Opinion

Conference in the midst of humanitarian catastrophe

AUG 14, 2011

According to the international media, almost 300,000 children were killed by the famine in Somalia and others will die in the coming months unless ext...

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A World Forgotten

AUG 14, 2011

Imagine waking up in the morning, anticipating death. Imagine making the decision to leave your 3 year old daughter on the side of the road to die, in...

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We are Kenyan Somalis and we have no apologies to make

AUG 13, 2011

I would like to react to Prof William Ochieng’s opinion piece in theDaily Nation of August 9 titled: Should Somalia be Allowed to Join East African ...

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Should Somalia be allowed to join East African Community? Most decidedly

AUG 13, 2011

In a paper which I read at a recent conference at Maseno University, I argued that as we prepare to admit the new independent state of South Sudan int...

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Communities must protect health workers

AUG 12, 2011

(CNN) -- The exodus of international NGOs following their ban in South Somalia has denied civilians any relief from the vast impact of the famine....

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Somaliland finally comes out of its shameful silence

AUG 12, 2011

Somaliland has finally spoken. It says it is ready to participate in the international efforts aimed at easing the suffering of the starving Somali pe...

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Somalia famine 'crime against humanity'?

AUG 12, 2011

Somalia is known to most Americans as the setting for the book and film "Black Hawk Down" and as the world center for modern-day pirates. It is the po...

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EDITORIAL: Starving in Somalia

AUG 12, 2011

The worst famine in 60 years is devastating the Horn of Africa. In Somalia, where the problem is most acute, 3.9 million people are at risk of starvat...

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Xeer Jabjab Qaran ma Dhiso ee waa Dumiyaa

AUG 12, 2011

Ku dhaqanka qawaaniinta waa saldhigga aasaasiga u ah sare u qaadidda karaamada dalka, kala dambeynta hay’adaha hoggaaminta, xoojinta xiriirka iyo na...

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Famine equals genocide in Somalia

AUG 09, 2011

Once again, the whole world watches as famine stalks the countries of the Horn of Africa. But in one of them — Somalia — that famine is genocide....

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