AS THE SOMALI LEADERS of al Shabaab have moved to reassert their authority, al Qaeda, along with the foreign fighters, has found itself marginalized. Osama bin Laden had always wanted to establish a foothold in Somalia for al Qaeda. But the country’s clan-base... More »
Sahra Mohamed Ali Samantar, the Minister of Women & Human Rights Development of Somalia warns the depressing situation of the refugees fleeing from Yemen. Minister Samantar said “The Federal Government of Somalia is doing all it can to help those refugees comi... More »
One afternoon two years into my captivity, in a dirty villa, I sat up on the mattress and noticed that my guard had left the room. His rifle lay on a mat. I considered grabbing it. The pirates were holding me in Galkacyo, a regional capital in central Somalia.... More »
Mpeketoni, site of the massacre on Sunday of at least 56 people, was created in the 1960s by a large influx of Kikuyu who had been displaced from their land in Central Kenya during the State of Emergency in the 1950s. The coastal town in Lamu county, which wa... More »
Kinachosubiriwa ni kuwa na mipango thabiti ya kukikuza katika medani za ufundishaji shuleni, uandishi wa vitabu, matumizi yake katika vyombo vya habari kama redio, runinga na magazeti. Tunataka vyuo vya ualimu viwe na walimu waliobobea katika lugha na fasihi... More »