TORONTO Canadian rapper K’naan has long drawn musical inspiration from his troubled homeland of Somalia. Now he says he’s ready to make a film about his war-torn roots. The Toronto poet, rapper, singer and songwriter has penned a screenplay he hopes to direct and shoot in Somalia, about an artistic orphan named Maano who joins [...]
Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya has been asked to rethink its support for the self-declared state of Jubaland in southern Somalia as the region and the Federal governments squabble. The situation has further been compounded with warlords drawn from various declaring themselves president. A group of Kenyan businessmen warned thatKenya’s security is likely to be once again threatened if the region returns to the hands [...]
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali members of parliament shelved a vote of confidence against the prime minister on Wednesday, but warned the government it would face further parliamentary rebellions if it did not do more to improve the economy and security. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has led a cabinet, in place since the election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud last year, that has been [...]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared bi-partisan support for Somaliland in the case of military action against the threat from neighboring Somalia and other external militants such as al Shabab. The Prime Minister delivered the keynote speech this weekend in the Ethiopian Parliament in front of Ethiopian legislators. Mr. Desalegn specified that Ethiopia is ready [...]
President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July to reinforce U.S. ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the White House said on Monday. “The trip will underscore the president’s commitment to broadening and deepening cooperation between the United States and the people of sub-Saharan [...]
Somalia’s new government said on Monday it was pursuing talks to resolve rival claims for control in the south that have stoked fears of a return to the clan wars that pitched the nation into anarchy two decades ago. A local assembly on Thursday declared a former Islamist warlord, Ahmed Madobe, president of Jubaland. Madobe [...]
NAIROBI, KENYA: A suspected terrorist and his wife were Sunday morning killed and a grenade recovered from him in Nairobi’s Githurai Kimbo area. Six police officers were injured in the operation that took almost eight hours. Police say the man planned to stage a terror attack in Nairobi when they tried to arrest him in his house on Saturday night. He [...]
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has requested Nigeria’s help in finding an African solution to the Somali crisis, which he said, had spilled into Kenya. William Ruto, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya and Special Envoy of Mr. Kenyatta to Mr. Jonathan, delivered the message at the State House, Abuja on Friday. He said, [...]
Magaalada Muqdisho ee xarunta Dalka Soomaaliya oo ah magaalo ay ku nool yihiin ku dhawaad labo Malyan oo Qof ayaa Waxaa ku yaallo xeryo ay degaano ka dhigteen dadka ku barakacay dagaaladii soo maray Dalka gaar ahaan dadkii ku waxyeeloobay, waxaana nasiib darro ah in haweenka iyo gabdhaha dadkaasi ay la kulmaan xadgudubyo kala duwan [...]
A former Islamist warlord was declared president of Somalia‘s southern region on Wednesday, something likely to upset the government in Mogadishu as it tries to assert its authority. Although Ahmed Madobe, leader of powerful Ras Kamboni militia, fought against the Al Qaeda-linked militants that tried to seize control of the country, he is not viewed favourably by the central government. Hours after [...]