Little Jubba: the remarkable story of Somali Bantu excellence in America
On 104 acres in Wales, the farmers of the Little Jubba agrarian commons are demonstrating another model for American agriculture — and replanting what was once uprooted.
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78% of Somalis want President Farmaajo re-elected for a second term, poll finds
Opinion Survey: 78% of Somali people want President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to be re-elected for a new second term to make him the first sitting Somali president to be re-elected!
Who will stand up for Gedo in the face of constant Kenyan air strikes?
The Airforce Wing of the Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) jets have been dropping bombs repeatedly on defenseless townspeople in the border towns of Somalia's Gedo since Saturday the 25th September 2021.
Somalis enjoy first public film screening in 30 years
Somalia has hosted its first public film-screening in 30 years
Serbian foreign minister receives credentials of Somalia's chargé d'affaires in Belgrade
Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Selaković, receive credential letters of the Charge D'affaires of the Embassy of Somalia in Belgrade, Mohamed Abdullahi Ahmed. Selaković assessed the bilateral relations…
Somalia's economy rebounds from ‘triple shock’
Somalia’s economy is rebounding from the “triple shock” that ravaged the country in 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme flooding, and the locust infestation. Real GDP growth is projected at 2.4 percent in 2021. This…
Who abducted Professor Abdiwahab?
Before he was abducted 3 days ago in broad daylight in downtown Nairobi, @AbdiwahabSheik7 an analyst of EAC affairs and frequent contributor of erudite critiques of the TPLF warned that he was being targetted by…
Where is Professor Abdiwahab?
Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdi, a professor, public scholar and researcher based in Nairobi, Kenya has been missing since Wednesday 8th September 2021. Witnesses that last saw him tell of a group of 4 unknown and unidentified…
Somalis retake Garbo-Isse town after Afar attack
The Somali community from the town of Garbo-Isse in western Sitti Region on the road between Ethiopia and Djibouti woke up to an attack by Afar militia on the morning of 25th July. Somalis have long been contested by…
Federal government and regional states agree on election schedule
Mogadishu (SONNA) Following two days talks between Federal Government and the leaders of Somalia’s five regional States to discuss on election updates on the bases of 27 May agreement and way forward, the leaders…
Somalia attends Global Coalition against Daesh ministerial meeting in Rome
The Global Coalition against Daesh is a unique alliance started in 2014. It is enormous in membership scale of 83 member states and dully committed to defeating the terrorist group Daesh otherwise known as ISIS.
Suldaan Said Ahmed becomes Finland's first Somali-born MP
Helsinki city councillor Suldaan Said Ahmed (Left) will become Finland's first Somali-background Member of Parliament when he replaces outgoing MP, and incoming Helsinki Deputy Mayor, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left
Turkey in talks over Somalia space station and missions to the Moon
Serdar Huseyin Yildirim, head of the Turkish Space Agency, made his comments to the Sputnik news agency on the sidelines of the Global Space Exploration Conference, held in St Petersburg between the 14 and 18 of June.