Somalia
Kenyan court hands 30-year sentences to two for aiding deadly hotel terror attack
More than five years after a deadly terrorist siege shocked Kenya’s capital, justice has been partially delivered. A Kenyan court on Thursday sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for aiding the 2019 al-Shabab attack on Nairobi’s upscale DusitD2 hotel and office complex, which claimed the lives of 21 people. The convicted men, Hussein…
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Somalia: U.S. airstrikes surge as extremism threat spreads quietly
While global headlines focus on conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, another war is unfolding...
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Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi: Somaliland president says recognition is near after Trump talks
Somaliland’s president has said international recognition of his state is now within...
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U.S. military recalibrates in Africa, presses allies to shoulder more responsibility
At the heart of this year’s African Lion military exercise, the United States signaled...
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Mogadishu flooding kills seven as torrential rains swamp Somalia’s capital
A deluge that battered Mogadishu, Somalia‘s capital, overnight on Friday has left at least seven people dead and caused widespread destruction, with major roads submerged and entire neighborhoods...
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Somalia: How a missing 8-year-old was found 6 months later living with a man who says he married her
Six months after going missing, an eight-year-old girl was found living with a man who said he was her husband. Last September, a family in Puntland, a semi-autonomous territory, reported the girl missing....
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Meet one of the young trailblazers in Somalia’s film-making scene who was banned from watching movies as a child
Director Abshir Rageh oversees film production at Astaan, a privately held cable television network in Somalia. With tens of millions of views on YouTube, the soap opera “Habboon,” which aired...
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Look of the Week: Iman
Who: Iman Wearing What: She was strictly business in a two-piece, crimson Rachel Zoe suit with a purple blouse and Brian Atwood heels. Her perfect blend of professionalism and style, speaks to her...
