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Lop-sided constitutional reform processes pushed by one party and opposed by the rest, political out-maneuverings by some parties as opposed to others, blame games of parties against each other and all based on ethnicity and clans, governing infrastructures based on clan-based regions, inability to rely on local resources and continuous begging, and aid from others, […]

Humanitarian workers welcome the gesture but say it is a “drop in the ocean” as children continue to bear the scars of war in Gaza. Copyright Abdel Kareem Hana/Copyright 2023, The AP. All rights reserved Humanitarian workers welcome the gesture but say it is a “drop in the ocean” as children continue to bear the […]

Dozens of al-Shabab militants have been killed in new clashes in the southern Jubaland state, officials said. Ju FILE – Somali security forces hold their positions near the mayor’s office following a blast in Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 22, 2023. The government claimed that new clashes in southern Jubaland state have killed 135 al-Shabab militants. The […]

At least 39,000 people have now been confirmed killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the Palestinian territory’s Health Ministry announced Monday. Palestinians flee from Khan Younis after an evacuation order by the Israeli army, southern Gaza Strip, July 22, 2024. (EPA Photo) The toll includes 23 deaths in 24 hours, according to ministry figures, […]

Amran Osman, founder of the mental health and substance abuse prevention group Generational Noor, in Lewiston. She wants community members and city officials to work together to break cycles of violence   Members of Lewiston’s Somali community are mourning the death of 17-year-old Sahal Muridi, whose body was found Sunday night by police who were […]

Te London-based human rights organization Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of mistreating and torturing Palestinian prisoners. Israeli soldiers take positions during military operations in the Gaza Strip, July 18, 2024. (AFP Photo) Under the Unlawful Combatants Law, Israel systematically detains Palestinians “incommunicado,” the group said, with the detainees being denied access to lawyers or […]

Jeff Greenfield is a contributing writer at POLITICO Magazine covering U.S. politics. He’s a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and has written multiple books about American politics. The United Center, the site of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, is seen in Chicago, Illinois, on May 22, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICO It’s been decades since America […]

Israel resumed its bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, following renewed criticism from its key military supporter, the U.S., over significant civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict. Palestinian women react at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel assaults, Gaza Strip, Palestine, July 16, 2024. (Reuters Photo) According to […]

Somali government alleges that the firearms were smuggled from Ethiopia. Other sources say the Somali government purchased them from the Ethiopian government. Among the Ethiopian firearms looted by militia in central Somalia (Photo credit : Horn Observer) Toronto – Two trucks of firearms believed to have originated from Ethiopia were reportedly looted by militia forces in […]

Former President Donald Trump is proceeding with the Republican convention in Milwaukee this week after an attempted assassination on Saturday, one that opened up major implications for politics and national security and left politicians on both sides of the aisle reeling. I “have just decided that I cannot allow a ‘shooter,’ or potential assassin, to […]