Kenya vow not to withdraw troops from Somalia
KAKAMEGA, Kenya -- The Kenyan government on Sunday maintained it will not withdraw its troops from Somalia as being demanded by Somali militants.
Deputy President...
Silanyo Regime Is Derailing Somaliland’s Infant Democracy. By Abdirahman Mohamed Jama (Awxoog)
The five-year strategy by the ruling Kulmiye Party of strangling Somaliland’s democratization process is now a foregone conclusion. Ahmed Mohamed Mahmud Silanyo’s bid to...
Yemen crisis: Kerry warns Iran over Houthi rebel ‘support’
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Iran over its alleged support for Houthi rebels in Yemen.
He said the US would support any...
Somalia puts bounty on Al-Shabab leaders
MOGADISHU, Somalia's government has placed a bounty on the top 11 leaders of the militant Islamist al-Shabab group.Top of the list is its chief...
Somaliland: Losing patience in the world’s most unlikely democracy
Since the last time I was here, four years ago, Hargeisa – the scruffy, surprisingly large capital of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland –...
Somaliland to Harvard: How this student beat the odds
Abdisamad Adan could barely carry a conversation in English five years ago, but he's just been accepted to study at Harvard University.
He credits the...
Kenya is stopping remittances of $70 million a month from reaching its Somali community
In its latest move to counter the terror threat engulfing its country, the Kenyan government has banned at least 86 entities and individuals it...
Cellphones for Women in Developing Nations Aid Ascent From Poverty
Here is what life is like for a woman with no bank account in a developing country. She keeps her savings hidden — in...
Somalia authorizes Saudi to use its airspace for Yemen mission
MOGADISHU, Somalia's government has officially acknowledged it allowed Saudi Arabia to employ its airspace for conducting airstrikes against Houthi militia who took over large...
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator receives hero’s welcome in Tehran
Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has returned to Tehran to a hero’s welcome as thousands of people desperate for an end to international...