Kenya’s Criminal Assault on Famine-Stricken Somalia | Truthout

   Stephen Roblin, Truthout | News Analysis On October 15, Kenya’s top security chiefs declared waron Al Shabaab, the loose coalition of Islamist militias that controls More...

Student group runs for Somali famine – The Lantern – Ohio State University

More than 200 students gathered for the Somali Student Association's 5k run to help provide support for the Somali famine.Ayan Sheikh / Multimedia editor, The Lantern

  The Somali Student Association at Ohio State organized its first-ever 5k/one-mile run Sunday on the Oval in an effort to raise money for the victims of the famine in Somalia. Read More...

Voting After Mubarak: What Can Egyptians Expect?

Voting Egypt

Iman, a 24-year-old student at Cairo University, smiled as she walked out of the Tunisian embassy in Zamalek and proudly held up her left forefinger, which had been stained with More...

Blowback in Somalia | The Nation

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Blowback in Somalia | The Nation. The notorious Somali paramilitary warlord who goes by the nom de guerre Indha Adde, or White Eyes, walks alongside trenches on the outskirts More...

Severely injured Somali woman finds hope in Atlanta  | ajc.com

Hussien Mohamed first learned of Faduma’s plight through a video on the Internet. “I felt like I had to protect her. I just felt this huge sense of responsibility,” he said.

Severely injured Somali woman finds hope in Atlanta  | ajc.com .  More...

President Barack Obama talks jobs, economy in Columbus

President Barack Obama holds up the American Jobs Act, which he submitted to congress on Monday, while speaking at Fort Hayes High School in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday. Photo By: Cody Cousino / Photo editor

President Barack Obama holds up the American Jobs Act, which he submitted to congress on Monday, while speaking at Fort Hayes High School in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday. Photo More...

African protest fever: Which country is next?

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has withdrawn a proposed change to the country's electoral law after the bill sparked clashes between riot police and protesters [Reuters]

Revolts across sub-Saharan Africa risk being misunderstood by an attention-starved global media, says author. By Tendai Marima “]Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade More...

Black in Norway

Of the 69 people killed in the July 22 rampage on Utoya island, at least nine of the victims were people of colour [EPA]

In the wake of the Norway massacre, we should focus our attention on the role racist ideologies have played there. Felice Blake “]Of the 69 people killed in the July 22 More...

Somali Basketball Women Team

Somali: The Best Things of 2011

Somali Basketball Women Team Somalia is mess today; incompetent leaders, politicians and indifferent citizen fueling civil war and prolonging instability in the country. Every More...

Invisibel Heroes

Invisible Heroes: the daring stories of young Somali Americans

“Invisible Heroes” Highlighting the daring stories of young Somali Americans in Central Ohio The Somali Media and Cultural Organization (SMCO) is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization More...

Invisible Heroes: the daring stories of young Somali Americans

“Invisible Heroes” Highlighting the daring stories of young Somali Americans in Central Ohio The Somali Media and Cultural Organization (SMCO) is a non-profit 501(c) (3) More...

State Department Somalia diaspora outreach trip

The Friday Bulletin, Ahmed Adan Columbus, OH – Nov, 8. Ambassador James Swan, the U.S. Department of State’s Special Representative for Somalia, will be making an outreach More...

Former Somalia PM governance, and U.S. foreign policy toward Somalia

The former Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo,” spoke at Columbus Council of World Affairs. He addressed The Horn or Africa Famine. Having More...

Famine Devastated Somalia Has No Government, Says Former Somali Ambassador To The United States

Former Somali Ambassador to the United United States Abdikarim Ali Omar urgently called for a massive humanitarian assistant to the Somali famine devastated regions. He says More...

US tries to block AT&T merger with T-Mobile

AT&T and T-Mobile are considering a legal response to challenge federal regulators [Reuters]

Justice department sues to prevent AT&T acquiring T-Mobile, on the grounds that $39bn purchase will hurt competition. “]AT&T More...

The ethics of digital direct action

Although some Anonymous participants protest in person, most of their political activity consists of direct action online, such as launching Distributed Denial of Service attacks [GALLO/GETTY]

Denial-of-service attacks and similar tactics are becoming more widely used as protest tools. Gabriella Coleman  More...

DIVERSITY INCLUSION AT THE NEW HILTON COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN HOTEL

THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CONVENTION FACILITIES AUTHORITY JOINS WITH THE COLUMBUS NAACP  for DIVERSITY INCLUSION AT More...

AFRICAN DIASPORA: New Research and Program Sheds Light on Entrepreneurs’ Motivations

WASHINGTON, D.C. & ENGLEWOOD, Colo., – At a time of renewed focus on the power of entrepreneurship to lift More...

Somali Comedy Directory Author Named To Lead Citi Bank Tanzania

Mr Jamal Ali Hussein, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Citi Bank Tanzania Limited, East Africa. Picture source More...

Leila Lopes of Angola is crowned Miss Universe

Leila Lopez of Angola

SAO PAULO (AP) — Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe Monday night, smoothly handling an interview More...

Marc Anthony to ABC: Split not ‘sensationalistic’

NEW YORK (AP) — Marc Anthony is setting the record straight on his breakup from Jennifer Lopez in an upcoming exclusive..

Legend African Models ‘Desert Flower’

There’s one discovery story about African models so dominant that it has become legend, true or not: A young girl is..

America’s lesson to the world: Who needs outdoor soccer when you can play the game indoors?

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By Bud Poliquin / The Post-Standard Syracuse, N.Y. — Somebody once said that More...

Ex-Nigerian soccer star Okafor kills self in Texas

LITTLE ELM (AP) — Uche Okafor, a defender on two Nigerian World Cup teams and a stalwart player for the Kansas..

Positive Afri: Eto’o

Daily Nation- After a successful hosting of the inaugural Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup (LUC) football tournament, LUC’s patron Samuel Eto’o..
The former Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo," Addresses thousands of Somalis in Columbus Ohio, October 22, 2011. Photo by Tariq Tarey

Former Somalia PM governance, and U.S. foreign policy toward Somalia

The former Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo,” spoke at Columbus Council of World Affairs. He addressed The Horn..
Bush was criticised for declaring victory in Iraq prematurely - now, many Americans are doing the same thing with regard to Libya [GALLO/GETTY]

Libya: The triumphalism of the US media

Obama and the US media are taking credit for Gaddafi‘s downfall, but it was the Libyan fighters who won the war...
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State Department Somalia diaspora outreach trip

The Friday Bulletin, Ahmed Adan Columbus, OH – Nov, 8. Ambassador James Swan, the U.S. Department of State’s Special Representative for..
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