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Somali Perspectives on the ‘Black Hawk Down’ Battle Thirty Years Later

Binti Ali Wardhere’s story begins with a quiet loss: irreparable, yet all too common amid Mogadishu’s wartime tumult. The tragedies she faced on an otherwise unremarkable October day in 1993 echo through her every thought, a reminder of the events tied to the notorious moniker "Black Hawk Down." Surprisingly, this phrase—popularized by a Hollywood blockbuster—synonymizes with the infamous 1993 U.S. military catastrophe in Somalia. On October 3rd, eighteen American soldiers perished, accompanied by the anguished…

WATCH: Netflix’s ‘Surviving Black Hawk Down’ Explores the 1993 Mogadishu Conflict Anew

Hargeisa (AX) — Streaming into living rooms like a whispered secret on a chilly February 10, Netflix unveils "Surviving Black Hawk Down," a riveting three-chapter docuseries that dusts off the old tales of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu. This saga isn't just a flashback in time—it's immortal. Directed with the raw bravado of Jack MacInnes and birthed from the creative wells of RSA Films, the series decomposes one of the most intense urban skirmishes of our era, peeling back layers with a raw honesty that isn’t found in mere…

Data from the black box goes missing just moments before the South Korean plane tragedy.

On December 29, a Jeju Air jet tragically crashed near Muan airport in South Korea, marking a dark chapter in aviation history. The incident claimed the lives of 179 people, making it the deadliest airplane accident ever recorded on South Korean soil. To add to the mystery, the flight’s black boxes—those all-important flight data and cockpit voice recorders—stopped recording just four minutes before the aircraft collided with a concrete structure. Talk about cutting things a little too close for comfort. Now, this wasn’t…

MP Abdullahi Black Cautions South West State Against Plans to Remove Hudur’s Mayor

In the bustling heart of Mogadishu, Federal MP Abdullahi Adan Ahmed, known by all as Black, sounded the alarm on the South West State's administration's alleged ploy to oust Hudur's mayor. He voiced concerns that this move could stir the pot of serenity in Hudur, a district lauded for its peace compared to other restless parts of the region. According to Black, a pair of important state ministers—one from the Interior Ministry, the other from Security—recently graced Hudur with a visit, sparking whispers of a mayoral…

Black series of drownings on the beaches of Dakar

The beaches are taken by storm with the hot weather. President Macky Sall described the "unacceptable" death of a dozen young people last weekend in Malika, on the outskirts of the capital. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idrac The head of state asks the government and communities to take "urgent action". The Association of Lifeguards and Lifeguards has registered 36 deaths by drowning in less than a month. At a press conference on Wednesday, June 16, she demanded more resources to secure the beaches. At the end…

Nigeria: black models have now

In Lagos, Elizabeth Elohor is the head of the continent's largest model agency. In recent years, the big names in fashion and international agencies have turned to her to recruit African models, more and more in demand in the fashion world. From our correspondent in Lagos,About fifteen young girls who are barely young are…

Black bodies and white doctors: dive into

Racism has a history and medical literature tells like no other about prejudice, explains historian Delphine Peiretti-Courtis, in a book published by La Découverte. During the nineteenth century in Europe and throughout the 19th century, the debate raged between polygenists and monogenists, in other words between those who…

Sukhoï Su-25 black box issue

The fourth day of the trial of the bombing of the French military camp Bouakéen in 2004 was marked by unparalleled information given to the bar by a soldier's widow regarding the black boxes on the planes used for the raid. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces at the time, General Bentégeat, confirmed that the black boxes on…

Rawlings, a black star in the sky

He had everything to be a happy man. But the chairman, eternally dissatisfied, always dreamed better for his people. From now on, his fate belongs to history. Jerry John Rawlings passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. His country, Ghana, mourns him. Many Africans too. Because, you say, it is the whole of Africa that is…

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