic policy in Africa? More >
Magacaabista Wasiirka Jaaliyadaha Dibadda waa talaabo haboon
Posted on Mar 9, 2009
March 09, 2009: Waa wax lagu farxo in madaxweynaha cusub ee Sh. Shariif iyo wasiirka koowaad Cumar Abdirashiid ay muujiyeen muhimadda ay leeyihiin jaaliyadaha dibadda ku nool ee Soomaaliyeed iyo doorka ay cayaari karaanba iyo inay wasiir dhan u magacaabeen arrinkaas ama wakiilashada ay u wakiisheen inuu ku soo xiro qurbo joogta Soomaaliyeed More >
AU Summit Hails New Somali Leader
Posted on Feb 3, 2009
 02 February 2009: Somalia's newly-elected President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has been hailed at the opening ceremonies of a summit of African leaders in Addis Ababa. More >
Kenya Red Cross: 113 dead in gasoline blaze
Posted on Feb 1, 2009
MOLO, Kenya. Feb.01,09: – Rescuers combed a scorched forest for corpses Sunday and burn victims overwhelmed hospitals after an overturned gasoline tanker exploded as hundreds of people were trying to scoop up free fuel. At least 113 were killed and nearly 200 hurt, officials said. More >
Somali American Youth Who Joined Jihadists
Posted on Jan 31, 2009
 According to the LA Times article, "Anguished Minnesota families say a group of seven youths who vanished on Nov. 4 may have gone to join an Islamist militia. They aren't the first to leave," but part of a troubling trend of vanishing children. More >
Moderate Is Elected as President of Somalia
Posted on Jan 31, 2009
 MOGADISHU, Somalia Jan. 30, 09:— A moderate Islamic cleric was elected president of Somalia early Saturday morning by the Somali Parliament, which was meeting in Djibouti. More >
Khat -- Is It More Coffee or Cocaine?
Posted on Jan 4, 2009
 ‘FLOWER OF PARADISE’: In East African countries like Somalia, khat leaves have been used as a stimulant and social tonic. But in the U.S. khat is illegal, and increased demand is leading to clashes between ... More >
Somalis in U.S. draw FBI attention
Posted on Dec 29, 2008
 The FBI is expanding contacts with Somali immigrant communities in the U.S., especially in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, fearing that terrorists are recruiting young men for suicide missions in their homeland. More >
Somalia's President Quits After 4 years in Office
Posted on Dec 29, 2008
 MOGADISHU, Somalia Dec. 29, 08: – The president of Somalia's U.N.-backed government resigned Monday, saying he had lost control of the country to Islamic insurgents and could not fulfill his duties after four years leading the violent and impoverished nation. More >
Warsaxafadeed: Xasuuqii ONLF ee Garloogube
Posted on Dec 27, 2008
Diisember 27, 2008: Waraysi uu todobaadkan dhexdiisa siiyay laanta af Soomaaliga ee idaacada BBCda Cabdiraxmaan Sh. Mahdi (Maaday) oo ah xubin sare oo ka tirsan jabhada ONLF, waxa uu waraysigiisa ku beeniyay sidii horeba caadada u ahayd kooxdan ONLF xasuuqii ay ka gaysatay bishan Diisember 18, 2008.. More >
Frazer Meets With Feuding Somali Leaders
Posted on Dec 22, 2008
 Dec. 22, 08: The top U.S. diplomat for Africa has met with Somalia's feuding leaders in an attempt to resolve the war-torn nation's political crisis. Jendayi Frazer held separate meetings with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein at the airport in Kenya's capital, Nairobi Monday. More >
Investigators Hunting Clues in Denver Jet Accident
Posted on Dec 22, 2008
DENVER (AP) - Investigators returned to the charred wreckage of a Continental Airlines jet Monday in search of clues about why the plane veered off a runway in Denver and skidded into a shallow ravine. for more go to here: Denver's 9News.com More >
Analysis: Pirates, Poverty Mark US Somalia Failure
Posted on Dec 20, 2008
 WASHINGTON Dec. 19, 08 – The Bush administration inherited a mess in strategic Somalia and may be leaving President-elect Barack Obama with a worse one. More >
Somali PM: President can't fire me
Posted on Dec 14, 2008
 BAIDOA, Somalia (CNN) 12/14/08: -- Somalia's president said Sunday he has dismissed his prime minister for failing to do his job, a move that could threaten peace efforts in the the violence-ravaged African nation. More >
U.S. says lacks intelligence to fight pirates in Somalia
Posted on Dec 13, 2008
 MANAMA (Reuters) Sat Dec 13, 2008 – The United States lacks the intelligence needed to pursue the fight against pirates on Somali soil, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday. More >
Rights for All People works to fix strained relationship between immigrants and law enforcement
Posted on Dec 11, 2008
AURORA, CO. | The volunteers with Rights for All People don’t seem to have trouble staying busy. In the past year and a half, volunteers with the immigrants’ rights group have knocked on hundreds of doors, spoken with hundreds of local immigrants and even met with the city’s police chief. More >
Somalia's Prime Minister Defends Government
Posted on Nov 19, 2008
Nov. 19, 2008: Nairobi, Kenya -- Islamic insurgents already controlling most of southern Somalia now stand on the outskirts of the nation's capital, Mogadishu. Despite the presence of 20,000 Ethiopian troops for security More >
Satellite Images Help Aid Groups Track Atrocities
Posted on Nov 10, 2008
WASHINGTON Nov. 10, 08: - Amnesty International and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are collaborating on Eyes on Darfur (eyesondarfur.org), ... More >
Obama Victory Sparks Jubilation in Madison
Posted on Nov 10, 2008
11/05/2008: Tuesday, when the major networks projected that Barack Obama had won the presidency, Sharmarke Hamud, 19, a Somali-American, and his five roommates grabbed an American flag and hit the streets. More >
President-Elect Obama - Will be the 44th President of USA
Posted on Nov 4, 2008
Denver, CO. Nov. 4, 08:  Obama wins California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington, giving him 324 electoral votes to McCain's 124 (AP). He will be the 44th president of the United States. After a tight battle against Republican Sen. John McCain, Obama has become the first African American president in the history of the United States. More >
Africa Stays Up All Night to Hear US Election Results
Posted on Nov 4, 2008
 Televisions on as first results come in during wee hours of morning; news encouraging for viewers in Ethiopia. More >
Obama Votes as People Line up to Cast Ballots
Posted on Nov 4, 2008
 CHICAGO (AP) Nov. 04, 08: — Democrat Barack Obama is joining the nation's earliest voters in filling in a ballot in his historic presidential contest with Republican John McCain. More >
Why the Poll Numbers Range so Widely
Posted on Nov 4, 2008
KUSA Nov. 4, 08: - In a matter of hours we will know if the polls were right or wrong. Polling is certainly not an exact science, but until the ballots are cast and counted it is the only indicator the public has. More >
NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama Holds Significant Lead
Posted on Nov 3, 2008
 NEW YORK Nov. 3, 2008 — With just a day left until Election Day, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama holds a statistically significant advantage over Republican Sen. More >
Da'ud Mohamed Ali (Da'ud Diriye) Has The Potential To Be A Competent President in The Somali Regional State
Posted on Nov 1, 2008
 Nov. 01, 08: As we all know, Da'ud Mohamed was last week selected unanimously as the 9th president of the Somali region. Despite his youth, rather inexperience on the top of the pile and the lukewarm reaction to his appointment from some of the so call “expert on the region”. More >
AFRICA HAVE YOUR SAY: Who is better for Africa?
Posted on Oct 31, 2008
 Oct. 30, 08: Many feel that Obama's African roots may benefit the continent, yet it is the Republican Party, under George Bush, which has tripled aid to Africa. More >
Q+A - Will Somalia Ever Enjoy Peace?
Posted on Oct 30, 2008
Oct 30, 08: - Suicide bombs that killed 30 people in Somalia overshadowed an east African summit intended to map out a path to peace after 17 years of conflict in the Horn of Africa nation. More >
Suicide bombs kill 22 in northern Somalia, UN hit
Posted on Oct 29, 2008
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) Oct. 29, 08: — Suicide bombers struck a U.N. compound, the Ethiopian consulate and three other targets in northern Somalia Wednesday, killing at least 22 people in attacks that coincided with international talks in neighboring Kenya about Somalia's political crisis. More >
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