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Report Says Somali Piracy Costs $7 Billion Per Year

A new report says Somali piracy cost the world economy nearly $7 billion last year, most of it spent to protect ships from hijackings. The report, from the U.S.-based One Earth Future foundation, said Somali pirates command an average ransom … read more »

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Afro Blue, Amiri Baraka to perform at Howard to benefit Somalia

Vocal jazz ensemble Afro Blue and legendary poet/ activist Amiri Baraka will perform at Eternal Voices, a fundraising event, hosted by the Students of Howard University Global Relief Fund, to help alleviate starvation in Somalia. The event will take place in … read more »

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Somalia seems ripe for the picking; bring out the knives and chop it up

This is from Daily Nation’s OP-Ed… Read it and tell us what you think. On February 23 something very important for East Africa, and indeed all of Africa, will happen in London. There will be a big conference on Somalia … read more »

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Will the London conference change Somalia’s future?

Minneapolis, MN - The upcoming London Conference on Somalia is, potentially, a promising occasion to finally put the country on the road to peace, stability and democracy. Whether this opportunity is realised will be largely contingent upon the willingness and ability … read more »

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Finnish Somalis: No improvement in discrimination

An EU study shows Finland’s Somali community still faces a great deal of discrimination. To improve the situation Finnish Somalis are coming together regularly in Helsinki to make their voices better heard in Finnish society. On the last Wednesday of … read more »

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Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo soo gaaray Djibouti

Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Dr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali ayaa Sabtigii 4ta February soo gaaray Djibouti si uu uga qeybgalo shirka Kooxda Xiriirka Caalamiga (ICG). Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya ayaa lgu wadaa inuu shir-guddoomin doono shirka IC, khudbadna ka jeedin doono furitaanka shirka … read more »

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Russia and China veto UN resolution on Syria

Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government’s deadly crackdown on protests for the second time. Thirteen countries on Saturday voted for the resolution proposed by European and Arab nations to give strong backing to the … read more »

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“SSC” Is the Last Hope to Bridge Somalia Back Together by Sadia Aden

Like many nations in Africa, Somalia has endured the legacy of the foreign expedition of greed throughout the continent. After the Berlin Conference 1884, Western European powers sought to divide Somaliland — one of the most homogeneous regions of Africa … read more »

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VIDEO: Egypt soccer match brawl leaves at least 73 dead

CAIRO — At least 73 people were killed in a brawl between rival groups of soccer fans after a match in the city of Port Said on Wednesday, the bloodiest outbreak of lawlessness since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak … read more »

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Somali women to flex political muscle at MN caucuses

Party precinct caucuses can be puzzling to long-time political activists. They are democracy in action, yet some of the rules and procedures are confusing. So imagine what the process is like to people living here with a different cultural background, … read more »

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Photos: William Hague becomes first British foreign secretary to visit Somalia in 20 years

William Hague today called for the fight against Somali-based terrorism to be stepped up after arriving in the war-torn country. As the first British foreign secretary to visit Somalia for 20 years, Mr Hague’s visit is seen as a major diplomatic push … read more »

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Xaflada furitaanka Ururka aan dawliga aheyn ee GREEN SOMAALIA (SAWIRO)

ESKILSTUNA, FEBRUARY 1ST 2012 –  Urur u ololeyn doona dhowrida deegaanka Somalida (Somali environment) ayaa habeenkii 31st January 2012 laga furay magaalada Eskilstuna ee dalka Sweden  xaflad si heer sare loo soo agaasimay oo ay ka soo qayb galay dad Soomaali iyo … read more »

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Will Somalia be the next oil war for UK forces?

As British troops prepare to pull out of Afghanistan and bomber pilots over Libya see a possible end to their bombing raids on cities in the country will they start to prepare and train for the next military excursion in … read more »

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Ra’iisul Wasaare Abdiweli oo la kulmay H.E. Giulio Terzi

Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Dr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali oo booqasho rasmi ah ku jooga dalka Talyaaniga ayaa kulan dheer la qaatay Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibedda ee Talyaaniga H.E. Giulio Terzi. Kulankan ayey labada mas’uul uga hadleen xiriirka qotada dheer ee labada dal, … read more »

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Daawo hees cusub oo ay wada qaadayaan Dalmar & Farxiyo Kabayare

Heestan ayaa waxaa waxaa magaceeda la yiraahdaa Dhunkasho waxaana si wada jir ah u qaadaya dalmar (Waayaha Cusub) iyo farxiyo Kabayare waxaana duubay Ibraahim Eagle Media. Daawo

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War hits Kenya’s bid to expand waters

The lack of a boundary agreement between Kenya and Somalia and the continuing instability in the latter country is likely to delay Kenya’s quest to add 150 additional nautical miles to its territorial waters in the Indian Ocean. The Ministry … read more »

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Xaflad daah-fur buug cusub ee London

Taariikhda; Sabtida, 3 March 2012 Saacadda; 6:00pm – 9:00pm Maddasha; Friends House, 173 Euston Road London NW1 2BJ Waxaan dhamaan bulshada Soomaaliyeed ee deggan wadanka UK, gaar ahaan magaaladda London iyo nawaaxigeenda si sharaf & qadarin mudan ku casuumaynaa xafladdan. … read more »

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Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo Rome kulan kula qaatay Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed, booqashana ku tegey Xafiisyada Safaarada

Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo Rome kulan kula qaatay Jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed, booqashana ku tegey Xafiisyada Safaarada. Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Dr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali oo booqasho rasmi ah ku jooga Rome, ka dib markii uu casuumaad rasmi ah ka helay Ra’iisul Wasaaraha … read more »

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Is Al-Shabab on the Way Out in Somalia?

Somalia is one of the last places you’d find most U.S. investors. The war-ravaged country hasn’t had a functioning central government in 21 years, since the fall of Mohamed Siad Barre’s dictatorship. Nearly every block in the capital, Mogadishu, stands … read more »

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Continued: Hennepin County Sheriff’s sergeant goes all-out on outreach

Sgt. Derwin Ellis knows how to break the ice. Before a meeting with a Somali women’s group Tuesday in Eden Prairie, Ellis handed out fans, plastic junior deputy badges and wristbands to members, introducing himself as they waited for some … read more »

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