By Anne Chambers
A new report by the World Bank has indicated that more men in war-torn Somalia are turning to drugs and suffering mental illness, in addition to experiencing higher divorce rates. More individuals are requested to donate funds to...
For some observers, the long-awaited and much-delayed publication of retired judge Ian Farlam’s report on the death of 44 people at the Lonmin-owned platinum mine at Marikana in August 2012 is all about Cyril Ramaphosa .
Did the former union...
By Goth Mohamed Goth
The two official opposition parties Somaliland and the National Forum for Consultations and Rectifications have today in joint press statement accused the current government of not honoring recent deal reached by the government and opposition political...
With some outside help, the self-declared independent state of Somaliland is slowly making progress
By Vera Von Kreutzbruck
The self-declared independent state of Somaliland, located in the Horn of Africa, is normally off the radar of mainstream media — you mostly...
PRESS RELEASE Nr 27/2015
25 June 2015
On June 25th the a series of mentoring and practical exercises with particular focus on Search and
Rescue (SAR), organized by EUCAP Nestor in Somaliland, and were completed. The training commenced on June 8th included...
Turkish President Erdogan’s May 2013 plan to raze Gezi Park in Central Istanbul and replace it with a replica 19th century Ottoman barrack prompted anti-government protests in Istanbul and other cities across Turkey, which led to violent confrontations where...
Somalia is very arid and is heavily reliant on imported food: rice from China, potatoes from Ethiopia and wheat from Italy. It is also dependent on Yemen for chicken, vegetables and beans.But Yemen is in the grip of...
THE COMPLEX PSYCHOLOGY OF PRE-WAR SOMALIA, AND THE ENDURANCE OF ITS WOMEN, IS VIVIDLY PORTRAYED IN THE ORCHARD OF LOST SOULS.
Nadifa Mohamed is a rising star of the literary world whose life experiences are woven intimately into her award-winning...
By Liban Ahmad
The seventeenth episode of the Fagaaraha (forum) debate brought together in Minnesota four distinguished discussants. It was the first debate the forum has organised for ” unionists and separatists”.
The case for union was made by Professor Hussein...
By David E Kiwuwa
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir’s decision to leave South Africa speedily to avoid arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment while attending the 25th African Union summit was a dramatic diplomatic development.
The warrant, issued in...