s institutions have come of age, says UN representative Somali politicians have voted 184-65 to oust the prime minister and his cabinet after 14 months in office. Abdi Farah Shirdon would remain in office until the president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, nominated a new prime minister, who would have 30 days to appoint a cabinet, the parliamentary speaker, Sheik Osman Jawari Jawari, said. The vote came after...
s ban on the herbal stimulant qat, which is widely used in Britain's Somali and Yemeni communities. A Commons home affairs select committee report published on Friday said the decision to ban qat, also known as khat, was not based on any evidence of medical or social harm and that it would be better to license importers of the plant. The call to reverse the decision on qat came as the government's...
Ali Mohamed Ali, 51, negotiated a ransom for Somali pirates during a 2008 pirate takeover of a Danish merchant ship ...
s not a term I would reject in terms of my personal politics," he says, "but I see myself as an independent journalist and my mission is to try to tell stories about real people." Scahill's critics write him off as an activist or an advocate, but he argues that all journalists have a point of view. "Oftentimes the ones who are activists on behalf of the state don't get labelled as activists. People...
s escape was an embarrassment. The alleged torture and rendition that came before it might just be a major scandal The hunt was on from the moment that terrorism suspect Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed sliced off the electronic tag that was strapped around his ankle, donned a burqa and slipped away from a London mosque . Within hours, the Home Office was announcing that a joint taskforce of police, Border...
s semi-autonomous Puntland region at the weekend has risen to 140, and the final figure could be 300, the government said. A state of emergency has been declared and the government appealed for international aid. It said it needed clean water, non-perishable foods, medicines, shelter materials and blankets. "So far we have confirmed the storm killed 140 people," said Abdullahi Ahmed, Puntland's interior...
s first emergency number for 20 years is latest sign of return to normality after years of civil war and militancy Crime victims in Mogadishu finally know who to call. Dial 888 and the police will come – at least, that's what the government is promising. The Horn of Africa country...
Prosecutors accuse Ali Mohamed Ali, 51, of piracy, but critics say US government is over-reaching by bringing charges Paul Lewis ...