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May 2015

All posts published in May 2015

Kenya Steps Back From Threat to Expel Somali Refugees

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NAIROBI, Kenya — President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Wednesday softened a threat to expel hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees within three months, saying there would be no forced repatriations. Mr. Kenyatta made the assurance after meetings with the top ... More »

Kerry’s Lost Opportunity in Mogadishu

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Week ago, United States Secretary of State John Kerry made an unprecedented move for someone serving in his position – he spent three hours in Mogadishu, Somalia. Unfortunately, despite goodwill and an important meeting with some civil society leaders, he miss... More »

Bajuni traditional dance “Kirumbidhi”(Stek Dance)

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Kirumbidhi (Stek Dance) is the most popular traditional secular dance , in which two men move within a large circle of onlookers , threatening each other usin stylized motions with two large steks. Is a highly competitive stik dance which usually occurs during... More »

US to Reopen Embassy in Somalia

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Somalia on Tuesday with promises of reopening the U.S. embassy in the capital, Mogadishu, and broadening Washington’s assistance to Somalia’s security forces. Kerry’s unannounced visit, the first by a U.S. secretar... More »

John Kerry andazuru muyi wa Mogadishu

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Waziri wa maswala ya kigeni ntini Marekani John Kerry amewasili kachika muyi mkuu wa Somalia Mogadishu ambapo anakuchana na rais Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,viongdhi wa eneo la Afrika mashariki pamoya na mashirika ya kijamii. Ni waziri wa kwanda wa kigeni kutoka Mar... More »

Kerry makes unannounced visit to Somalia

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John Kerry has made an unannounced visit to Somalia, the first US secretary of state to visit the Horn of Africa nation that is struggling to rebuild after two decades of war and battling an armed campaign by the group al-Shabab. Kerry will meet Somali Preside... More »