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,...
Month: October 2023
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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,...
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Drought in Somalia forces displacement, posing particular challenges for women and girls
SOUTH-WEST STATE, Somalia – Weeks turned into months, and still the rains never came. As the drought in Somalia scorches the land, the chances for a family’s survival wither and die like crops and livestock, forcing them to search for lifelines elsewhere. In February, Hodan Khalif*, 14, moved to an internally displaced camp (IDP)...
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Hamas is not terrorist organisation, cancels trip to Israel
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in his strongest comments yet on the Gaza conflict, said on Wednesday the Palestinian militant group Hamas was not a terrorist organisation but a liberation group fighting to protect Palestinian lands. NATO member Turkey condemned the civilian deaths caused by Hamas’s Oct. 7 rampage in southern Israel, but also urged Israeli...
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Sudan cease-fire talks to resume Thursday in Saudi Arabia
STATE DEPARTMENT — Talks between Sudan’s warring factions will resume Thursday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a focus on securing access for humanitarian aid to reach beleaguered civilians, according to senior U.S. State Department officials. The United States and Saudi Arabia have brokered multiple cease-fires between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid...
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Isra’iil oo wada duqeymaha ay ku beegsanayso Caruurta iyo Haweenka
Gaza (Raxanreeb) Maalintii 19aad ee dagaalka Gaza, Israa’iil waxay sii waday duqeymaha ay ku hayso dadka rayidka ah iyadoo 700 oo qof ay 24 saac gudahood ku dhinteen magaaladaas, taasoo tirada guud ka dhigaysa 6,546 iyo 17,500 oo dhaawac ah kuwaasoo u badan caruur iyo haween, sida lagu sheegay xogta Wasaaradda Caafimaadka Marinka Gaza. Sidoo...
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Somalia oo kamid noqotay dalalka ugu hooseeya horumarka Haweenka
Washington (Raxanreeb) – Warbixin ay si wadajir ah u soo diyaariyeen labo machad oo Caalami ah ayaa lagu soo bandhigay qiimeyn lagu sameeyay heerarka horumarka iyo nolosha haweenka ee kunoo 177 waddan. Sidoo kale, Machadka The George Washington Institute iyo Machadka Cilmi-baarista Nabadda ee The Oslo Peace Research Institute waxa ay warbixintooda oo hal-ku-dheg looga dhigay:The...
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Catriona Laing ”Sax ma ah sii socoshada Khilaafka DF & Puntland ”
Muqdisho (Raxanreeb ) Wakiika gaarka ah ee Qaramada Midoobay u qaabilsan arrimaha Soomaaliya Catriona Laing oo shir jaraa’id ku qabatay magaalada Muqdisho ayaa ka hadashay arrimo ku aadan khilaafka u dhexeeya dowladda federaalka iyo Puntland. Catriona Laing ayaa ugu baaqday dowladda Soomaaliya inay Puntland ku soo celiso saaxadaha siyaasadda, gaar ahaan shirarka Golaha Wadatashiga Qaranka,...
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Guterres oo khudhawaaqay hadal wadnaha jaray reer Israa’iil
New York (Raxanreeb) – Hadalkii ku dhaca lahaa ee Xoghaya Guud ee Qaramada Midoobay, Antonio Guterres uu xalay ka jeediyey kulanka heerka Wasiirka ee Golaha Amaanka wuxuu ka dhashay culayska iyo cadaadiska madaxda reer Galbeedka kaga imaanaya shucuubtooda oo si toos ah warbaahinta baraha bulshada kala socda xasuuqa ka dhacaya Gaza. “Waxaa kaloo muhiimad wayn leh...