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Somalis

Philippi residents panic, pupils stay home after death threats in gang extortion letter

GROUNDUP

Philippi residents panic, pupils stay home after death threats in gang extortion letter

By Sandiso Phaliso

Richard Burton and the expedition to Harar

ANCIENT JOURNEYS

Richard Burton and the expedition to Harar

By Don Pinnock

Diepsloot: Shootings, breakings, lootings

South Africa

Diepsloot: Shootings, breakings, lootings

By Greg Nicolson

Women are claiming their place in Somalia’s politics

ISS Today

Women are claiming their place in Somalia’s politics

By ISS Today

Second deadly mosque attack leaves South Africa reeling

MOSQUE TERROR 2.0

Second deadly mosque attack leaves South Africa reeling

By Rebecca Davis

Op-Ed: Somaliland – between Democracy and Prosperity

Africa

Op-Ed: Somaliland – between Democracy and Prosperity

By Greg Mills & Jaco-Louis Du Plessis

Op-Ed: ‘Little Mogadishu’ – The political success of Somali-Americans

World

Op-Ed: ‘Little Mogadishu’ – The political success of Somali-Americans

By David Reiersgord

ISS Today: How the Gulf crisis is destabilising Somalia

Africa

ISS Today: How the Gulf crisis is destabilising Somalia

By ISS Today

Special Investigation: US war on terror leaves bloody trail in Africa

Africa

Special Investigation: US war on terror leaves bloody trail in Africa

By Simon Allison

Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Farmajo’, Somalia’s unexpected president

Africa

Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Farmajo’, Somalia’s unexpected president

By Simon Allison

Newsdeck

Canada offers temporary home to those stranded by Trump order

By AFP

Newsdeck

Ohio campus attacker identified as Somali student

By AFP

Somalia: The baby in a plastic bag

Africa

Somalia: The baby in a plastic bag

By Kun Li

GroundUp: Somalis fear for their lives after Tshwane riots

South Africa

GroundUp: Somalis fear for their lives after Tshwane riots

By GroundUp

GroundUp:GroundUp: Asylum seekers face hefty fines and humiliation by public officials in Port Elizabeth

Africa

GroundUp:GroundUp: Asylum seekers face hefty fines and humiliation by public officials in Port Elizabeth

By GroundUp

Somalia and South Sudan: Britain enters the fray

Africa

Somalia and South Sudan: Britain enters the fray

By Simon Allison

Braamfisherville, Soweto: Burning man. Burning Somali Man.

South Africa

Braamfisherville, Soweto: Burning man. Burning Somali Man.

By Bheki C. Simelane

GroundUp: Somali businessmen share their acumen with locals

South Africa

GroundUp: Somali businessmen share their acumen with locals

By GroundUp

Between a war and looting, Somalis linger in Mayfair

South Africa

Between a war and looting, Somalis linger in Mayfair

By Greg Nicolson

Somalia: A case for (very) cautious optimism

Africa

Somalia: A case for (very) cautious optimism

By Greg Mills & Dickie Davis

Xenophobic looting: ‘The country must look’

South Africa

Xenophobic looting: ‘The country must look’

By BC Simelane & Greg Nicolson