Khat -- Is It More Coffee or Cocaine?
Posted on Jan 4, 2009
 ‘FLOWER OF PARADISE’: In East African countries like Somalia, khat leaves have been used as a stimulant and social tonic. But in the U.S. khat is illegal, and increased demand is leading to clashes between ... More >
Somalis in U.S. draw FBI attention
Posted on Dec 29, 2008
 The FBI is expanding contacts with Somali immigrant communities in the U.S., especially in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, fearing that terrorists are recruiting young men for suicide missions in their homeland. More >
Somalia's President Quits After 4 years in Office
Posted on Dec 29, 2008
 MOGADISHU, Somalia Dec. 29, 08: – The president of Somalia's U.N.-backed government resigned Monday, saying he had lost control of the country to Islamic insurgents and could not fulfill his duties after four years leading the violent and impoverished nation. More >
Warsaxafadeed: Xasuuqii ONLF ee Garloogube
Posted on Dec 27, 2008
Diisember 27, 2008: Waraysi uu todobaadkan dhexdiisa siiyay laanta af Soomaaliga ee idaacada BBCda Cabdiraxmaan Sh. Mahdi (Maaday) oo ah xubin sare oo ka tirsan jabhada ONLF, waxa uu waraysigiisa ku beeniyay sidii horeba caadada u ahayd kooxdan ONLF xasuuqii ay ka gaysatay bishan Diisember 18, 2008.. More >
Frazer Meets With Feuding Somali Leaders
Posted on Dec 22, 2008
 Dec. 22, 08: The top U.S. diplomat for Africa has met with Somalia's feuding leaders in an attempt to resolve the war-torn nation's political crisis. Jendayi Frazer held separate meetings with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein at the airport in Kenya's capital, Nairobi Monday. More >
Investigators Hunting Clues in Denver Jet Accident
Posted on Dec 22, 2008
DENVER (AP) - Investigators returned to the charred wreckage of a Continental Airlines jet Monday in search of clues about why the plane veered off a runway in Denver and skidded into a shallow ravine. for more go to here: Denver's 9News.com More >
Analysis: Pirates, Poverty Mark US Somalia Failure
Posted on Dec 20, 2008
 WASHINGTON Dec. 19, 08 – The Bush administration inherited a mess in strategic Somalia and may be leaving President-elect Barack Obama with a worse one. More >
Somali PM: President can't fire me
Posted on Dec 14, 2008
 BAIDOA, Somalia (CNN) 12/14/08: -- Somalia's president said Sunday he has dismissed his prime minister for failing to do his job, a move that could threaten peace efforts in the the violence-ravaged African nation. More >
U.S. says lacks intelligence to fight pirates in Somalia
Posted on Dec 13, 2008
 MANAMA (Reuters) Sat Dec 13, 2008 – The United States lacks the intelligence needed to pursue the fight against pirates on Somali soil, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday. More >
Rights for All People works to fix strained relationship between immigrants and law enforcement
Posted on Dec 11, 2008
AURORA, CO. | The volunteers with Rights for All People don’t seem to have trouble staying busy. In the past year and a half, volunteers with the immigrants’ rights group have knocked on hundreds of doors, spoken with hundreds of local immigrants and even met with the city’s police chief. More >
Somalia's Prime Minister Defends Government
Posted on Nov 19, 2008
Nov. 19, 2008: Nairobi, Kenya -- Islamic insurgents already controlling most of southern Somalia now stand on the outskirts of the nation's capital, Mogadishu. Despite the presence of 20,000 Ethiopian troops for security More >
Satellite Images Help Aid Groups Track Atrocities
Posted on Nov 10, 2008
WASHINGTON Nov. 10, 08: - Amnesty International and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are collaborating on Eyes on Darfur (eyesondarfur.org), ... More >
Obama Victory Sparks Jubilation in Madison
Posted on Nov 10, 2008
11/05/2008: Tuesday, when the major networks projected that Barack Obama had won the presidency, Sharmarke Hamud, 19, a Somali-American, and his five roommates grabbed an American flag and hit the streets. More >
President-Elect Obama - Will be the 44th President of USA
Posted on Nov 4, 2008
Denver, CO. Nov. 4, 08:  Obama wins California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington, giving him 324 electoral votes to McCain's 124 (AP). He will be the 44th president of the United States. After a tight battle against Republican Sen. John McCain, Obama has become the first African American president in the history of the United States. More >
Africa Stays Up All Night to Hear US Election Results
Posted on Nov 4, 2008
 Televisions on as first results come in during wee hours of morning; news encouraging for viewers in Ethiopia. More >
Obama Votes as People Line up to Cast Ballots
Posted on Nov 4, 2008
 CHICAGO (AP) Nov. 04, 08: — Democrat Barack Obama is joining the nation's earliest voters in filling in a ballot in his historic presidential contest with Republican John McCain. More >
Why the Poll Numbers Range so Widely
Posted on Nov 4, 2008
KUSA Nov. 4, 08: - In a matter of hours we will know if the polls were right or wrong. Polling is certainly not an exact science, but until the ballots are cast and counted it is the only indicator the public has. More >
NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama Holds Significant Lead
Posted on Nov 3, 2008
 NEW YORK Nov. 3, 2008 — With just a day left until Election Day, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama holds a statistically significant advantage over Republican Sen. More >
Da'ud Mohamed Ali (Da'ud Diriye) Has The Potential To Be A Competent President in The Somali Regional State
Posted on Nov 1, 2008
 Nov. 01, 08: As we all know, Da'ud Mohamed was last week selected unanimously as the 9th president of the Somali region. Despite his youth, rather inexperience on the top of the pile and the lukewarm reaction to his appointment from some of the so call “expert on the region”. More >
AFRICA HAVE YOUR SAY: Who is better for Africa?
Posted on Oct 31, 2008
 Oct. 30, 08: Many feel that Obama's African roots may benefit the continent, yet it is the Republican Party, under George Bush, which has tripled aid to Africa. More >
Q+A - Will Somalia Ever Enjoy Peace?
Posted on Oct 30, 2008
Oct 30, 08: - Suicide bombs that killed 30 people in Somalia overshadowed an east African summit intended to map out a path to peace after 17 years of conflict in the Horn of Africa nation. More >
Suicide bombs kill 22 in northern Somalia, UN hit
Posted on Oct 29, 2008
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) Oct. 29, 08: — Suicide bombers struck a U.N. compound, the Ethiopian consulate and three other targets in northern Somalia Wednesday, killing at least 22 people in attacks that coincided with international talks in neighboring Kenya about Somalia's political crisis. More >
Ethiopian to Begin Somalia Withdrawal After Cease-Fire Agreed
Posted on Oct 27, 2008
Oct. 27, 08: Ethiopian soldiers will begin a phased withdrawal from neighboring Somalia next month following the signing of a cease-fire agreement between the Somali transitional government and a faction of the main opposition. More >
Daa'uud Maxamed Cali oo Loo Doortey Madaxweynaha Deegaanka Soomaalida
Posted on Oct 24, 2008
Somali Herald Online, Oct 24, 08: War ay Somali Herald Online ka soo xigatay mareeg ku hadasha codka Killika 5aad ayaa wuxuu sheegayaa in Daa'uud Maxamed Cali (Daa'uud Diiriye) loo magaabay madaxweynaha cusub ee Killilka. More >
Powell Endorses Obama as 'Transformational'
Posted on Oct 19, 2008
 Oct. 19, 08 Retired General Colin L. Powell, one of the country's most respected Republicans, stunned both parties on Sunday by strongly endorsing Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president on NBC's "Meet the Press" and laying out a blistering, detailed critique of the modern GOP. More >
Britain Reconsiders Aid Package for Ethiopia
Posted on Oct 18, 2008
 Oct. 18, 08: Britain says it will review its aid package to Ethiopia after discovering malnourished children had been hidden from a visiting British official during a recent visit to the country. More >
Amnesty likens Canadian held in Ethiopia to Khadr case
Posted on Oct 17, 2008
OTTAWA -October 16, 2008: The case of a Canadian citizen who has been held in an Ethiopian jail for almost two years - without trial or access to a lawyer - while other foreign prisoners were released is "hauntingly reminiscent" of Omar Khadr, says Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada. More >
Nuruddin Farah: “The Power of Words”
Posted on Oct 15, 2008
 On October 15th, Augsburg College will host the award-winning Somali writer, Nuruddin Farah. The event, “The Power of Words,” will include Farah’s reading from his latest novel, Knots, as well as time for discussion and book-signing. More >
Views on Somalia annexation have been misinterpreted - By D. Kipkorir
Posted on Oct 11, 2008
When I called for Somali’s division last week, I expected the vitriolic reaction I have received from the war-weary country’s refugees in the US, Britain, Denmark, Eritrea and Mogadishu. More >
Debate Watch Party with Senior Obama Campaign Adviser
Posted on Oct 9, 2008
 DC: Oct. 9, 08: I wanted to pass the word on a very important gathering next Wednesday. As you all know next Wednesday (10/15/08) is the next Presidential debate. I am part of the Host committee for a campaing debate watch party on 10/15/08. More >
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