Tag: Somalia
Drought Somalia: Swedish Mursal fixes water
IS PRESENTED BY Mursal fled to Sweden from Somalia due to the lack of water. Now, 20 years later, he is fighting to change the situation in his home country.…
Famine spreads in East Africa and threatens millions of people
This is the chilling conclusion of a study published this week by the organizations Oxfam and Save The Children, supported by the Jameel Observatory: in East Africa, a person is…
Washington re-establishes military presence in Somalia
We are moving towards the return of a permanent American military presence in Somalia. US President Joe Biden authorized, on Monday, May 16, the sending of troops to the country…
Biden signed the decision! Hundreds of soldiers will be deployed
According to the news of the New York Times, which is based on sources close to the subject, Biden took a new step for Somalia, where American soldiers were withdrawn…
39 candidates are running for the presidency
In Somalia, 39 candidates will be on the starting line for the presidential election on Sunday. This is an indirect ballot. It is up to deputies and senators to choose…
chaotic transfer of power to the presidency of the people’s chamber
An incident disrupted the session: the arrival in the room where the deputies of two rival delegations from one region sat, one not recognizing the legitimacy of the other. The…
“The gravedigger’s wife”, the Somalia of Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
It is not only a very great first film by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, but also the first feature film to represent Somalia at the Oscars. And “The Gravedigger’s Wife” is…
towards a departure of the AU special representative
The special representative of the African Union Commission in Somalia, the Mozambican diplomat Francisco Madeira, is said to be about to leave. Disavowed by the Prime Minister but supported, on…
Horn of Africa braces for worst drought in 40 years
The East African region faces “the very real prospect” of insufficient rains for the fourth consecutive season, according to the World Meteorological Organization, a UN agency. This historic drought would…
the new deputies will be sworn in against a backdrop of political deadlock
In Somalia, the deputies elected after a laborious election process started last year must finally take the oath this Thursday in Mogadishu. Despite the fact that several seats have not…