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“Waan soo dhawaynaynaa Hadaan nahay Xisbiga wadani Xoghayihii hore ee siyaasada wadani Maxamuud raage,..’’ Muuse Biixi

Hargeysa,22Jan,2016(QJ/SDN)-Gudoomiyaha Xisbiga Muxaafadka ah ee kulmiye Muuse Bixii Cabdi ayaa maanta mar uu  khubad kasoo jeedinayay Xafladii soo dhawaynta ahayd ee ay u sameeyeeen Siyaasi Maxamuud raage oo ahaa xoghayihii siyaasada ee Xisbiga Wadani oo iska casilay xisbiga isla markaana kusoo biiray xisbiga kulmiye oo uu hore uga tirsanayaa ayaa waxa uu gudoomiyuhu kusoo bandhigay […]

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Mogadishu beach attack: ‘I saved boy of 10 in Somalia’

A survivor of Thursday’s attack on a beach restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu has described how he and his friends went back to save a 10-year-old boy caught up in the violence. When the shooting started, Mohamed Dhaaley ran for his life, but stopped after hearing a voice cry: “Please, don’t leave me,” he […]

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Dowladda FS oo ka Hadashay Weerarradii LIIDO iyo Dhimashada oo Gaadhay 25-qof SAWIRRO

Muqdisho,22Jan,2016(QJ/SDN)-Wasiirka Amniga gudaha Soomaaliya C/risaaq Cumar Maxamed ayaa sheegay in la soo Af-jaray Howl-galkii Xeebta LIIDO, halkaasoo ay xalay weerareen xoogag ka tirsan Al-shabaab. Howlgalka oo socday muddo 10-saac ah, ayaa waxaa ku dhintay 25-ruux oo ay afar ka mid ah yihiin xoogagii weerarka ku qaaday baar Liido Sea Food, iyadoo saddex mid ah dadkan ay […]

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St. Cloud is the worst place in Minnesota to be Somali

Lul Hersi sat in her idling minivan at a stoplight in downtown St. Cloud. Her window was rolled down to invite in the evening summer breeze, her phone tucked in her hijab, against her ear, like a makeshift Bluetooth receiver. “Hey, you!” a woman’s voice suddenly brayed from the next car. “Hey, you! I’m talking […]

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Dispatches: Somalia Should Make Concrete Pledges at Rights Council

Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, a passionate Somali journalist, was sentenced in February 2013 to one year in prison. His crime? Interviewing a woman alleging rape by government security forces. The woman was also convicted of “tarnishing” state institutions. Both were eventually acquitted, but Abdiaziz fled into exile. Expand Somali journalists protest as they demand for the […]

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Minneapolis Sen. Hayden draws DFL challenger

State Sen. Jeff Hayden, who represents a large swath of south Minneapolis in the Legislature, is facing a challenge from a fellow DFLer. Mohamoud Hassan filed as a candidate on Tuesday. In a phone interview, Hassan said he has heard complaints that Hayden is not accessible to his constituents. “I don’t see a connection with […]

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Man accused in fire at Somali restaurant appears in court

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of starting a fire that heavily damaged a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks made his first appearance Tuesday on a federal complaint. Matthew Gust, 25, of East Grand Forks, Minn., is facing two federal charges — use of a destructive device during a crime of violence and […]

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What happened when al-Shabab attacked a Kenyan base in Somalia?

Mystery still surrounds the deadly attack by Islamist militants on an African Union (AU) base in Somalia last Friday. Residents of the south-western el-Ade town were the first to break the news, saying al-Shabab fighters arrived at dawn. The raid began with an explosion by a suicide car bomber at the gates of the base […]

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EU announces €77mn in aid for Horn of Africa

The EU on Thursday announced it would provide €77 million ($83.9 million) in humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa region in 2016. The aid is to address the most urgent needs of displaced populations, mostly in Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan. The announcement was made by EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management […]

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East Africa’s Kitchen

Though I drive thousands of miles a year around Los Angeles, I prefer being a passenger. The driver deals with pesky details like road signs and brake lights, while the person next to them can focus on important stuff like spotting previously unnoticed restaurants. Since I can’t always convince my driver to stop and investigate, […]

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