Watch the TEDxMogadishu live video stream and see the event as it happens. The video stream will be available on this page beginning 2pm Somalia time, 1pm European time, 3pm London time, and 10am New York time on May 17. There is hope in Somalia. An infl

HARGEISA — A military tribunal in Hargeisa has sentenced more than 17 civilians to death by firing squad over the killing of three policemen. The ruling follows deadly clashes in eastern Hargeisa on Tuesday that left more than seven dead including three

Somali President Sheikh Sharif was in Kampala, Uganda over the weekend where, among other things, he tried to recruit Somali university students in the city to serve in the Somali national army, providing insight into the mentality of the Islamist-domina

Yemen: Yemen army and tribesmen clash with Ansar al Sharia in Zinjibar and Lawder; U.S. Executive Order to freeze assets of those inhibiting political transition; al Qaeda’s leader urges Yemenis to continue their revolution; foreign ambassadors seek supp

1) The absence of viable functioning administration triggered by poor leadership 2) 'Brain drain' because the educated people in these region fled the area, which leads to the drawback and lack of development in this region. Thank you, Dr Ahmed Farah, fo

A tribute to a true patriot Abdishakur passed away on May 13, 2012 in a car accident at Tulli village, between Dilla and Borama in Western Somaliland. Alla how naxariisto. Amina Abdi Jama, his wife, was with him in the car but her injury is not serious.

Hearing of the death of Dr. Abdishakur Sh. Ali Jowhar struck me as a thunderbolt out of the blue. At no time can one be prepared for death but at times like this it is simply unbearable. The following eulogy poem is therefore a tribute to my friend, emin

HARGEISA – Vice-President Abdulrahman A. Ismail on Tuesday congratulated more than 1,100 teachers who concluded teacher training courses in the capital. Teachers from universities, secondary colleges and primary schools took part in the two-year programm

HARGEISA — Most local banknotes in Somaliland are only worth pennies, so a brick of money is usually needed to buy a meal of camel hump or goat meat. The whole process of exchanging notes is gloriously exotic. In the dusty local market in Hargeisa, the c

On Saturday, May 12th the weather in Minneapolis was exquisite. It was sunny and beautiful day. It was a day for spending outdoors; not a day to listen to a new political party’s new ideas and platform regarding the issues of Somalia. Lately, it seems to

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Somalia Report was surprised to learn that the TED organization (Technology, Entertainment, Design) created by designer, thinker and intellectual tornado, Richard Saul Wurman was coming to Mogadishu. TED is famous for being a somewhat elitest event where

Yemen: Yemeni military offensive near Zinjibar in Abyan governorate continues; car bomb suspect reportedly infiltrates Sana’a; two Saudis killed in May 12 drone strikes in Ma’rib; gunmen detonate bomb near house of Yemeni Information Minister; Madad News

Somaliland Vice President Hon Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismael (saylici) has met with a delegation from the World Bank who are currently in the country. The delegation was led by Mr. Frank MAIRE who is the head of international relations at the World Bank ,s

Armed Somali pirates ambushed two Land Cruisers rented by the non-governmental organization Save the Children and seized the two drivers in Kiiley village, 30 km from Isku-Shuban (Iscuscuiban), district in Puntland's Bari region, while they were travelin

Political tensions are building up in much of Somalia ahead of a historic debate on the country’s long-awaited constitution that is due for deliberations on May 15th. Religious interpretation or misinterpretation coupled with political misunderstandings

NAIROBI, Kenya – European Union forces said on Tuesday that they had attacked a Somali pirate base for the first time, using a combat helicopter to strafe several of the signature fiberglass skiffs that the pirates use to hijack ships. Villagers in Xarar

MOGADISHU — Somali Tribal chiefs, religious leaders and intellectuals meeting in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu accused the TFG government of excluding them from law making bodies and power sharing. The mainly northern Dir and Harti clan leaders say they wi

HARGEISA — In a gory fallout of a dispute over land, a young girl and a teenage boy were brutally shot by armed security forces in the capital’s New Hargeisa neighbourhood on Tuesday. The clashes erupted when residents in the area said the local governme

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NAIROBI — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is advising the Somali public to ignore migration scammers following recent complaints about random request for money. IOM office in Nairobi said Somalis were receiving random phone calls from

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Qurbomeer State are again at it and resorting to their old disgusting little tricks. Insults, smearing all around and all the time. Last winter, the renowned Borama teacher and Awdal intellectual, Haji Omar Abdi Cige was the subject of widespread Interne