Somalia
Kenya’s Somali Refugees: Overcoming Cultural Obstacles to Girls’ Education in Dadaab
11 April 2012 [from the AllAfrica Web site] Dadaab — A mix of cultural practices, such as early and forced marriage, as well as child labour, are depriving girls of education in the Dadaab refugee complex in eastern Kenya. Out of Dadaab’s estimated population of 463,000 mainly Somali refugees, more than half are children under [...]
The Terrorized Lives of Somali Child Soldiers
As the rattle of gunfire echoed loudly outside, Mohamed Abdi sat in the corner of a Mogadishu restaurant and wondered aloud how much longer he could survive in one of the world’s most dangerous capitals. “Mogadishu is full of miseries, sometimes you fall into traps and can be abducted by either government forces or insurgents, [...]
From playground to battleground: children on the frontline in Somalia
from The Guardian, reporter Mohamad Shil As the rattle of gunfire becomes louder, Mohamed Abdi sits in the corner of a Mogadishu restaurant wondering how much longer he can survive in one of the world’s most dangerous capital cities. “Mogadishu is full of miseries. Sometimes you fall into traps and can be abducted by either [...]
Somalia: Recruitment of Child Soldiers on the Increase
Source: Content Partner // IRIN NAIROBI - With the escalation of fighting across Somalia since January, armed groups have reportedly recruited more child soldiers to their ranks, some even forcing teachers to enlist pupils. In a recent offensive against rebel groups in Bulo Hawo town on the border with Kenya [ http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=92070 ], the UN Children’s [...]
Islamist Suicide Bombing Kills Somali Star International–Soccer Used as Tool to Prevent Child Soldiers
[from BleacherReports.com] By James M. Dorsey/(Correspondent) on February 23, 2011 Soccer star killed in Islamist suicide bombing in war-torn Somalia USAF/Getty Images An Islamist suicide bombing that killed a star international on war-torn Somalia’s U-20 soccer team and wounded two other players constitutes a setback for the squad as well as efforts by the country’s [...]
