Search results
Civil war turned Somalia's main soccer stadium into an army camp. Now it's hosting games again
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA stadium in Somalia's violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in three...
UN Security Council lifts arms embargo on Somalia government
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on Friday to remove...
Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSomalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed Saturday the U.N. Security Council vote to lift...
The gun-toting nurse who became one of Africa’s biggest rock stars
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn the late 1980s, Sahra Halgan gave up her dreams of becoming a singer to join Somaliland’s...
Reversing Trump, Biden moves to deploy US troops to Somalia to help counter extremist group
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has signed an order to redeploy hundreds of U.S. troops to Somalia...
Black Hawk Down: The Mogadishu Operation
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUS Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion delivers aid to the village of Maleel (January 1993). Mogadishu. Just the name itself is enough to send a ripple of...
Neal Rubin: Detroit Catholic Central quiz bowl is 1 of high school's most awarded teams
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe object of quiz bowl is for very smart young people to show that they are very knowledgeable very...
Biden approves redeployment of under 500 ground troops to Somalia
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized the redeployment of fewer than 500...
From herding camels to national hero: the story of a Buckeye who composed Somalia's anthem
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn a pleasant but unassuming home on the outskirts of Columbus lived a man who helped shape the...
Somali lawmakers elect president voted out 5 years ago
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA former Somali president voted out of power in 2017 has been returned to the nation's top office...