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Ethiopia:61 dead in escalating Oromia-Ethio-Somali clashes

At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, officials said, the latest bout of violence to highlight increasing instability in a province racked by bloody protests in 2015 and 2016. In the latest bout of attacks...

Somalian refugee pocketed £39k in benefits after secretly returning to his homeland because he ‘missed the sunshine’

Mohamed Qoomaall forged an immigration stamp on his British passport and had pension credit payments sent to him for two-and-a-half years as a friend enjoyed rent-free living in his council-funded home A Somalian refugee who pocketed nearly £39,000 in benefits after secretly returning to his homeland because...

Somali Myth believes

Written by: Abdirahman A. Adam Dhere In the present, the cultural and religious climate in the Somalis as well as other parts of the region are affected by retrograded and old model customs and believes which seems to be an antithetical approach to the understanding...

Ethiopia’s deadly Oromo – Somali crisis must end: Somali-American lawmaker

Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American lawmaker has joined calls for deadly ethnic clashes in eastern Ethiopia to stop. “The deadly conflict between ethnic Somalis & Oromos must end,” she said in a tweet. The 35-year-old whiles pushing for an end to the hostilities added in her...

Ethiopia sending troops to region of deadly ethnic clashes

Addis Ababa - Ethiopia's government said on Friday it is sending troops to a region where deadly clashes have broken out between Oromo and Somali ethnic groups. Somali regional officials say more than 50 people were killed in an attack against ethnic Somalis in the...

Minneapolis hosts pitch competition for Somali entrepreneurs

Minbar,an international entrepreneurship organization, will host its first startup competition in Minneapolis this month highlighting businesses created by Somali entrepreneurs across the globe. To be considered for the competition, startups must offer a product or service that promotes job opportunities and quality of life in...

1 woman arrested after police say she was involved in a drunk driving hit-and-run, had 3 children in car

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -A Rochester female is arrested after police said she was driving drunk and was involved in a hit-and-run.The hit-and-run happened Tuesday morning around 12:20 at the intersection of Wilder Road NW and West Circle Dr. NW. According to the Rochester Police...

Somali-American Picked as US Youth Observer to UN

  A Somali-American from Minnesota will speak on behalf of youth at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York and other events. Munira Khalif, who will be a junior this fall at Harvard University, was chosen from 350 applicants as the 2017-2018 U.S. Youth...

Somali with foreign currency, official documents arrested in Riyadh

JEDDAH: A Somali was arrested in Riyadh for forging Saudi currency and official documents. He was apprehended carrying forged banknotes of different denominations and official documents. Riyadh police received a tip that a Somali national was involved in forging Saudi currency and official documents and...

700 stones found in Somalia national’s kidney

Doctors at a city-based private hospital were astonished when they found hundreds of small stones in a Somalian’s kidney. They suspect the man suffers from a unique condition that causes his kidneys to produce more stones. The patient from Galkayo in Somalia Abdi Rahman had...