Podcast appearances and mentions of al shabaab

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 10:32

SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB ADVANCES HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS FROM MOGADISHU. CALEB WEISS, BILL ROGGIO 1950 MOGADISHU

Thursday 17th July 2025. Israel bombs Syria. US Epstein files. Mexico Canada trade. Cuba firing. Somalia Al Shabaab. Ukraine Melania hero...

Simple English News Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 7:35

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 17th July 2025.Today: Israel bombs Syria. China Australia relations. US Epstein files. Mexico Canada trade. Cuba firing. Somalia Al Shabaab. Zimbabwe lithium. Ukraine Melania hero. Belgium Tomorrowland fire. UK Afghans in. And babies of three.SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day.Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week.Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week.We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/supportContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us!Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts, vocabulary lists, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated daily news in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, TEFL teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they use SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.Get your daily news and improve your English listening in the time it takes to make a coffee.For more information visit send7.org/contact or send an email to podcast@send7.org

PREVIEW: MOGADISHU: Colleague Caleb Weiss of FDD reports that Turkey and Qatar are investors in growing Mogadishu, despite the constant threat of Al Qaeda's Al Shabaab. More to come.

Mission Network News - 4.5 minutes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 1:41

PREVIEW: MOGADISHU: Colleague Caleb Weiss of FDD reports that Turkey and Qatar are investors in growing Mogadishu, despite the constant threat of Al Qaeda's Al Shabaab. More to come. 1856 SOMALIA

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Mission Network News (Tue, 08 Jul 2025 - 4.5 min)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 4:30

Today's HeadlinesMissions leaders conference at Missio Nexus centers on evangelism and collaborationRussian military drones at night wage war on Ukrainian civiliansHouthi and al-Shabaab ties deepen, threatening Gulf of Aden safety

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Why Starmer could be facing another rebellion

The Two-Minute Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 42:43

Last week it was the failed welfare bill causing an embarrassing rebellion for the government. And now this week, Labour have set themselves up for more anarchy on the back benches with their plans to scrap support for children with special educational needs.Rachel Reeves has to find £5 billion to fill her black hole, and Tim Stanley and Cleo Watson discuss the Chancellor's conundrum, whether they could end up raising money through a wealth tax, and how Starmer's government has to get better at party management.And on the anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings, we speak to Gordon Rayner about his Telegraph exclusive investigation into Samantha Lewthwaite aka the “White Widow”, who married one of the bombers before vanishing and joining forces with the terror group Al-Shabaab, becoming one of Britain's most wanted terror suspects.Producer: Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySocial Media Producer: James SimmonsVideo Editor: Will WaltersStudio Operator: Meghan SearleOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 481: Manda Bay - The Attack Nobody Was Ready For

Ones Ready

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 79:40

Send us a textOnes Ready goes scorched earth on the Manda Bay attack—a tragic cocktail of leadership failure, intelligence gaps, and straight-up tactical laziness that left Americans dead and a base in flames. This isn't just a “bad day at work” story—this is what happens when we let comfort, complacency, and half-baked threat assessments set the tempo.In this episode, we dissect the 2020 al-Shabaab attack on Manda Bay, Kenya, and the damning DoD report that followed. From unmanned gates to zero reaction plans, we break down just how avoidable this disaster was—and why the term “low-risk” might as well be a death sentence. Hard truths, hard lessons, and no pulled punches.

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#304 - Israel coopera com milícia Al Shabaab, A repercussão da flotilha Madeleine, Sanções contra Ben Gvir e Smotrich, Israel pronto para atacar o Irã, Ultraortodoxos não derrubam o governo

Conexão Israel

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 141:59

Gravamos o episódio antes do ataque ao Irã dessa noite. Tem sobre isso e muito mais. Bloco 1- Caos e mortes na distribuição de ajuda humanitária.- Netanyahu confirma política de cooperação com a milícia Al Shabaab em Gaza.- A repercussão da Flotilha Madeleine em Israel.- Reino Unido, França, Austrália, Canadá, Nova Zelândia e Noruega sancionam Ben Gvir e Smotrich.- Negociação entre EUA e Irã não avança e Israel diz estar pronto para atacar o país persa.Bloco 2- Prédio do Supremo é atingido por disparo em manifestação da direita.- Governo avança com a destituição da Conselheira Jurídica, Galit Baarab Miara.- Benny Gantz anuncia primárias no seu partido pela primeira vez.- Governo dobra os ultraortodoxos e parlamento não é dissolvido.Bloco 3- Palavra da semana- Dica cultural- Correio dos ouvintesPesquisa sobre a sociedade israelense - https://archive.md/uTvfH#selection-835.0-863.1Apoio pontual ao projeto que chega ao episódio 300!!!!!https://apoia.se/ladoesquerdo300Para quem puder colaborar com o desenvolvimento do nosso projeto para podermos continuar trazendo informação de qualidade, esse é o link para a nossa campanha de financiamento coletivo. No Brasil - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠apoia.se/doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠No exterior - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nós nas redes:bluesky - @doladoesquerdo.bsky.social e @joaokm.bsky.socialsite - ladoesquerdo.comtwitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@doladoesquerdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ e ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joaokm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok - @esquerdomuroPlaylist do Spotify - Do Lado Esquerdo do Muro MusicalSite com tradução de letras de músicas - https://shirimemportugues.blogspot.com/Episódio #304 do podcast "Do Lado Esquerdo do Muro", com Marcos Gorinstein e João Miragaya.

Can you make a living as an artist in Somalia?

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Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 13:37

“90% of Somali people don't know the value of art. That is the problem.”Maslah Abdi Dahir has been threatened by the Islamist insurgent group Al Shabaab who believe portraiture is ‘haram' or forbidden under Islam. Other Somalis have told him art is a waste of time with so many people out of work.But the Prime Minister spotted and praised his work and he has 250K followers on TikTok. So what drives the 28 year old founder of Mogadishu's art centre and school?For today's Africa Daily, Peter Musembi speaks with Maslah Abdi Dahir – and one of his students Anisa Abdulahi Farah.Produced by Mohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu.

WFP Gaza Warning, FBI Judge Arrest and Peru Archeology Discovery

Improve the News

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 28:57

The World Food Programme announces that Gaza food stocks have run out, Al-Shabaab and Somali forces battle for a strategic military base, Donald Trump doubles down on his Canada statehood claims, Water bosses in the UK could face prison time for hiding sewage spills, The FBI arrests a judge for allegedly obstructing and undocumented immigrant arrest, George Santos is sentenced to 87 months in prison for campaign fraud, Three federal judges block Trump's anti-DEI school funding cuts, California surpasses Japan as the world's fourth-largest economy, South Korea accuses DeepSeek of illegal data transfers, and a remarkably-preserved 5,000-year-old tomb of a noblewoman is discovered in Peru. Sources: www.verity.news

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IMF slashes global growth forecast to 2.8 percent in 2025

The Top Story

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 18:35

The IMF slashes its global growth forecast to 2.8 percent in 2025. China prepares to launch a new crewed mission to the country's space station. Somalia continues to face challenges including the expansion of the Al-Shabaab militant group.

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A Region in Spiral, a World in Tumult

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 40:14

In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell is joined by Annette Weber, the European Union's Special Representative for the Horn of Africa. They discuss how the first months of Donald Trump's presidency have affected the region and whether the EU and other regional actors can step in to fill the humanitarian aid gap created by cuts in U.S. funding. They explore why the region appears to face so many deteriorating crises at once. They examine the prospects for diplomacy to address both the longstanding and emerging crises across the region, including the war in Sudan, the deepening political crisis in South Sudan that threatens to escalate into full-scale war, rising tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the recent Al-Shabaab offensive in Somalia. They also discuss Europe's response to the security crisis in the Red Sea. Finally, with the West in crisis, they consider how the EU diplomacy in the region might adapt.For more, check out recent publications “Two Years On, Sudan's War is Spreading”, “Ethiopia and Eritrea Slide Closer to War amid Tigray Upheaval” and “South Sudan on the Precipice of Renewed Full-blown War” as well as our Horn of Africa regional page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PREVIEW: Colleague Caleb Weiss of FDD reports on the origin and type of drones used in Somalia by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab and breakaway jihadist ISIS. More later.

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 1:59

PREVIEW: Colleague Caleb Weiss of FDD reports on the origin and type of drones used in Somalia by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab and breakaway jihadist ISIS. More later.

Which Way Will Trump Go on Somalia?

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 47:04

In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Omar Mahmood, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for Somalia and the Horn of Africa to discuss Somalia's uncertain new global context with the dawn of a new Trump administration. They first unpack the recent Ankara declaration between Somalia and Ethiopia and the failure to find funding for the new African Union mission in Somalia. They then explore what the Trump administration might do on Somalia, the potential for a major rupture in Washington's support for Somalia's federal government, and what this could mean for European, Turkish and Arab support for Somalia's government. They also assess new offensives from Al-Shabaab and how the group is trying to posture itself amid all these shifts. For more, check out the last episodes of The Horn on Somalia What to Expect from the New AU Mission in Somalia and Somalia amid a Swirl of Regional Tensions as well as our Somalia country page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where Governments Won't Go: Charmaine Hedding's Daring Rescues of the Persecuted, From Syria to Tanzania

American Thought Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 48:19

“We had a case of a little cell of Christian believers who were all converts from Islam, and they were meeting secretly. And they were infiltrated by a radical terrorist group called Al Shabaab, and they burnt down the house. They captured some of them, they took them onto the beach, and only two of them managed to survive, because they killed the rest of them.”Charmaine Hedding is the founder and president of the Shai Fund, a humanitarian organization that aids, protects, and even rescues persecuted minorities throughout the Middle East and Africa.“In 2014, I watched as the Islamic State swept over Syria and Iraq. And I watched as the Yazidi and the Christian women were taken as sex slaves and sold in the markets of Raqqa and in Turkey and across the Middle East. And I thought to myself, ‘Who's going to do something about this?'” she says. “The greatest struggle in the Middle East and in Africa, at the moment, is this concept of freedom of religion and belief.”Hedding was born and raised in South Africa, where her father and grandfather were outspoken anti-apartheid activists. Because of their activism, they were eventually forced to flee to Jerusalem when Hedding was a child.“By the time I was 12, we were harassed by agents. And we had agents in the church. We were followed,” she says. “The question that I remember asking myself as a child after reading the stories of the Holocaust is: If I was a European, what would I have done? And would I have put myself at risk to save a Jewish family? And that's what motivated me, that question.”Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

Samar Al-Bulushi, "War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror" (Stanford UP, 2024)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 68:44

Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects has expanded within Kenya, Kenyan Muslims have been subject to disappearances and extrajudicial killings at the hands of U.S.-trained Kenyan police. War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (Stanford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Samar Al-Bulushi explores the entanglement of militarism, imperialism, and liberal-democratic governance in East Africa today. Dr. Al-Bulushi argues that Kenya's emergence as a key player in the "War on Terror" is closely linked—but not reducible to—the U.S. military's growing proclivity to outsource the labor of war. Attending to the cultural politics of security, Dr. Al-Bulushi illustrates that the war against Al-Shabaab has become a means to produce new fantasies, emotions, and subjectivities about Kenya's place in the world. Meanwhile, Kenya's alignment with the U.S. provides cover for the criminalization and policing of the country's Muslim minority population. How is life lived in a place that is not understood to be a site of war, yet is often experienced as such by its targets? This book weaves together multiple scales of analysis, asking what a view from East Africa can tell us about the shifting configurations and expansive geographies of post-9/11 imperial warfare. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

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Samar Al-Bulushi, "War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror" (Stanford UP, 2024)

New Books in Military History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 68:44

Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects has expanded within Kenya, Kenyan Muslims have been subject to disappearances and extrajudicial killings at the hands of U.S.-trained Kenyan police. War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (Stanford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Samar Al-Bulushi explores the entanglement of militarism, imperialism, and liberal-democratic governance in East Africa today. Dr. Al-Bulushi argues that Kenya's emergence as a key player in the "War on Terror" is closely linked—but not reducible to—the U.S. military's growing proclivity to outsource the labor of war. Attending to the cultural politics of security, Dr. Al-Bulushi illustrates that the war against Al-Shabaab has become a means to produce new fantasies, emotions, and subjectivities about Kenya's place in the world. Meanwhile, Kenya's alignment with the U.S. provides cover for the criminalization and policing of the country's Muslim minority population. How is life lived in a place that is not understood to be a site of war, yet is often experienced as such by its targets? This book weaves together multiple scales of analysis, asking what a view from East Africa can tell us about the shifting configurations and expansive geographies of post-9/11 imperial warfare. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

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Samar Al-Bulushi, "War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror" (Stanford UP, 2024)

New Books in Islamic Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 68:44

Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects has expanded within Kenya, Kenyan Muslims have been subject to disappearances and extrajudicial killings at the hands of U.S.-trained Kenyan police. War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (Stanford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Samar Al-Bulushi explores the entanglement of militarism, imperialism, and liberal-democratic governance in East Africa today. Dr. Al-Bulushi argues that Kenya's emergence as a key player in the "War on Terror" is closely linked—but not reducible to—the U.S. military's growing proclivity to outsource the labor of war. Attending to the cultural politics of security, Dr. Al-Bulushi illustrates that the war against Al-Shabaab has become a means to produce new fantasies, emotions, and subjectivities about Kenya's place in the world. Meanwhile, Kenya's alignment with the U.S. provides cover for the criminalization and policing of the country's Muslim minority population. How is life lived in a place that is not understood to be a site of war, yet is often experienced as such by its targets? This book weaves together multiple scales of analysis, asking what a view from East Africa can tell us about the shifting configurations and expansive geographies of post-9/11 imperial warfare. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

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Samar Al-Bulushi, "War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror" (Stanford UP, 2024)

New Books in World Affairs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 68:44

Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects has expanded within Kenya, Kenyan Muslims have been subject to disappearances and extrajudicial killings at the hands of U.S.-trained Kenyan police. War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (Stanford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Samar Al-Bulushi explores the entanglement of militarism, imperialism, and liberal-democratic governance in East Africa today. Dr. Al-Bulushi argues that Kenya's emergence as a key player in the "War on Terror" is closely linked—but not reducible to—the U.S. military's growing proclivity to outsource the labor of war. Attending to the cultural politics of security, Dr. Al-Bulushi illustrates that the war against Al-Shabaab has become a means to produce new fantasies, emotions, and subjectivities about Kenya's place in the world. Meanwhile, Kenya's alignment with the U.S. provides cover for the criminalization and policing of the country's Muslim minority population. How is life lived in a place that is not understood to be a site of war, yet is often experienced as such by its targets? This book weaves together multiple scales of analysis, asking what a view from East Africa can tell us about the shifting configurations and expansive geographies of post-9/11 imperial warfare. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

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Samar Al-Bulushi, "War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror" (Stanford UP, 2024)

New Books in African Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 68:44

Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects has expanded within Kenya, Kenyan Muslims have been subject to disappearances and extrajudicial killings at the hands of U.S.-trained Kenyan police. War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (Stanford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Samar Al-Bulushi explores the entanglement of militarism, imperialism, and liberal-democratic governance in East Africa today. Dr. Al-Bulushi argues that Kenya's emergence as a key player in the "War on Terror" is closely linked—but not reducible to—the U.S. military's growing proclivity to outsource the labor of war. Attending to the cultural politics of security, Dr. Al-Bulushi illustrates that the war against Al-Shabaab has become a means to produce new fantasies, emotions, and subjectivities about Kenya's place in the world. Meanwhile, Kenya's alignment with the U.S. provides cover for the criminalization and policing of the country's Muslim minority population. How is life lived in a place that is not understood to be a site of war, yet is often experienced as such by its targets? This book weaves together multiple scales of analysis, asking what a view from East Africa can tell us about the shifting configurations and expansive geographies of post-9/11 imperial warfare. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

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Samar Al-Bulushi, "War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror" (Stanford UP, 2024)

New Books in National Security

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 68:44

Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects has expanded within Kenya, Kenyan Muslims have been subject to disappearances and extrajudicial killings at the hands of U.S.-trained Kenyan police. War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (Stanford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Samar Al-Bulushi explores the entanglement of militarism, imperialism, and liberal-democratic governance in East Africa today. Dr. Al-Bulushi argues that Kenya's emergence as a key player in the "War on Terror" is closely linked—but not reducible to—the U.S. military's growing proclivity to outsource the labor of war. Attending to the cultural politics of security, Dr. Al-Bulushi illustrates that the war against Al-Shabaab has become a means to produce new fantasies, emotions, and subjectivities about Kenya's place in the world. Meanwhile, Kenya's alignment with the U.S. provides cover for the criminalization and policing of the country's Muslim minority population. How is life lived in a place that is not understood to be a site of war, yet is often experienced as such by its targets? This book weaves together multiple scales of analysis, asking what a view from East Africa can tell us about the shifting configurations and expansive geographies of post-9/11 imperial warfare. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security

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Samar Al-Bulushi, "War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror" (Stanford UP, 2024)

New Books in Diplomatic History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 68:44

Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects has expanded within Kenya, Kenyan Muslims have been subject to disappearances and extrajudicial killings at the hands of U.S.-trained Kenyan police. War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (Stanford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Samar Al-Bulushi explores the entanglement of militarism, imperialism, and liberal-democratic governance in East Africa today. Dr. Al-Bulushi argues that Kenya's emergence as a key player in the "War on Terror" is closely linked—but not reducible to—the U.S. military's growing proclivity to outsource the labor of war. Attending to the cultural politics of security, Dr. Al-Bulushi illustrates that the war against Al-Shabaab has become a means to produce new fantasies, emotions, and subjectivities about Kenya's place in the world. Meanwhile, Kenya's alignment with the U.S. provides cover for the criminalization and policing of the country's Muslim minority population. How is life lived in a place that is not understood to be a site of war, yet is often experienced as such by its targets? This book weaves together multiple scales of analysis, asking what a view from East Africa can tell us about the shifting configurations and expansive geographies of post-9/11 imperial warfare. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Samar Al-Bulushi, "War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror" (Stanford UP, 2024)

New Books in American Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 68:44

Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects has expanded within Kenya, Kenyan Muslims have been subject to disappearances and extrajudicial killings at the hands of U.S.-trained Kenyan police. War-Making as Worldmaking: Kenya, the United States, and the War on Terror (Stanford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Samar Al-Bulushi explores the entanglement of militarism, imperialism, and liberal-democratic governance in East Africa today. Dr. Al-Bulushi argues that Kenya's emergence as a key player in the "War on Terror" is closely linked—but not reducible to—the U.S. military's growing proclivity to outsource the labor of war. Attending to the cultural politics of security, Dr. Al-Bulushi illustrates that the war against Al-Shabaab has become a means to produce new fantasies, emotions, and subjectivities about Kenya's place in the world. Meanwhile, Kenya's alignment with the U.S. provides cover for the criminalization and policing of the country's Muslim minority population. How is life lived in a place that is not understood to be a site of war, yet is often experienced as such by its targets? This book weaves together multiple scales of analysis, asking what a view from East Africa can tell us about the shifting configurations and expansive geographies of post-9/11 imperial warfare. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Why was journalist Amun Aduhulahi Mohamed killed?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 17:21

“She was buried in the same place where she was murdered, at the field in the crops.” Today on the podcast we hear about the life and death of Swedish-Somali journalist Amun Abuhulahi Mohamed, who also worked to advocate for the advancement of women in Somalia. She was shot multiple times in the head by gunmen as she walked to her sorghum and watermelon farm in a rural part of Somalia, 40 kilometres from Mogadishu. She'd moved back to Somalia after years of threats and intimidation in Sweden because of her investigation into Al Shabaab's recruitment of Somali youths in Stockholm in 2009. Presenter: Alan @Kasujja Guests: Abdulaziz Ahmed, Amun's husband, and Abdalle Mumin, secretary general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate Producer: Layla Mahmood

What to Expect from the New AU Mission in Somalia

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 41:38

In this episode of The Horn, guest host Omar Mahmood is joined by Paul Williams, professor of international relations at George Washington University, to discuss the newly authorised African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). They assess the record of past AU-led missions in Somalia and review the AU's role in supporting state-building efforts in the country. They explore how Al-Shabaab's enduring threat and regional political dynamics have influenced the latest mission's scope and objectives. They point out the operational, financial and political hurdles facing AUSSOM, looking at how the new mission can succeed where its predecessors fell short. They also reflect on the future of peace operations in Africa more broadly.For more on the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check out Paul's book “Fighting for Peace in Somalia: A History and Analysis of the Africa Union Mission”, UNSC Resolution 2568 (2021) on the reform of AMISOM, our latest report “Reforming the AU Mission in Somalia” and our Horn of Africa project page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Konflikt om konflikträdda reportar i konfliktzoner

Medierna

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 29:51

Är svenska utrikesreportrar konflikträdda? I veckan påstod DN:s tv-krönikör Johan Croneman det. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Han anklagade svenska korrespondenter för att inte våga ställa jobbiga frågor till makthavare, allra särskilt i kriget mellan Israel och Hamas. Är det en rättvis attack på svensk utrikesbevakning? Är det då rädslan dålig stämning eller för att bli stämplad som partisk som spökar? Reporter: Martina Pierrou Wayback Machine under attackOrganisationen Internet Archive i San Francisco har i decennier tagit på sig det enorma ansvaret att arkivera internet - och spara det till eftervärlden. Men de senaste månaderna har 30 år av internet-historia varit under attack från flera håll samtidigt. Men varför vill någon likvidera internets glasögonbärande, birkenstocks-hasande, internet-arkivarier? Reporter: Freddi Ramel Mördad tidigare SR-journalist väcker minnen av gamla konflikter För en vecka sen mördades Amun Abdullahi, tidigare journalist på Sveriges Radio. Hon blev skjuten av maskerade män i den somaliska staden Afgooye, nordväst om huvudstaden Mogadishu.Det som Amun Abdullahi blev känd för i Sverige var avslöjandet om att terroristgruppen Al-Shabaab rekryterade ungdomar i Stockholmsförorter. Här hemma är hennes död en påminnelse om att alla sår ännu inte är läkta efter striden som började utkämpas 2009 om hur man ska rapportera om islamister i svenska förorter. Reporter: Tonchi Percan

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What's the impact of secret drinking in Somali border towns?

Fascinating People, Fascinating Places

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 20:08

"From time to time my parents will ask me: 'Hey why do you look like this'?... But they'll never ask me directly because I try my best to conceal it." In Somalia, alcohol is completely banned because of Sharia law. It's also frowned on by many people on religious grounds. Those caught using it are arrested and fined or imprisoned – and dealers caught with large amounts are named and shamed on TV. But its sale is also highly lucrative in a country with high unemployment – meaning there are plenty of people willing to risk smuggling and selling it. Smugglers have to drive hundreds of kilometres from Ethiopia trying to evade Al Shabaab militants and clan militiamen in order to get the alcohol to Mogadishu. But on the way they pass through border towns where there's increasing concern about the impact of drinking. For today's Africa Daily podcast, Peter Musembi speaks with a young drinker and Yusuf Warsame, a community leader from Galdogob – a town on the border with Ethiopia.

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Saharan Nightmare: The Invasion the World Forgot featuring Prof. Jacob Mundy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 38:47

Situated on the Mediterranean, just a short distance from Spain and the rest of Europe, Morocco attracts tens of millions of tourists every year. They flock to see the iconic mosques and bazaars. But there's another, much larger structure that you won't find in any tourist guides and is seldom talked about. It's a 2700 kilometer long barrier wall constructed of dirt and brick that runs through the heart of the Sahara Desert. And for the people living in its shadow, it's a symbol of an ongoing occupation and decades long period of oppression. In this episode, I speak with Jacob Mundi, professor from Colgate University, an expert on the subject of Morocco's illegal decades long occupation of Western Sahara and the refugee crisis it created that now spans generations. Guest: Prof. Jacob Mundy Links Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution Stephen Zunes, Jacob Mundy Jacob Mundy on violence in the Middle East If you found this topic interesting I have previously covered many of the subjects we mentioned in passing. Please check out my back catalogue to learn more about Mauritania (Modern Slavery) Mali (Songhai and Hamdullahi empires), Islamic extremism (Boko Haram, Al Shabaab, Hezbollah, Guantanamo Bay), Colonialism (Dahomey, Apartheid South Africa, Boer War, Simon Bolivar, Incas, Cambodia, Australia, Goering, Ireland 1793) Cold War (Angolan civil war, Pinochet, East Germany, Ceausescu, Hungary 1956, Moscow Apartment bombings), Africa (Tutankhamen, Ghana lake people, Kush empire, Mobuto Sese Seko, Gabon, Rwandan genocide) Music: Pixabay This episode is sponsored by World History Encyclopedia, one of the top history websites on the internet. I love the fact that they're not a Wiki: Every article they publish is reviewed by their editorial team, not only for being accurate but also for being interesting to read. The website is run as a non-profit organization, so you won't be bombarded by annoying ads and it's completely free. It's a great site, and don't just take my word for it they've been recommended by many academic institutions including Oxford University. Go check them out at WorldHistory.org or follow this link: World History Encyclopedia.

Somalia amid a Swirl of Regional Tensions

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 39:54

In the first episode of The Horn's new season, Alan is joined by Crisis Group's senior Eastern Africa analyst Omar Mahmood to discuss the escalating regional tensions involving Somalia, Egypt and Ethiopia, the uncertain future of the stabilisation mission ATMIS, which supports Mogadishu in its fight against Al-Shabaab and the presence of the Islamic State in Somalia. They unpack the worsening relations between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa over Ethiopia's bid for sea access through Somaliland and the diplomatic efforts under way to defuse the tensions. They discuss Somalia's new defence pact with Egypt and its regional implications. They talk about a possible follow-on mission to ATMIS, which is set to end by December this year, Ethiopia's military presence in Somalia and Egypt's increasing security assistance to the country amid regional rivalries. They also discuss the growing significance of the Somali branch of the Islamic State for the group's global operations, recent developments in Mogadishu's fight against Al-Shabaab and whether more diplomacy could help to improve relations between Somalia and its neighbours. For more on the topics discussed in this episode check out our recent briefing, The Islamic State in Somalia: Responding to an Evolving Threat and our Somalia country page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why are there tensions in the Horn of Africa?

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 19:43

Egypt has offered to send 10,000 soldiers to Somalia to assist the country with peacekeeping operations. However, this seems to have unsettled Ethiopia which has said it could not “stand idle while other actors take measures to destabilise the region.” Ethiopia has been a key ally of Somalia in its fight against the militant group, Al-Shabaab. So what exactly has caused these tensions? And what has the Ethiopian Grand Renascence dam got to do with all this? Alan Kasujja has been exploring for Africa Daily.

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Ekot

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 15:00

Nyheter och fördjupning från Sverige och världen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play.

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Why has an ambush in central Somalia raised concerns over weapon security?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 19:27

Last year, the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted to lift Somalia's arms embargo, a decision that is now under scrutiny. The embargo had aimed to limit weapon deliveries to the Somali government and security forces, preventing them from reaching warlords. A recent ambush in Abudwaq, central Somalia, has some people debating whether lifting the embargo restriction was a mistake. During the attack, a convoy of weapons transported by Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) was intercepted by a clan militia, resulting in at least 10 deaths and the weapons reportedly falling into villagers' hands. The government say they are committed to recovering these weapons before they potentially end up with Al-Shabaab.Presenter: Mpho Lakaje. Guests: Samira Gaid and Abdishukri Haybe

Exclusive Interview with British Special Forces Hero Christian Craighead, the Man Who Saved Lives During Al-Shabaab Terror Attack | TRIGGERED Ep.140

Triggered With Don Jr.

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 80:10

Protect against inflation with the Birch Gold Group. Text DonJR to 989898 to get your free infokit on gold. --- Be prepared for the unexpected, listeners can visit WWW.TWC.HEALTH/triggered and use code TRIGGERED to save 15% at checkout. --- PublicSquare Grow the Patriot Economy. Go To www.publicsquare.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#EASTAFRICA: Al Shabaab destabilizing the Horn of Africa. Caleb Weiss, Bridgeway Foundation, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD

From Our Own Correspondent Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 8:40

#EASTAFRICA: Al Shabaab destabilizing the Horn of Africa. Caleb Weiss, Bridgeway Foundation, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/in-surprise-move-somalia-asks-un-to-end-political-mission/ar-BB1m8GDW 1897 Ethiopia

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Gaza's Humanitarian Nightmare

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 28:49

Kate Adie presents stories from Gaza, Turkey, Somalia, Ecuador and Japan.US President Joe Biden raised hopes that a ceasefire deal was close to being reached this week over the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. But these hopes faded after a tragic incident in which more than 100 people were killed as aid was being delivered to Gaza City. Paul Adams says the incident also highlighted wider problems as the war continues.Lizzie Porter follows the story of a family who fled Gaza early on in the war, and who fled to Turkey as dual nationals, leaving family, friends and valuables behind. They told her about their new life in Turkey and their fears for those left behind.After the militant group, Al Shabaab withdrew from the Somalian capital Mogadishu, the city has become safer. Nonetheless the group remains a potent threat. Yet there is an even greater menace in the country: climate change, after severe droughts, followed by flooding forced farmers off their land. Peter Oborne met some of those who were displaced and who are trying to support themselves in other ways.A project in Ecuador is using the Amazon's “ancestral highways” – rivers – and a fleet of solar-powered boats run by Indigenous communities to provide a sustainable model of transport for the future. Peter Yeung went for a ride and heard how this has been met with a mixed response by some indigenous leaders.And we're in Inazawa in Japan, where the Hadaka Matsuri - or Naked Festival - has come up with a solution to flagging numbers of participants: involve women. Shaimaa Khalil met a group of 40 women who took part (in robes) for the first time.Series Producer: Serena Tarling Editor: Matt Willis Production Coordinator: Rosie Strawbridge

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Ep. 199 - Precedential Decisions from 2/12/2024 - 2/18/2024 (repatriated Somalis; CAT protection; acquiesce; aggravated felony theft offense; drugs & realistic probability test in CA5; marriage fraud & § 204(c) investigations)

Immigration Review

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 45:41

Herrow v. Att'y Gen. U.S., No. 22-1854 (3d Cir. Feb. 13, 2024) repatriated Somalis; particularity and distinction; Westernized Somalis; CAT protection; acquiesce; Georgetown Report; Reer Hamar Bendiri; Al Shabaab; Somalia Guzman-Maldonado v. Garland, No. 23-9 (9th Cir. Feb. 14, 2024) aggravated felony theft offense; INA § 101(a)(43)(G); Arizona robbery; Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1904(A); consensual theft; intent and force Alejos-Perez v. Garland, No. 22-60555 (5th Cir. Feb. 16, 2024)Texas Health & Safety Code § 481.1161 (possession of a substance in Penalty Group 2-A); Carter; realistic probability test; exhaustion; Santos Zacaria; failure to cite case lawMestanek v. Jaddou, No. 22-2285 (4th Cir. Feb. 13, 2024) INA § 204(c); FDNS; marriage fraud; Florida divorce; APA; Homeland Security Act of 2002; reweighing evidence; presumption of regulatory; 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(16); exceptions to review of A-File; Matter of Singh Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwise"Modern immigration software & case management"Driftwood Capital"A vertically integrated powerhouse in commercial real estate, developing hospitalityprojects for families seeking a secure EB-5 residency path."Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Promo Code: stafi2024Get Started! Promo Code: FREEWant to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerDISCLAIMER:Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide legal advice. Rather, it offers general information and insights from publicly available immigration cases. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the host. The podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed attorney in your state.MUSIC CREDITS:"Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Support the show

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Bonus Episode: The Red Sea and the Horn

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 49:58

Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on The Horn from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!.In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group's Africa Director Murithi Mutiga to discuss Horn of Africa politics, including Ethiopia's push for sea access, Sudan's war, Kenya's regional role and Gulf rivalries playing out in the region. They talk about a recently announced deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland, the breakaway northern region of Somalia, that would see Ethiopia lease part of the Somaliland coast reportedly in exchange for Ethiopia's recognition of Somaliland's statehood. They discuss the reaction in Somalia, which rejects Somaliland independence, and whether anti-Ethiopian sentiment could strengthen Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab. They also talk about growing hostility between Ethiopia and Eritrea. They discuss increasing foreign involvement in Sudan's war and the former paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' advances. They touch on the regional role that Kenyan President William Ruto appears to aspire to and the evolving influence of Western powers, especially the U.S., in the Horn.For more on the topics discussed in this episode, visit our Horn of Africa regional page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Sea and the Horn

Hold Your Fire!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 49:47

In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group's Africa Director Murithi Mutiga to discuss Horn of Africa politics, including Ethiopia's push for sea access, Sudan's war, Kenya's regional role and Gulf rivalries playing out in the region. They talk about a recently announced deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland, the breakaway northern region of Somalia, that would see Ethiopia lease part of the Somaliland coast reportedly in exchange for Ethiopia's recognition of Somaliland's statehood. They discuss the reaction in Somalia, which rejects Somaliland independence, and whether anti-Ethiopian sentiment could strengthen Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab. They also talk about growing hostility between Ethiopia and Eritrea. They discuss increasing foreign involvement in Sudan's war and the former paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' advances. They touch on the regional role that Kenyan President William Ruto appears to aspire to and the evolving influence of Western powers, especially the U.S., in the Horn.For more on the topics discussed in this episode, visit our Horn of Africa regional page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jennie Taer Exposes Al Shabaab Terrorist Set Free by Biden's DHS

Chris Farrell's On Watch Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 37:26

Jennie Taer is an award-winning investigative reporter for The Daily Caller News Foundation.Follow Jennie on X: @JennieSTaerRead Jennie's Work: https://dailycaller.com/author/Jennie+Taer/SUPPORT OUR WORK https://www.judicialwatch.org/donate/thank-youtube/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE http://www.judicialwatch.orgCOPYRIGHT: FAIR USE

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Why the Somali armed group Al Shabaab is still a threat

Africa Today

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 28:58

There's been heavy fighting between Somali forces and Al Shabaab fighters in the central region of Mudug. Last year ,the government said it had shifted its tactics against the militant group. Are those tactics working?Also, what is the local response after Cameroon becomes the first country in the world to start routine vaccinations against malaria. And Zambian poet, Vanessa Chisakula, on telling stories through performance poetry.

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Israel in court, UN helicopter capture and Ukraine's missing orphans

Reuters World News

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 12:59

The International Court of Justice is set to hear a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war. Al Shabaab militants have captured a United Nations helicopter when it made an emergency landing in an area controlled by the Islamist group. And in Ukraine, authorities continue to investigate the alleged deportation of dozens of orphans from the formerly occupied southern city of Kherson. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Al-Shabaab: Al Qaeda in Somalia

Fascinating People, Fascinating Places

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 36:14

Al-Shabaab emerged as a force after the Ethiopian incursion into Somalia in support of the UN-recognized government in 2006. The militant, Salafist group later formalized a relationship with Al-Qaeda and has been described as the most active and dangerous Al-Qaeda affiliate in the world. In 2024, African Union troops are set to leave Somalia and turn control over to the national government. But will this be a repeat of the Afghanistan situation or can Somalia -- as their government claims -- eradicate Al-Shabaab by the end of the year? In this episode, I speak with US State Department veteran Professor Tricia Bacon, author of Terror in Transition: Leadership and Succession in Terrorist Organizations, about the present situation in Somalia, its origins, and prospects for the future. Music: Pixabay

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TONIGHT: The show begins with questions about the Arsenal of Democracy runing low on ammo and weapons then moves to Moscow for a statement about escalation. Then to the existential question if Hamas will continue to exist in Gaza as an extension of the r

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 6:50

TONIGHT: The show begins with questions about the Arsenal of Democracy runing low on ammo and weapons then moves to Moscow for a statement about escalation. Then to the existential question if Hamas will continue to exist in Gaza as an extension of the renegade Moslems Brothers. Later from a report on the horrors in the Negev farming communities to a report on Somalia teetering before Al Qaeda surrogate, Al Shabaab. Later Canada and the attacks; China and the attacks (PRC blamed Israel). Attention to the South and Central American capitals provided succor to the Hamas ally, Hezbollah, especiaally the large Palestinian diaspora of Chile. 1903 Chile

#Somalia: Al Shabaab overruns government defenses. Bill Roggio,FDD; Husain Haqqani, Hudson