Posts By SomaliCentral
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867AfricaRights groups welcome court ruling to block Kenya refugee camp closure
Judge declares repatriation of 200,000 Somali refugees from Dadaab complex unconstitutional and discriminatory Refugees, aid workers and rights groups have welcomed a...
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1.0KPoliticsSomalis greet ‘new dawn’ as US dual national wins presidency
Former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed promises ‘new beginning’ for beleaguered country Celebrations have erupted on the streets of Somalia after parliamentarians...
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1.0KPolitics‘It’s pretty brave’: Mogadishu on lockdown as Somali MPs elect president
Politicians meet in compound in capital to vote in process hailed by some as important step towards democracy The complex process of...
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996AfricaOne million refugees flee famine in Africa – 1985
8 February 1985: UN launches appeal in response to the African emergency, which affects 20 countries The office of the United Nations...
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1.1KOtherSomalia famine fears prompt UN call for ‘immediate and massive’ reaction
Somalia is facing a “very real risk” of famine, with more than 6 million people, half its population, facing acute food insecurity...
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965DiasporaThousands of refugees fleeing conflict destitute in UK, says Red Cross
Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled conflict zones such as Syria, Eritrea and Sudan are being left destitute in...
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987PoliticsLetter to my daughter: my hopes for 2017
My dearest Feyrus, Where do I start? I wrote to you a year ago to express my hopes and fears for you...
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833AfricaRefugees in Kenya hit by US travel ban after years of waiting for asylum
Hundreds of Somali refugees in Kenya who were days from traveling to the US to start new lives under a longstanding resettlement...
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Trump travel ban ruling is racist and unfair, Iran says 2
Iran has branded a recent US supreme court order to reinstate elements of Donald Trump’s travel ban racist and unfair, as Washington...
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712PoliticsTheresa May ‘does not agree’ with Donald Trump’s immigration ban
Theresa May has issued a late-night statement saying she “does not agree” with Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and people from seven...