Day: October 26, 2023

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Kenyan MP censured for wearing Palestine scarf

A Kenyan MP was ordered to remove a traditional Palestinian scarf he was wearing during parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday. Farah Maalim said he was wearing the scarf in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. He said Palestine “needs support of everybody in Kenya”. But...

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WHO scales up response to tackle cholera in Somalia amid heavy rains

The WHO said Somalia has had uninterrupted cholera transmission in 29 drought-affected districts since 2022 and in the Banadir region since the drought of 2017. A total of 14,191 suspected cases of cholera including 38 associated deaths were reported from 29 districts of Somalia since January “WHO and health partners are scaling up the implementation...

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The Echoes of a Generation: Somalia from 1987 to 2023

In the waning moments of the 1980s, Somalia’s flame of civil democracy had been extinguished, replaced by the embers of military socialism. As armed tribal groups began to rise, the nation’s fragile structures collapsed by 1991, leaving these groups to claim the remnants. Those of my generation bore witness to a series of harrowing events,...

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Literacy via mobile phone is growing on Somalis

Most people living in advanced economies take literacy, the ability to read and write, for granted. But this skill is not a given in many developing countries, including in Somaliland, in the Horn of Africa. This is a country struggling under the weight of multiple challenges such as drought, hunger and poverty, reports Voice of...

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The Echoes of a Generation: Somalia from 1987 to 2023

In the waning moments of the 1980s, Somalia’s flame of civil democracy had been extinguished, replaced by the embers of military socialism. As armed tribal groups began to rise, the nation’s fragile structures collapsed by 1991, leaving these groups to claim the remnants. Those of my generation bore witness to a series of harrowing events,...