Inside the US military’s mission in Somalia
The death of a U.S. Navy SEAL in Somalia this week highlights the little-known mission that U.S. military advisers have been carrying out in that country: to advise the Somali military in its fight against the al Qaeda affiliate, al-Shabaab.
Since 2013 a small number...
No charges against Ohio State police officer who shot man during attack
By Kim Palmer | CLEVELAND
An Ohio county grand jury voted not to bring charges against a campus police officer who fatally shot a Somali immigrant who had injured 11 people in a car and knife attack last year, county prosecutor said on Thursday.
The Franklin...
U.S. service member killed in Somalia during an operation against al-Shabab
By Missy Ryan
An American service member was killed during an operation against al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia, the U.S. military said Friday.
The incident, which took place Thursday 40 miles west of the capital Mogadishu in an area called Barii, was a part of an intensified American effort to...
How Two Students in the US Turned Their Online Popularity Into Big Money for Famine Aid in Somalia
This story by Arthur Nazaryan originally appeared on PRI.org on April 21, 2017. It is republished here as part of a partnership between PRI and Global Voices.
It was just two years ago that Liban Adam found himself in the shrublands in northern Somalia, crouched over a giant bowl of...
Black Immigrants Fight Mass Deportation of Haitians, Somalis
Approximately 50,000 Haitians and 4,000 Somalis are now at risk of being deported.
The Black Alliance for Just Immigration, BAJI, is calling on lawmakers to halt the mass deportation of Haitian and Somali immigrants living in the United States.
BAJI, a grassroots organization that mobilizes and empowers...
After 13 years, Somali refugees are the ‘most-loved family in Southville’, as community forces council to let them stay
A family put in temporary housing in Bristol 13 years ago have been the subject of an incredible outpouring of love and support after council housing chiefs decided they needed to move home - across the city.
So huge was the messages of support from...
North Korea faces tighter sanctions under Trump strategy
The US is to tighten sanctions on North Korea and step up diplomatic moves aimed at pressuring the country to end its nuclear and missile programmes.
President Donald Trump's strategy was announced after a special briefing for all 100 US senators.
Earlier, the top US commander...
France:Le Pen, Macron spar as French presidential race narrows slightly
By Brian Love | PARIS
Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen took a fishing-boat ride on Thursday as two polls suggested the underdog had made a more impressive start to the last lap of campaigning than the favourite, centrist Emmanuel Macron.
Since last Sunday's opening...
Minnesota Woman gets probation for supporting Al-shabaab
A Minnesota woman who sent money to the militant group al-Shabab in Somalia was sentenced to five years' probation on Wednesday after she cooperated with prosecutors, who said the light sentence would send a message to community members who shunned the woman yet supported...
The case for gender equality in the Muslim world
In the Muslim world, economic advancement depends upon women's empowerment.
by:Maha Akeel
Maha Akeel is the Director of the information department at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
"If you want to go forward, you have to give education to girls. And once you educate girls, you change...