Somalia is in its third week of an internet blackout and it’s hurting grassroots aid relief efforts
Mogadishu-The internet has been down in Somalia since June 24, when an anchor from a Swiss-owned ship, MSC Alice, cut the single fibre cable that links Somalia to the rest of the world.
The fallout has been immense, with the government declaring that the country...
Ethiopian Musicians Charged With Terrorism for ‘Inciting’ Song Lyrics
Seven producers and performers of a popular YouTube music video were charged in Ethiopia in late June with terrorism for producing ‘inciting’ audio-visual materials and ‘uploading them on YouTube’.
The group members were arrested in December 2016 and were held in detention without charges until last month.
Among those facing...
Somaliland:Africa’s ‘Iron Lady’ Is Nearly 80, But She’s Still Fighting FGM
Edna Adan went from the first Somali female to drive a car to a fearless FGM activist.
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Dr. Edna Adan, 79, was the first Somali-trained midwife in the UK, the first Somali woman to drive a car, and the first ‘First...
Critique of Prof.Ahmed I.Samater Lecture on Muslims and Globalisation:Dr A S Mohamed (Waleeleye)
“Currently, campaigning for some named Islam whether cosmopolitan/American is a waste of time and dangerous…”
Last night (Thursday 13/07/17, Friday 20/10/1438H) this lecture was given in Mansoor Hotel: a work over fifteen years transmitted to over fifty countries worldwide.
The diagnosis was Islam is in decline, Muslims are...
In Somali drought, women fighting sexual predators as well as hunger
With more than a third of Somalia's population now facing starvation, new statistics show that in addition to hunger, many women in Somalia are at risk for being raped.
The reported cases of rape and sexual violence in drought-affected areas are on the rise, in...
Somali UK graduate shares success with tearful mum
When Ramla Tyrow walked on to the stage to collect her diploma, she shared that joy with one of the most important people in her life - her mum.
Ramla, 21, came to the UK in 1999 with her family to seek a better life...
Ethiopia an ‘anchor of peace’ in a region with ‘troubled waters’ – U.S. Senator
By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban
Ethiopia has been described as an anchor of peace in the restive Horn of Africa region. This is according to United States senator, Bob Corker.
According to the Corker who is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations, the highest body of the...
The star singing for Somaliland’s recognition
By Chris Giles, CNN
(CNN)Musical icon Sahra Halgan was one of the many people who fled Somaliland after the brutal Siad Barre regime, which left the self-declared country in ruins.
The capital, Hargeisa, was turned to rubble, with many public services and utilities destroyed.
During the Somali...
Somalia Detains Boxship Over Cut Internet Cable
By MarEx 2017-07-14 13:53:56
The Somali government has detained the container feeder MSC Alice on charges that her anchor cut the undersea fiber-optic cables that carry the nation's internet traffic. Somalia has had no terrestrial internet connection to the rest of the world for the...
Somalia : IFJ warns new media bill risks damaging free expression
The Somali Council of Ministers yesterday adopted a new media Bill but journalists have criticised a number of its provisions considered as repressive on press freedom. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) in denouncing...
