August 2015
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Report Raises Questions Over Somali Dealings of Firm Headed by U.K.’s Michael Howard
Aug 26, 2015Somalia Review Follows U.N. Report Examining Soma Payments to Somali Government and Adviser LONDON—A company headed by a prominent British politician won highly favorable terms in a 2013 oil-exploration deal with Somalia, according to a... -
More Than 700 African Illegals Allowed To Travel Through Panama en route to U.S. this year
Aug 26, 2015The number of Africans who have illegally traveled through Panama on their way to the United Sates has more than doubled so far this year, reaching more than 700, according to a Spanish-language news report. That... -
Federal appeals court upholds women’s prison sentences in terror case
Aug 26, 2015A federal appeals court has upheld the federal prison sentences of two Rochester women convicted of funneling money to Al-Shabab, an organization designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist group fighting in Somalia. Amina Farah... -
The wedding that was a feast for the senses
Aug 24, 2015When you are in Mogadishu and the television crew you are with asks whether you’d love to go to a wedding, while warning you that weddings here drag on, genders are separated and food takes ages... -
2 terror suspects arrested in Garissa, ammo recovered
Aug 24, 2015The Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government said on its Twitter handle the suspects were arrested during a two-day inter-agency led security operation. According to the ministry, the operation is aimed at taming... -
Top UN Relief Official in Somalia Appeals for Scaled-Up Assistance in Newly Opened Areas
Aug 24, 2015Just back from an assessment mission in southern regions of Somalia, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the country has underscored that while relief supplies are reaching the areas “after years of isolation,” much work... -
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