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Ethiopia’s Deal With Somaliland Upends Regional Dynamics, Risking Strife Across The Horn Of Africa

on January 14, 2024

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United Nations Suspends Pullout Of African Union Troops From Somalia As Battles With Militants Rage

on November 10, 2023

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‘They Are On The Run’: Somalia Leads Fight Against Al-Shabab

on January 15, 2023

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UN: At least $1 Billion Needed To Avert Famine In Somalia

on September 06, 2022

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Al-Shabab Kills At Least 20, Burns Food Trucks In Somalia

on September 03, 2022

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You Can’t Grow Food In This Country And Children Are Dying

on September 01, 2022

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Gunmen Storm Hotel In Somali Capital, Leave 20 Dead

on August 20, 2022

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Somalia’s al-Shabab rebels attack African Union base

on May 03, 2022

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Diaspora Has Big Role As Somalia Rebuilds Economy, Global Ties - Finance Minister

on March 01, 2020

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Truck Bomb In Somalia's Capital Kills At Least 61 People

on December 28, 2019

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Daughter hoping to see father again praises gov's decision

on December 19, 2019

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11 Killed, 25 Hurt As Explosions Rock Somalia's Capital

on June 15, 2019

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UN Document Shows Kenya Seeking To Close Somali Refugee Camp

on March 29, 2019

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Extremists Attack Somalia Govt Office, Minister Among 5 Dead

on March 23, 2019

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U.S. Africa Policy Cannot Afford To Ignore Somaliland

on February 26, 2019

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US Airstrike In Somalia Kills 35 Al-Shabab Extremists

on February 25, 2019

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Victory Offers Muslim Candidate New Platform To Oppose Trump

on August 16, 2018

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Kenya, Tanzania Mark Bombings Which Introduced Al- Qaeda

on August 04, 2018

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Opening Shot: Ugandan Model Imat Akelo-Opio

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Book Review: A Neurosurgeon’s Inside Look At The Brain

BY ERICA GOODE Many years ago, I read a book about neurosurgery by a journalist who had undergone an operation for a brain hemorrhage. One anecdote is still vivid in my memory: a story about a neurosurgical resident who was slowly drilling a burr hole in a patient’s skull when the drill suddenly jammed and then broke through, plunging the equipment into the brain and killing the patient. No such misadventure is included in “Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery,” although the author, Theodore H. Schwartz, cautions that neurosurgeons wielding power drills must develop enough skill “to know exactly when to stop” to avoid just such disastrous accidents from occurring. But there are other medical mishaps and misjudgments described in this sprawling book, examples that Schwartz, a neurosurgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, uses to underscore both the risks of mucking around in the brain and the scientific and medical advances that have emerged from doing so. In an early chap

Book Review: Brathwaite Flexes His Writing Chops And Expands Black Literary Canon With Debut ‘Rage’

This cover image released by Tiny Reparations shows "Rage: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant...and Completely Over It" by Lester Fabian Braithwaite. (Tiny Reparations via AP) BY DONNA EDWARDS There was a class at my university called Black Arts, Black Power. Lester Fabian Brathwaite’s “Rage” would fit snugly right into that syllabus. With an extensive writing portfolio already under his belt working for publications like “Out,” Brathwaite’s debut book is part memoir, part academic review of culture and society, part philosophical musings of a queer Black millennial man who was born in Guyana and grew up in New York. It fits comfortably alongside the works of other greats to whom it pays homage, like Huey P. Newton, James Baldwin and Nina Simone — the latter being apparent by the book’s full title: “Rage: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant ... and Completely Over It.” No doubt Brathwaite is a great writer, but he’s also a great thinker. In a chapter largely focused on muscular dy

Endometriosis Pain Leads To Missed School And Work In Two-Thirds Of Women With The Condition, New Study Finds

BY RASHA AL-LAMI RESEARCHER IN WOMEN'S HEALTH YALE UNIVERSITY More than two-thirds of women with endometriosis missed school or work due to pain from the condition, in a study of more than 17,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the U.S. That is a key finding of new research published in the Journal of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders. Our study also found that Black and Hispanic women were less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis compared with white women. Interestingly, women who identified as part of the LGBTQ community had a higher likelihood of receiving an endometriosis diagnosis than heterosexual women. We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey , which is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for the period 2011 to 2019. The survey data use adjusted weights to account for the racial composition of U.S. society, meaning our sample of 17,619 women represents 51,981,323 women of the U.S. population. We speci

Class And Race Can Create Divides Between Donors And A Cause They Support − Putting Stress On Those Nonprofits

BY ABBIE COHEN PH.D CANDIDATE IN EDUCATION UCLA Relying on wealthy, largely white donors for funding can lead nonprofits that run after-school programs for low-income children of color to feel pressured to skew their priorities. In part because of class and racial differences, these nonprofits can have trouble conveying how the interests of the programs’ participants are being met while also satisfying donors’ demands. This was evident in an in-depth case study I wrote about in Children & Schools, an academic journal. The after-school program I studied supports low-income girls in a Northeastern city. The girls, who are in grades 3-5, receive free weekly mentoring sessions. The mentors are college students who volunteer to help build the girls’ self-confidence and ambition by reading and discussing stories with them about female athletes, film directors, politicians and human rights activists, among other role models. The organization is led by a Black woman who is from the local

An Ancient African Tree Is Providing A New ‘Superfood’ But Local Harvesters Are Barely Surviving

The sun sets behind a baobab tree, known as the tree of life in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Thursday, August 22, 2024, (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli) BY FARAI MUTSAKA Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old Bhitoni never saw them as a source of cash, until now. Climate change-induced droughts have decimated her crops. Meanwhile, the world has a growing appetite for the fruit of the drought-resistant baobab as a natural health food. Bhitoni wakes before dawn to go foraging for baobab fruit, sometimes walking barefoot though hot, thorny landscapes with the risk of wildlife attacks. She gathers sacks of the hard-shelled fruit from the ancient trees and sells them on to industrial food processors or individual buyers from the city. The baobab trade, which took root in her area in 2018, would previously supplement things like children’s school fees

Women Are Still Underrepresented In Local Government, Despite A Woman Running For President

BY JUSTIN DE BENEDICTUS-KESSNER ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC POLICY HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL Kamala Harris is at the top of a major party ticket running for president. Some people have celebrated her candidacy , hoping that it will excite voters enough to elect the first woman president. But the glass ceiling that stymied Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid in 2016 is still sturdy at other levels of political office across the country. My research with Diana Da In Lee , Yamil Velez and Chris Warshaw shows that in cities and counties, women remain underrepresented among local officeholders in nearly every political office. Like many other characteristics of officeholders, such as occupation or race , the gender of elected officials influences the way they make policy. Research has shown that women, and especially working-class women , elected to state and federal government offices in countries around the world make different spending decisions. Having more women in elected offices

Mauricio Pochettino Instills Hope That The USMNT Can Win The World Cup In Fiery Press Conference

USMNT Coach Mauricio Pochettino BY MARK HARRIS , OUTKICK Mauricio Pochettino isn't just looking for the U.S. men's national team to play in the 2026 World Cup and perhaps make a little noise in the tournament, he was brought in to do far more than that. He and the U.S. Soccer Federation have their sights set on winning the World Cup on U.S. soil, and Pochettino isn't shying away from letting the entire world know it. Pochettino was formally introduced as the USMNT's newest manager on Friday, and when asked what he's hoping to accomplish between now and the start of the World Cup in less than two years, he laid out the loftiest of goals. "We are winners. We are going to compete, and compete is completely different than to play…We have time, and we need to really believe in things, in big things," Pochettino explained. "We need to believe that we can win all the games, that we can win the World Cup." That brief quote personifies the change in cul

US Military Completes Withdrawal From Junta-Ruled Niger

FILE - U.S. and Niger flags fly at the Niger Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, April 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Carley Petesch, File) DAKAR, SENEGAL (AP) — The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete, an American official said Monday. A small number of military personnel assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy remain, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters. Earlier this year, Niger’s ruling junta ended an agreement that allowed U.S. troops to operate in the West African country. A few months later, officials from both countries said in a joint statement that U.S. troops would complete their withdrawal by the middle of September. The U.S. handed over its last military bases in Niger to local authorities last month, but about two dozen American soldiers had remained in Niger, largely for administrative duties related to the withdrawal, Singh said. Niger’s ouster of American troops following a coup last year has broad ramifications for Washington because it’s forcing troops to ab

Health Care Under Harris Versus Trump: A Public Health Historian Sizes Up Their Records

BY ZACHARY W. SCHULZ LECTURER OF HISTORY AUBURN UNIVERSITY Health care is a defining issue in the 2024 election – Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump have starkly different records on the issue. Rather than focusing on what they promise to do, let’s examine what their past actions reveal about their approaches to Medicare, the Affordable Care Act , public health infrastructure, drug policy and child abuse and domestic violence prevention. As a specialist in public health history and policy , I have carefully examined both candidates’ records on American health care. With years of experience in the health care field and being a cystic fibrosis patient myself, I have developed a deep understanding of our health care system and the political dynamics that shape it. For me, as for many other Americans, health care is more than just a political issue; it is a deeply personal one. Medicare During Harris’ time in the Senate, she co-sponsored the

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: 2015: Leadership and Sins of Nd'Igbo

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: BIAFRA: Relative Discourses

I signed up because I had little experience in Africa, after having served in the United Nations forces in Congo. Also upset about what happened in Biafra and Czechoslovakia, I did not want to stand next to and just watch.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: JULIUS KPADUWA

The problems that confront Imo State are really not unique. It is the same problem that confronts almost every state in Nigeria, and it's one of economic development. The primary thing or my clear vision for the people of Imo State will be getting all the able-bodied men and women back to work, so that we can begin to have the quality of life that has so far eluded the people of Imo State.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Where We Met

But seeing a Nigeria headline on my screen it then occurred to him I must either be a Nigerian or perhaps a curious minded fellow who is reading to find out about the notorious Boko Haram, if they have captured more of their victims, or if there's an ongoing battle between the insurgents and the nation's security forces. Elevating my head up and starring at each other, I told him I was Igbo

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Otokoto Saga Interview

Now, the main question is about eleven year old Ikechukwu Anthony Okonkwo whose head was found dripping with blood with the convicted murderer Innocent Ekeanyanwu on a police tip-off inside a traveling commercial bus at Eziama in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: THE AMBROSE EHIRIM-CHIKA UNIGWE INTERVIEW

Every writer has to be able to live in the head of her characters. I had to make myself a blank blackboard for the characters to inscribe their lives on me. I had to wipe off that board every time a new character had to be created and totally surrender myself to that new character.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: THE SYLVESTER MENSAH STORY

The idea of writing a book had always engaged my thoughts based on reflections and the desire to share my experiences. The motivation was however triggered after reading the book of a gentleman l consider the busiest in Ghana, H. E. John Dramani Mahama

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: DR. APOLLOS NWAUWA

Contrary to what many think, the Igbo Diaspora is not really a homogenous, coherent group. Like other ethnic nationalities in the USA, the Igbo Diaspora consists of peoples from all walks of life separated by everything and only united by the fact that they are all Igbo. Serious social class disparity exists between them; therefore, presenting a united front in influencing or engineering actions at home continues to be a challenge.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: OZO'S KENI SAINT GEORGE

It was indeed a very boisterous, purpose driven, well-to-do Royal family. I come from a lineage of Royals and a well groomed family unit. My Father, Chief George Ozuloke, was a Court Judge for all of 18 years. He was both a Christian and Animist. He had 7 wives of which my mother was the first. I went to St. Martins Primary School and later to a wonderful School – Abbot Secondary Grammar School in Ihiala, my town. I even did a stint in Ihiala Seminary trying to be a Catholic Priest

Sovereign National Conference: A Symposium

A sovereign nation is born when, out of civilization, any such populations of human assemblage pledge loyalty and confide their trust to a governing body which they elect to oversee to their security, welfare and yes, to their happiness. The ensuing system of governance thrives and becomes sustainable by the wishes of the people whose interests it caters for.

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