April 2015
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Somali Refugees Deny Camps Used to Train and Plan Terror
Apr 26, 2015DADAAB, KENYA – The Kenyan government has attributed recent terror attacks in the country to the presence of Somali refugees at the sprawling Dadaab camps, a claim denied by the refugees. Kenyan officials and security authorities have... -
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Fourteen migrants killed in Macedonia, hit by train in gorge
Apr 24, 2015Fourteen migrants were killed when they were struck by a train in a narrow gorge in Macedonia late on Thursday, part of a growing tide of people trying to get to western Europe via the... -
Yemen’s refugees pose a threat to Somalia
Apr 24, 2015As if Somalia wasn’t faced with enough challenges as of late, a new crisis is brewing on the horizon. Some brief background: The fragile country of 10 million continues to be plagued by the terrorism... -
Somalia’s al-Shabab kills man for ‘insulting prophet’
Apr 24, 2015The Somali Islamist movement al-Shabab has for the first time publicly killed a man for “insulting the prophet Muhammed”, witnesses have told the BBC. Crowds watched as the man was shot by a firing squad in... -
Somalia coach resigns to fate ahead of Rwanda clash
Apr 24, 2015The Somalia U-23 head coach, Charles Mbabazi has admitted that his side cannot overcome Rwanda in the CAF U-23 qualifier first leg clash scheduled for Saturday at Amahoro stadium. Speaking exclusively to Times Sport, Mbabazi revealed that,... -
Somalia-based piracy contained: Manohar Parrikar
Apr 24, 2015In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Parrikar said there has been no incident of piracy in the Eastern Arabian Sea since March 2012. Somalia-based piracy, which reached its peak in 2010-11, has been contained as... -
FA calls for troops to leave Somali stadium
Apr 24, 2015The Somali Football Association has repeated its call for the African Peacekeeping troops to leave the Somalia National Stadium in Mogadishu. The 70,000-capacity stadium has been occupied by the African Union Mission in Somalia for nearly... -
Somalia’s Banana Exporters A Happy Lot As Security Improves
Apr 24, 2015Banana exporters in war-torn Somalia are a happy lot. After more than two decades of civil war, bananas are making a comeback, CCTV Africa reported. Fighting in the horn of Africa nation has subsided in recent...
