DAAWO:Qaadka oo laga mumnuucay Britain

    London April 01,2014(SDN)-Baarlamaanka dalka Britain ayaa maanta cod u qaaday in dalkaas laga joojiyo maandooriyaha Soomaalidu sida xad dhaafka ah u cunto ee looga daad gureeyo gobolka Geeska Africa. Dawlada Britain ayaa mudo dhexdeer aheyd shaacisay qorsheheeda ku wejahan in la joojiyo maandooriyaha oo mudo la hadal hayay khasaaraha uu ugeysto bulshada.  

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      Minister of Finance presents Budget to Parliament

      His Excellency Minister of Finance, Hussein Abdi Halane, presented Somalia’s Budget for 2014-2015 to Parliament, setting out how the government will take further action to secure Somalia’s future – re-building the economy and social services. The Budget total sees a 91% increase from the 2013 Budget of $114.3 million to a total of $218 million…

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        A Letter to My Elders [somali Politicians]

        I will not disrespect but dishonor your methods of leadership. I will not cry, but curse your demons that yearns for power, and selfishness. I stood by you for many sad years. I have watched you disrupt my country, demolish my youth, and defraud my future. I have been patient, praying that your words of…

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          Q&A: Somalia PM’s zero tolerance policy

          Four years ago, al-Shabab controlled large parts of central and southern Somalia, including most of the capital, Mogadishu. Security forces have since pushed the armed group out of Somalia’s major cities, but al-Shabab continues to launch periodic attacks, including an assault on the presidential palace in Mogadishu last month. Al Jazeera talks to Somalia’s Prime Minister Abdiweli…

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            Khat ban faces new hurdle as Lib Dems withdraw support

            A LIB Dem revolt has raised doubts over a planned ban on the stimulant khat. Khat, used widely in Somali communities across the UK including Bristol, could be banned under new laws proposed by Home Secretary Theresa May. But two Lib Dem members of a committee meeting this afternoon to discuss the ban have spoken out in opposition. However,…

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              Somalia Captures Suspect in ’09 AU Base Bombing

              The government of Somalia says it has captured two senior al-Shabab commanders, one of them a suspect in a bombing that killed more than 20 people. Officials displayed the two men to reporters Monday in the town of Qoryoley, but withheld their names, pending what it called further investigations. Deputy Security Minister Ibrahim Isak Yarow…

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                Ukraine and Somalia

                Somalilandsun – As soon as what looked like the “United Somali Congress (USC)” took over Kiev and the BBC reported that the corrupt but elected ‘dictator’ Victor Yanukovich was on the run, I felt Ukraine was starting to parody Somalia. It could not be different, what with the site of the revolution, Maidan square, sounding…

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                  Somali Diaspora Not Ready to Buy One-Way Tickets Home Yet

                  KAMPALA, Mar 31 2014 (IPS) – On a Friday afternoon men wearing kamis — long white traditional robes — climb the steps to Somcity Travel, a small family business and travel agency in Kisenyi slum, in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. The agency boasts that they “fly all over the world” but to one destination in particular — Somalia.   “In…

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                    East Africans talk activism at MSU

                    MANKATO — For a time, Somalis in Minnesota had something of a suitcase mentality as many wondered if their time here was temporary, said Hashi Shafi of Minneapolis. For that reason, and because it was something of a foreign concept, many people didn’t participate in American democracy. “To unpack our suitcases takes time,” said Shafi,…

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                      6 killed, dozens injured in blasts in Somali neighborhood of Kenyan capital, officials say

                      NAIROBI, Kenya — Three blasts in central Nairobi killed at least six people and wounded two dozen Monday evening in a coordinated terrorist strike, officials said. The explosions occurred in a neighborhood known for its large Somali population. Sometimes called Kenya’s “Little Mogadishu,” Eastleigh has seen several grenade attacks over the last year. Six people…

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