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Somaliland:On World Toilet Day, 14 Somali villages are recognized for abandoning open defecation

Garowe, Hargeisa, 19 November 2016 - Twelve villages in Somaliland and two in Puntland have been officially recognized for demonstrating that everyone in their community uses a toilet and no longer goes into the fields, bushes, forests, water or open spaces to defecate. The news...

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...

Somali Corpus: state of the art, and tools for linguistic analysis

Dr. Jama Musse Jama Abstract Developing IT resources for language mainly focuses on well-described languages with long-standing written traditions and with a large number of speakers. One of the main challenges for the languages with more recent written traditions is the lack of enough data for...

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...

Refugee Turned Fintech Chief Aims to Upend a $444 Billion Market

by:Edward Robinson WorldRemit uses mobile money to make inroads in remittances Biggest challenge is keeping digital cash away from terrorists Refugee, economist, whistle-blower, entrepreneur -- Ismail Ahmed has played many roles in his odyssey from war-torn Somalia to London’s fintech frontier. But one event stands out: In...

Man attacked Sheik Dabcasar at gunpoint outside local mosque caught on camera

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Disturbing video has been released of a man being attacked at gunpoint outside a local mosque Sunday morning. Memphis Police Department is now investigating the aggravated assault. >> PHOTOS: Man attacked at gunpoint outside local mosque caught on camera The incident happened in the 3500...

“I am America’s hope and the president’s nightmare”: Ilhan Omar talks with Trevor Noah

The Minnesota state rep. is a refugee and the first Somali-American Muslim legislator, so the travel ban's personal Few people in the United States can relate to the plight of foreign refugees. But one politician knows just how devastating President Trump’s moratorium on refugees can be....

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...

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...

Kenya:Somalis have benefited from Jubilee leadership: Uhuru

By BRUHAN MAKONG More by this Author President Uhuru Kenyatta asked Wajir residents to vote for Jubilee in August, saying his government had improved their welfare. Mr Kenyatta told off the opposition for saying the current administration had neglected residents of Wajir, Mandera and Garissa by failing...