Halima Aden wants more brands to embrace the modest fashion market
Halima Aden is breaking barriers in the fashion industry at a time when xenophobia is at a peak. A proud Somali-American model turned UNICEF...
Somali, AU forces arrest 9 al-Shabab militants in southern region
MOGADISHU (Xinhua) -- The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces said Monday they have arrested nine al-Shabab militants during a security operation backed...
In unprecedented move, U.S. names Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he would name Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, in an unprecedented...
10 questions Somalia’s prime minister should answer in Washington
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire begins a visit to Washington on Monday. Meetings are tentatively scheduled at the World Bank and either at...
Heathrow passengers saved a Somali man from deportation – his victim says she’s re-traumatised
A convicted rapist and refugee from Somalia was due to be deported before well-intentioned passengers on a Heathrow flight to Turkey intervened.
Now his victim,...
Al-Shabaab leadership wrangles tearing it from within
Wrangles within Al-Shabaab leadership have been causing rifts within the militia group, a situation that is benefitting countries that have suffered the brunt of...
Death threats pile up against Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar
"Do you work for the Muslim Brotherhood?” Patrick W. Carlineo asked an aide to Minneapolis Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. “Why are you working for her?...
Ethiopia awaits EU signal to engender Somaliland, Somalia dialogue African
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ADV) – Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed is awaiting a European Union input to boost reconciliation initiative between Somalia and Somaliland,...
New York man charged with threatening to kill Muslim U.S. lawmaker Ilhan Omar
A 55-year-old New York man has been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a Muslim U.S. Congress...
AMISOM concludes meeting on Mission Implementation and Budget Planning – AMISOM
Nairobi, 6 April 2019 - Protecting population centers and securing Main Supply Routes (MSRs) are some of the immediate priorities of the African Union...