Cedar-Riverside addresses crime, victims

    For the Somali community of Cedar-Riverside, the impact of misconceptions about crime hits home. Neighborhood residents met at the Brian Coyle Center on Tuesday to discuss crime and resources available to victims during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which ran April 6-12. Minnesota hasn’t observed National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in four years, said Carla…

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      ‎Somali‬ President thanks United Arab Emirates for cooperation on security and development

      ‪Mogadishu‬, 13 April 2014 – His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today welcomed the new United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Somalia. His Excellency Mohamed Al-Othman presented his credentials to the President in Villa Somalia, Mogadishu. Accompanied by Somalia’s Foreign Minister, His Excellency Abdirahman Duale Baileh, the Ambassador pledged his country’s continued support to the…

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        Security probes 20 Mombasa bank accounts over terrorism links

        MOMBASA (Xinhua) The Kenya government is probing some 20 foreign and local bank accounts suspected to support terrorism activities in the country as police intensify war against criminal elements in the country. Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Director Ndegwa Muhoro said Friday the accounts are being probed for having ties with the ‘al-Shabaab’ terror group activities….

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          President Hassan “I congratulate the SNA on its successes during ongoing operations against Al-Shabaab and the 54th anniversary of its inauguration.”

          Mogadishu, 12 April 2014 – H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia today attended a ceremony marking the 54th anniversary of the creation of Somali National Army (SNA). “I congratulate the SNA on its successes in its ongoing operations against Al-Shabaab on the 54th anniversary of its inauguration.” Speaking on…

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            Turkey strongly condemns attack on its Somalia embassy

            Turkey strongly condemned Friday the attack on its embassy in Somali capital Mogadishu that injured three construction workers. The injured persons from Wednesday night’s attack by unidentified assailants were transported to Turkish capital Ankara by air ambulance Friday. Somali authorities have launched an investigation into the attack, during which rocket launchers were fired at the…

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              It’s economic sabotage, claim Somalis

              MUSLIM leaders have condemned the ongoing police operation in Eastleigh as an attempt to undermine the Somali business community. At a press conference in Jamia mosque yesterday, Muslim leaders led by Mandera senator Billow Kerrow said the operation is intended “to disenfranchise” the Somali community whose “entrepreneurial acumen is known worldwide’. “This is an economic…

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                Way Back When: Today In History

                1945 – FDR dies, storms kill 71 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was serving his fourth term in office, died of a cerebral hemorrhage while sitting in front of a fireplace in his “little White House” at Warm Springs, Ga. His death was reported on newspaper and radio station news almost simultaneously with an outbreak…

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                  Kenya releases Somali star footballer

                  NAIROBI – An international Somali football star who plays for a top Kenyan team has been released by Kenyan authorities after being detained for two days following a security swoop conducted in Nairobi’s predominantly-Somali Eastleigh district. “I am happy to be out. I am looking forward to go back to training,” AFC Leopards striker Sadiq…

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                    Al-Shabab Strategy Perplexes Some Experts

                    WASHINGTON — About a month ago, African Union troops and Somali government soldiers retook the town of Huddur from the militant group al-Shabab. The capture came relatively easy. When the troops approached, al-Shabab just retreated into the hinterland. The following day, the town of Wajid also fell to pro-government forces. Several towns were then recaptured:…

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                      City Council creates “Somali American day”

                      The Minneapolis City Council voted Friday to mark July 1 as “Somali American day” in the city, which is home to many immigrants from the east African country. The date holds significance among Somalis, who celebrate independence day on July 1 both in Somalia and the United States diaspora. Abdi Warsame, the first Somali-American on…

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                        Somalis in Mogadishu connect to high-speed internet

                        Residents in the Somali capital of Mogadishu are adjusting to fast internet connection speeds after service providers introduced fibre optic technology to the city last week. Having previously used dial-up and satellite-link to access the internet, Somalis are now able to browse the internet with connections on par with the rest of the developed world….

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                          The Prime Minister visited Bulo Burde and Jowhar

                          Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed along with Council Ministers, the Ambassador of Djibouti and officials from the Somali National Army, visited Jowhar and Bulo Burde to honor both districts recent liberation.The Prime Minister began his visit with Bulo Burde district which is one of the recently freed towns by the Somali National Army in a…

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                            African Commission Adopts Resolution On Media Attacks in Somalia

                            The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ (ACHPR) resolution addressing the continual attacks on media workers in Somalia. Resolution 264: Resolution on Attacks Against Journalists and Media Practitioners in the Federal Republic of Somalia was passed at the ACHPR meeting at its 15th Extraordinary Session held…

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