East Africa is quietly transforming in ways most couldn't imagine. Deep beneath the surface, tectonic forces are reshaping the continent at an unprecedented speed. A massive rift is slowly carving a ...

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an ...

The concept of social fabric is central to understanding the cohesion, resilience, and functionality of societies. In Ethiopia, a country with a rich cultural ...

MUQDISHO - In a heartfelt and historically resonant gesture, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia has issued a formal expression of remorse to the people of northern ...

When artist Salad Hilowle and curator Sagal Farah came to Minneapolis last year in advance of Hilowle’s American Swedish Institute exhibition, they went everywhere Somali. “We went to Somali ...

In a region often associated with conflicts and fragile governance, Somaliland has written a different narrative—of reconciliation and democratic resilience.

Somali Week events include a street festival in Minneapolis, a multiday soccer tournament, a concert at the Ordway, and festivals in Plymouth, Rochester, Owatonna and St. Cloud.