Minister for Africa and Minister for the Armed Forces co-host Somalia Security Event: Tobias Ellwood, Minister for the Middle East and Africa, and Mike Penning, Minister for the Armed Forces, co-hosted a Security Event in London on 7 September to help coordinate international peace-building efforts in Somalia. Participants included a range of Defence Ministers from across the … [Read more...] about Minister for Africa and Minister for the Armed Forces co-host Somalia Security Event
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Khat and its changing politics in Kenya and Somalia after UK ban | The Conversation
Khat and its changing politics in Kenya and Somalia after UK ban: A khat plantation in Kenya. The stimulant’s prohibition in the UK was a bitter-sweet blow for growers, who now enjoy state support for the first time. Reuters/Thomas MukoyaIn 2014 the UK banned khat, the stimulant stems and leaves of the tree Catha edulis. In Kenya it is more commonly known as miraa or veve. … [Read more...] about Khat and its changing politics in Kenya and Somalia after UK ban | The Conversation
Restaurant hit by deadly suicide attack in Somalia
At least three people have been killed and two others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a restaurant near the presidential palace in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack that targeted the Village restaurant on Saturday morning. The restaurant is often frequented by journalists and […] The post Restaurant hit … [Read more...] about Restaurant hit by deadly suicide attack in Somalia
South Africa reaches out to Somali victims
Pretoria - As famine spreads throughout Somalia, South Africans have opened their hearts to the hungry people in the Horn of Africa. "South African society have opened their hearts for their suffering brethren in Africa; from business, children, churches , schools from Alex, everyone come out … this is truly an African response to an African problem," Allauddin Sayed from … [Read more...] about South Africa reaches out to Somali victims
SA medical team in Somalia
Pretoria - Two planes carrying a South African medical team, including dieticians, paediatricians and food supplies, have landed in famine-hit Somalia. Humanitarian group Gift of the Givers, who landed there on Monday, is taking 41 tons of water, food and medicines and has put together a medical team comprising three paediatricians, five general practitioners, two medical … [Read more...] about SA medical team in Somalia
