Month

November 2016

All posts published in November 2016

Two women defy the odds to run for President in Somalia

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Somalia is a patriarchal society which has never had a female leader until recently when two women took a step to make that dream a reality. 44-year-old Fadumo Dayib and 42-year-old Anab Dahir braved the storm to run for president in Somalia despite threats th... More »

Fidel Castro afariki dunia akiwa na miaka 90

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Fidel Castro, kiongozi wa zamani wa Cuba aliyeongoza mapinduzi ya Kikomunisti, amefariki dunia akiwa na umri wa miaka 90, kakake ametangaza. “Amiri jeshi mkuu wa mapinduzi ya Cuba alifariki dunia mwendo wa saa 22:29 usiku huu (03:29 GMT Jumamosi),” Rais Raul C... More »

The Islamic State Threat in Somalia’s Puntland State

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On 26 October, about more than 50 heavily-armed Somali Islamic State (IS) fighters seized Qandala, a sparsely populated town in Somalia’s Puntland federal state on a rugged mountainous coastal strip overlooking the Gulf of Aden. It was a small, but highly symb... More »

Air Djibouti oo bilowday duulimaadyo ilaa Muqdisho ah

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Shirkada diyaaradaha ee Djibouti ee Air Djibouti ayaa duulimaadkii ugu horeeyay u dirtay caasimada Soomaaliya ee Muqdisho. Doraad Talaadadii ayaa ay duulimaadkii ugu horeeyay ku tagtay garoonka caalamiga ah ee Muqdisho diyaarad ka mid ah diyaaradaha Air Djibou... More »