In Somalia, voting under way but democracy delayed
24 November, 2016 Comments Off on In Somalia, voting under way but democracy delayed
With its security-sealed plastic boxes and cardboard polling booths, Somalia’s election – under way since last month and still ongoing – has the trappings of democracy, but few of the functions. Last week in the western city of Baidoa, 51 handpicked representatives of the Reer Aw Hassan clan took an hour to vote unanimously for […]
Continue reading …Born in Dadaab, Kenya’s largest refugee camp, Abas beat the country’s minister of information.
18 November, 2016 Comments Off on Born in Dadaab, Kenya’s largest refugee camp, Abas beat the country’s minister of information.
Abdullahi Sheikh Abas has become the first man born in a refugee camp to defeat a Somali minister to become a member of parliament.Twitter/Radio Diaspora Born in Kenya’s largest refugee camp, Abdullahi Sheikh Abas, 31, has made headlines after he defeated a prominent Somali official to become a member of parliament. These are the first […]
Continue reading …Welcoming Kenya’s decision on Dadaab camp, UN urges flexibility on timeframes for Somali refugees
17 November, 2016 Comments Off on Welcoming Kenya’s decision on Dadaab camp, UN urges flexibility on timeframes for Somali refugees
In mid-June, six buses carrying more than 387 people departed Dadaab camp in North-eastern Kenya travelled into Somalia. UNHCR assists returning refugees with cash grants, core relief items, food and other community-based support programs. Photo: UNHCR/Assadullah Nasrullah – The Office of the United Nations High Commissionson Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed today a statement today from theGovernment […]
Continue reading …Amid tears and confessions, 3 more ISIL defendants are sentenced to prison
16 November, 2016 Comments Off on Amid tears and confessions, 3 more ISIL defendants are sentenced to prison
Joles, David – Star Tribune Gallery: Following the sentencing of Hanad Musse to 10 years in prison and 20 years supervised release, supporters of Musse became emotional in a hallway inside the Federal Courthouse Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN. None of the family members would give their names. late Tuesday afternoon, closing an […]
Continue reading …Ruto’s shuttle diplomacy for Amina job to cost millions
14 November, 2016 Comments Off on Ruto’s shuttle diplomacy for Amina job to cost millions
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, Deputy President William Ruto and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan on Tuesday last week / DPPS has chartered a private plane for Deputy President William Ruto’s pan-African campaign for Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed in a move reminiscent of the Sh100 million […]
Continue reading …Minnesota elects first Somali-American lawmaker Ilhan Omar
10 November, 2016 Comments Off on Minnesota elects first Somali-American lawmaker Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar gives an acceptance speech on election night in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 8, 2016. Omar, a former refugee from Somalia, is the first Somali-American Muslim woman to hold public office. PHOTO Minnesota voters have elected the first Somali-American Muslim woman legislator in a state where the uneasy assimilation of large numbers of Somali refugees […]
Continue reading …Somali migrants are ‘disaster’ for Minnesota, says Donald Trump
8 November, 2016 Comments Off on Somali migrants are ‘disaster’ for Minnesota, says Donald Trump
Donald Trump speaks in Minneapolis, in an address in which he claimed local Somali migrants were joining Isis. Photograph: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Donald Trump on Sunday warned darkly of the danger posed by Somali migrants in Minneapolis, a deeply segregated city that has the largest Somali-American community in the US. FBI has found no criminal […]
Continue reading …Puntland president declares war on Islamic State
5 November, 2016 Comments Off on Puntland president declares war on Islamic State
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, the President of Puntland, a region in the northeast of Somalia, has declared war on the Islamic State (IS) militant group and vowed to retake a town it seized recently. The fighters captured Qandala, a coastal town, last week, hoisting their black banner in the district’s police station and administration centre. Qandala […]
Continue reading …Police stop Eastleigh hawkers demos over removal from streets | The Star, Kenya
3 November, 2016 Comments Off on Police stop Eastleigh hawkers demos over removal from streets | The Star, Kenya
Eastleigh traders during the opening of Yare Plaza. /JOSEPH NDUNDA
Continue reading …After six years of residency Bushro Jama has been told that she will lose the residence
1 November, 2016 Comments Off on After six years of residency Bushro Jama has been told that she will lose the residence
Grethe Skagen Danielsen (T. H.) worked for refugee services when Bushro Jama came to Hadsel. – A prime example of successful integration. Bushro and man studying and working, and are great resources. She is sentenced to death in their home country. It is incomprehensible that she now risks being sent back, says Skagen Danielsen. – […]
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