Year

2015

All posts published in 2015

Somali defector: Why I left al-Shabab

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One of the most senior figures to defect from Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab has urged his former colleagues to stop targeting civilians and to begin negotiations with the Somali government. In his first interview with a foreign journalist,... More »

Yemen:Serikali hupinga madhungumudho na waasi

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Serikali ya Yemen iliyoko uhamishoni, haitakubali kufanya madhungumdho ya amani na vanamgambo wa Houthi, hadi pale vanamgambo hao vatakapotekeledha maafikiano ya baradha la usalama la umoja wa mataifa. Miongoni wa muafaka huo, ni kuondoka kutoka kachika muyi v... More »

Kipindupindu chavaua raia 15 wa Burundi

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Vakimbidhi 15 va Burundi, vamefariki kutokana na ugonjwa wa kipindupindu, baada ya kukimbilia usalama vao itini Tanzania kwa mashua wakitokea iini wavo Burundi. Hayo ni kwa mujibu wa mashirika ya vatoaji misaada. Inasemekana kuwa vengine kadhaa vanaugua ugonjw... More »

Kenya: Alleged Shabaab Recruiter Arrested in Mombasa

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Detectives from the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) have arrested a suspected Al-Shabaab recruiter in Mombasa. The 45-year-old man was detained for allegedly being one of the people funding and recruiting youths to join the Al-Qaeda linked terror group. He w... More »

Bajuni History # 2 ,Geography and economy

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The Bajuni domain, at least since the 14/15thentury, is associated with the string of coral islands that runs from Kismayuu, 16 kms south of the mouth of the Juba, down to Kiwayuu Island in northern Kenya. just north of Pate Island, a distance of some 150 mile... More »