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UN official killed in drive-by shooting in Mogadishu

advertisements Amina Noor Mohamed, a senior community services assistant for UNHCR was killed after gunmen travelling in a vehicle opened fire on her from inside a car on Mogadishu's Maka Almukarramah Street. Among those killed is a staff member from a UNHCR partner organization, according to the…

Why Is the FBI Obsessed With This Portland Imam and His Mosque?

advertisements Three days before the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a Muslim cleric arrived at the airport in Portland, Oregon, with his four children, a brother, several thousand dollars in cash, and tickets to the United Arab Emirates.

Nuruddin Farah on being a true African

advertisements Odhiambo: Welcome back to Kenya. What was your impression when you landed at the airport, and when you checked in at the hotel …?

Somaliland shuns Turkey as venue for talks with Somalia

The breakaway northern Somalia region of Somaliland says it seeks a 'neutral' venue for its talks with Somalia rather than Turkey which sponsored previous rounds of talks for the two sides, minster said Sunday.

Heritage Institute for Policy Studies HIPS Bulletin

Selection of the Next Somalia Parliament: The Citizens' View HIPS initiated this research project, called "2016 Scenarios", to contribute to the discourse on options for a peaceful and legitimate transition of power in 2016 using evidence-based data and sound analysis.

Statement to the People's Republic of China on 55 Years of Bilateral Relations

The Federal Republic of Somalia is proud to celebrate 55 years of fruitful bilateral relations and partnership with the People's Republic of China. Somalia and China share deep historic bonds and a common vision for progress and prosperity built on the foundations of mutual respect and meaningful…

The young continent

With fertility rates falling more slowly than anywhere else, Africa faces a population explosion

Death toll from day of clashes in Burundi capital rises to nearly 90

advertisements Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday's clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said on Saturday, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May.

At least 10 killed, 25 others injured in fighting in central Somalia

advertisements At least 10 people were killed and more than 25 others, mostly civilians, injured after a fierce fighting broke out in Beledweyne town, the capital of Hiiraan region in central Somalia on Sunday, locals and medical officials said.

Explosion at Ethiopia Mosque Wounds Six

advertisements A hand grenade was thrown Friday at a mosque in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, wounding at least six people, police said.

New draft of climate deal complete, France says

advertisements French officials said on Saturday that a new, possibly final draft of a landmark global deal to fight climate change has been completed after late-night negotiations and will be presented to world negotiators outside Paris within hours.

East Grand Forks man charged with arson in torching of Somali restaurant; police searching for suspect

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Grand Forks police are searching for a 25-year-old Minnesota man charged in the deliberate torching of a Somali restaurant Tuesday, though it is still unclear what the motive was behind the arson attack.

Somalia accuses donors of undermining country's self-sufficiency efforts

Somalia's government has accuses the international donors supporting it of undermining efforts aimed taking the horn of Africa nation achieving towards an overall self-sufficiency goal after more than two decades of war.

'We can rebuild' : Somali restaurant fire triggers FBI probe; owners say they will come back stronger

A possible arson attack reported Tuesday at a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks has triggered an FBI investigation, but the business' owners are determined to rebuild. Ilhaam Hassam, one of the owners of the family-owned Juba Coffee House and Restaurant, said Thursday she was "in shock" the…

Four Shabaab women face new terror related charges

Four women suspected of being members of Al-Shabaab could face new terror related charges. The Director of Public Prosecutions made the application in a Mombasa court on Wednesday evening a few hours after the High Court declined to revise or cancel the Sh500,000 bond imposed on Ms Ummulkheir Sadri…

Seattle Muslims Say Somali Teen Was Pushed to His Death

Warsame was a junior at Rainier Beach High School in the Running Start program, taking courses withSeattle Central's collegetransfer program. TheKing County Medical Examiner's officesaid Tuesday afternoon that an autopsy had been completed, but that the cause and manner of death were still pending…

Press Release GRAND OPENING OF OUR NEWLY RENOVATED MINISTRY AND RECEIVING 2D SEISMIC DATA FROM SOMA OIL & GAS

Mogadishu, December 9, 2015, a ceremony was held to celebrate two monumental milestones: the opening of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources new headquarters in downtown Mogadishu and the transfer of 2D seismic data from Soma Oil & Gas.

UPDATE: Fire at Grand Forks Somali restaurant intentional, marshals say

Though investigators have "no idea" what motivated the deliberate torching of a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota.Community members believe the fire was a hate crime, with the fire ignited days after a Nazi-like symbol was spray-painted on the restaurant. The Grand Forks Fire Department…

'El Nino' is blamed for floods in Somalia and drought in Ethiopia

advertisements At least 145,200 people have been affected by flash floods since the onset of rainy season in October in Somalia, the UN humanitarian agency has said.

Uganda receive U.S. $1.5 million dollars for emergency support

advertisements The UN's Children's agency has received U.S. $1.5 million dollars from the British government for emergency support in Uganda where El Nino rains continue to cause havoc.

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