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Somali Americans: Searching for identity, finding ISIS

60 Minutes reports on first-generation Somali-Americans who were trying to find themselves-- but wound up convicted of supporting terrorism Abdirizak Warsame may have an exotic name, but by all accounts, he was an American teenager. He lived with his mom in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of...

Pirates Attack Tanker Near Somali Coast

By MarEx 2017-04-24 20:22:00 On Saturday, a product tanker was attacked at 05.7 N 048.9 E, just six nm off the coast of Somalia's Mudug region. The attack was 30 nm northeast of Hobyo, a small port town that was once the home base of...

Unicef Awards 13 year old Somali Refugee that speaks 6 languages

On the occasion of the International Day of Children’s Rights, UNICEF awarded personalities and organisations in Greece that promote children’s rights as well as schools collaborating in a Greek Education Ministry educational programme promoting the rights of children. Among the award winners is thirteen year...

Efficient, affordable remittance systems critical for growth of Africa

By CORRESPONDENT, NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 29 – Remittances became a key issue in improving the economy of East Africa as the World Economic Forum came to an end this weekend in Davos, Switzerland. Speakers at Davos highlighted the important role of remittances from the diaspora as vital...

After four years in a refugee camp, one 19-year-old journeys home to Somalia

By Anthony Langat DADAAB REFUGEE COMPLEX, Kenya — Mohamed Omar Abdille remembers the night before he left his home in Merca, Somalia, in September 2012 to begin life as a refugee. He was 15. Family and friends gathered around the table for a final meal before...

Dahabshiil Ceo hails first Somali-American lawmaker Ilhan Omar

The election of Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American lawmaker, has been hailed as historic and great achievement for Somali and immigrant community in the United States. Minnesota voters elected her in a state where the uneasy assimilation of large numbers of Somali refugees became an...

Dahabshiil appeals for help to save starving millions in EA

By NATION REPORTER Leading financial services company Dahabshiil is urging for a concerted efforts by government, corporates and non governmental organisations to save millions of East Africans from starving to death due to the raging drought across the region. Dahabshiil Chief Executive Officer Abdirashid Duale said...

Ethiopia:ONLF disarmed 1,740 of its armed members

Ethiopia:ONLF disarmed 1,740 of its armed members
Horndiplomat-The Ogaden Liberation Front (ONLF) has today disarmed 1,740 of its armed members. As per an agreement ONLF and Somali regional state signed late this afternoon, the disarmed members will be reintegrated into the regional state either as security forces or as civil servants.  In addition...

U.S. ELECTION: WHAT’S BEHIND DONALD TRUMP’S COMMENTS ON SOMALI REFUGEES?

BY CONOR GAFFEY  U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump turned on the country’s Somali community on Sunday during a speech in Minnesota. The Republican candidate promised to crack down on “faulty refugee-vetting” if he is elected, saying that large numbers of Somali refugees had settled illegally in...

Minnesota Somalis see Trump as symbol of more hostile America

many Somali-Americans in Minnesota, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's fundraising visit to the state on Friday is the culmination of a tough week, a reminder of recent hostilities against people like them. They believe Trump's rhetoric on Muslims and immigrants is emboldening hate, and they...