Talk to Jazeera - Meles Zenawi - 22 Nov 07 - Part 2
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow talks to the Ethiopian prime minister about his country's role in Somalia and asks him whether his country is, as the UN claims, on the verge of war with Eritrea.
View ArticleTalk to Jazeera - Meles Zenawi - 22 Nov 07 - Part 1
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow talks to the Ethiopian prime minister about his country's role in Somalia and asks him whether his country is, as the UN claims, on the verge of war with Eritrea.
View ArticleNo respite for Somalia's displaced - 20 Dec 07
Somalia's Dusa Mareb district, north of Mogadishu, is providing some internally displaced Somalis with a bit of security but, even in this area, there are severe shortages of food, water and...
View ArticleThe day I will be a pilot: Somalia through kids' eyes
In September 2007, 30 newly displaced children from Mogadishu were given cameras to capture their day to day life in settlements. When they were asked if they had a message to share with the rest of...
View ArticleInterview with Director Patrick Reid, "Triage"
I spoke briefly with Patrick Reid, the director of “Triage: Dr. James Orbinski’s Humanitarian Dilemma”. This film was nominated for the second annual WITNESS Award at Silverdocs Documentary Film...
View ArticleInterview with Dr. James Orbinski
I spoke briefly with Dr. James Orbinski, the subject of “Triage: Dr. James Orbinski’s Humanitarian Dilemma”. This film was nominated for the second annual WITNESS Award at Silverdocs Documentary Film...
View ArticleSomali Human Rights Leader Hawa Aden Mohamed
Somali human rights leader Hawa Aden Mohamed receives the 2008 Roger Baldwin Award from Human Rights First.
View ArticleSomalia: Civilians killed as fighters 'capture (port of) Kismayo'
Somalia's President and Prime Minister may finally be showing signs of trying to work together.But while they've been squabbling, the opposition has been mobilising.On Friday, fighters took over the...
View ArticleUnderstanding Somalia
Somalia is a country beset by violence, instability and famine. Ranked 161 out of 163 countries on the Human Development Index and without an effective government since 1991, clan politics dominate...
View ArticleIn the Picture with Jehad Nga: Somalia through a lens
Jehad Nga is one of the most talented emerging photographers on the international scene and for the last three years has worked intensely in and around Mogadishu. Moderated by Rob Walker (BBC World...
View ArticleSomaliland - Getting it Right in Africa
May 1991 Somaliland declared independence from the rest of Somalia and over the past 17 years the government there has restored law and order to make it one of the must democratic and functioning...
View ArticleMedia Talk: Is Somalia the new Front in the War on Terror?
Since 1991, Somalia has been a dangerous, violent and lawless place, home to numerous conflicts and civil war, as well as increasingly a third theatre of operations for the US in its global war on...
View ArticleSomalia: Civilians killed in Mogadishu violence
Fierce battles have broken out around Mogadishu's main airport. Opposition fighters attacked a plane carrying African Union peacekeepers.The rebels had threatened to attack anyone using the airport. No...
View ArticleSomalia: Mogadishu's only hospital
Mogadishu's only hospital has been pushed to breaking point after months of bombings and street battles have left thousands wounded in the Somali capital.Al Jazeera's Jamal el-Shayyal reports on the...
View ArticleSomali refugees flee to Kenya
Somalia's ongoing conflict has created a refugee crisis, with thousands of Somalis fleeing their homes ever week, many escaping across the border to Kenya.Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from the...
View ArticleDeepening Drought and Humanitarian Emergency in Buhodle region somalia
Deepening Drought and Humanitarian Emergency in Buhodle region somaliaThe number of people in Humanitarian Emergency continues to increase in the drought stricken regions of due to another rain...
View ArticleMy Challenge
Challenges with the Department of Social Services in Baltimore. Learn more about Somali Bantu refugees and sign a letter to President Obama about refugee rights at: http://www.afsc.org/somalibantu
View ArticleSomali Bantu Struggle for Freedom
Somali Bantus' legacy of slavery and persecution in Somalia. Learn more about Somali Bantu refugees and sign a letter to President Obama about refugee rights at: http://www.afsc.org/SomaliBantu
View ArticleEndless Discrimination
Discrimination in a refugee camp. Learn more about Somali Bantu refugees and sign a letter to President Obama about refugee rights at: http://www.afsc.org/SomaliBantu
View ArticlePerilous Journey
Somali refugees and Ethiopian migrants are risking their lives at sea for a better life in Yemen, where MSF teams provide assistance to those who survive a treacherous journey on smuggler boats through...
View ArticleInsight with Colin Freeman and Mary Harper: Somalia - From Bad to Worse?
With a new government in the process of being formed in Somalia, are we going to see a new era of peace and stability after eighteen long years of violence and warlordism? Or does the new Prime...
View ArticleHunger for education, but police on my feet
Facing police brutality in Baltimore. Learn more about Somali Bantu refugees and sign a letter to President Obama about refugee rights at
View ArticleInsight with Hussein Aideed: Somalia at the Crossroads
Insight with Hussein Aideed: Somalia at the CrossroadsFri 20th July 2007Moderated by Juliana Rufus (Al Jazeera).Once an enthusiastic backer of the Ethiopian presence in Somalia and American attacks on...
View ArticleIs Somalia the new Front in the War on Terror ?
Since 1991, Somalia has been a dangerous, violent and lawless place, home to numerous conflicts and civil war, as well as increasingly a third theatre of operations for the US in its global war on...
View ArticleSomali refugees tapped up for fighting at home - 24 Aug 09
For almost 20 years Somali refugees who've fled violence at home, have made their way to camps in Kenya. But once there, they find themselves trapped in what many liken to open air prisons. And those...
View ArticleDisabled die in Somali raid - 12 Sep 09
Disabled veterans have become the latest casualty of fighting in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. At least 12 of 15 people killed were former soldiers suffering paralysis or missing limbs and many more...
View ArticleSomaliland shelters war-displaced - 12 Nov 09
Thousands of people displaced by fighting in Somalia are ending up in the relatively peaceful neighbouring territory, Somaliland.Once part of Somalia, it is now a self-declared republic in the...
View ArticleUkrainian police abuse Somalian refugee (4 interviews)
Serie of 4 interviews with Somalian asylum seeker on English language recorded by Vinnytsya Human Rights Group in Vinnytsya (Ukraine). Interview conducted in English and Somali language. The interview...
View ArticleUkrainian police abuse Somalian refugee (1st interview)
Interview in English languagewith Somalian asylum seeker who became a victim of police brutality in Vinnytsya (Souther-Western Ukraine) in November 2009. This interview conducted by Vinnytsya Human...
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