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The Councilor of the Somali embassy in Addis Ababa confirmed to Dalsan Radio in an especial interview, that Omar Faruk Osman, the former Secretary General of the National Union of Somali Journalists is detained in Addis baba prison for the second month, after conning Ethiopian companies. The Federal police of Ethiopia arrested Mr. Osman on…
FARGO – Camilla Jamal understands firsthand the needs of the people she serves. She knows what it is like not to understand the community’s language or its culture. She can also relate to the shock of someone’s first Minnesota winter. Jamal, a native of Somalia, is the program director for Metro Interpreter Resource Center of…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The incidence ofautism spectrum disorder is higher among Somali children in Minneapolis than the city’s children as a whole and it appears to affect them more severely, University of Minnesota researchers said Monday, validating the suspicions of many parents in the city’s large East African community. Somali children were more likely to have…
Mogadishu- Mr. President, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to introduce the Secretary-General’s report on Somalia. At the outset, I would like to thank the Council for its continued support to peace and state building in Somalia. The last three months in Somalia have been eventful. When I briefed the Council on 12 September,…
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today announced that Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey as its Special Envoy to Somalia. H.E. Ambassador Affey is a veteran parliamentarian and politician who was Kenya’s ambassador to Somalia in 2003, facilitated the Mbagathi Somalia peace process and led the Kenyan delegation that participated the inauguration of the Somali Government…
NAIROBI: Thirteen people have been killed in four attacks in Kenya during week-long celebrations to mark the country’s 50th anniversary of independence, including the first attack on tourists in two years. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks — the most recent of which was an explosion on a Nairobi bus that killed four…
14 December 2013 – His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today paid tribute to the special relationship with the US as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield made a landmark visit to Mogadishu. “Your visit today is an important indication of just how far we have come,” the President said. “Only recently…
A Brunswick firefighter has been granted a temporary leave of absence after being involved in a car crash in Topsham that killed a pregnant woman last weekend. Robert Robitaille, 52, was headed west on Route 196 in Topsham near West Merrill Road on Sunday afternoon when his pickup crossed the center line and collided with…
he fairy tale journey continues for Barkhad Abdi, who received a supporting actor Golden Globe nomination for his role as a Somali pirate leader in Captain Phillips. The Globe announcement came a day after the Somali actor from Minnesota was nominated for a SAG award for his first movie part. “This seems like a dream,”…
The executive director of the Somali-Bantu Community Development Council of South Dakota, Abdul Sidow, was presented with the annual Mayor’s Leadership Award for his work in providing services and programs to the city’s immigrant and refugee population. In 2004, Abdul and his family left a refugee camp in Kenya and resettled in Massachusetts. Following his…
There’s nothing quite like a helping-hand. Enter Faiza Hassan and six friends, all young professionals of East African descent, all generous enough to look beyond their own dreams and goals to reach out to youth of Somali descent. What these youth need, Hassan says, is not only financial help but also models and mentors —…
Muqdisho 14.Dec 2013 (SDN)-On Mohamed Warsame Mohamed (a.k.a. Faisal), who was a member of the Somali Federal Parliament was brutally assassinated in front of thepresidential palace (Villa Somalia) in Mogadishu. Reports suggest that an explosive device was taped in his car which blasted shortly after leaving the Palace. Mr. Faisal dead minutes after the attack. Reliable…
The African Union has authorised increasing the number of troops deployed in the Central African Republic to 6,000, say officials. CAR fell into sectarian conflict after rebel leader Michel Djotodia ousted President Francois Bozize in March. The AU troops are attempting to restore order and disarm the militia which now control much of the country….
Cape Town 14.Dec 2013 (SDN) Members of the African National Congress have been paying final tributes to Nelson Mandela at a ceremony ahead of Sunday’s funeral. President Jacob Zuma and other ANC leaders attended the event, which included a multi-faith service and a musical tribute. Afterwards, Mr Mandela’s coffin will be taken by air and…
Hargeisa 14.Dec 2013 (SDN) Authorities in Somaliland have once again used the UK funded Crack police unit RRU to storm the premises housing the HubaalMedia Network in a bid to arrest the owner of Hubaal newspaper Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Jama Caloolay and his chief editor Mr. Hassan Keef Keef. The raid on the newspaper premises which…
His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today congratulated the government and people of Kenya on the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence. His Excellency Mohamed Osman Jawari, Speaker of the Federal Parliament, is representing the government of Somalia at the Jamhuri Day celebrations in Nairobi on 12 December. The President said: “Today we show solidarity…
Ottawa Dec 10,2013(SDN)-On Saturday, December 7th, Djibouti opposition umbrella USN leaders in an unanimous vote decided to nominate Hussein Abdourahman Djama Andholeh as their representative in Canada. USN militants throughout Canada welcomed this landmark decision with joy since Hussein Andholeh , as he is commonly referred to, was during the last decade the face of…
An international trade fair and bazaar organized in connection with the 8th Nations, Nationalities and People’s Day opened in Jijjiga town, Somali Regional State on Tuesday, Walta Information Center reported. Trade State Minister Ali Siraj and Speaker of the Somali Regional State Council, Mohamed Reshid, opened the trade fair jointly organized by the Somali Regional…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 2 (UPI) — Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, in office little more than a year, lost his position Monday in a no-confidence vote by Parliament, officials say.Shirdon, the nation’s fifth prime minister in six years, was ousted when 184 of the 250 members voted to remove him in a disagreement about…
ST. CLOUD, Minn.—A St. Cloud group wants to start a low-power FM radio station that would broadcast news and music for Somali-Americans. For more than a year, KVSC-FM at St. Cloud State University and the nonprofit St. Cloud Area Somali Salvation Organization, or SASSO, worked together to create St. Cloud Somali Radio. In a project…