ION announces PuntlandSPAN seismic survey
ION Geophysical Corporation today announced an agreement with the Puntland Petroleum and Minerals Agency (PPMA) of the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia to complete a multi-client 2D regional...
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Turkish president to pay new year’s first visits to Ethiopia, Djibouti
AA Photo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay consecutive official visits to Ethiopia and Djibouti later this month, marking his first official visits this year. A large delegation of...
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Catalyzing investment for transformative growth in Africa
BY UNCTAD Introduction Africa has experienced high and continuous economic growth in the past decade, prompting analysts to argue that the continent has reached a turning point in its development...
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Somaliland: Patriots proud of peace
Somaliland has become a bastion of democracy and stability compared with Mogadishu and other areas in the war-torn south, writes Christopher Adams. A street scene in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Photo /...
View ArticleOver 100 Somali lawmakers plan to block cabinet approval
More than 100 Somali lawmakers on Tuesday vowed to block the nomination of a new cabinet in Parliament. The members of parliament said in Mogadishu they will not pass a motion to approve the newly...
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Europe’s Muslims feel heat of backlash after Paris terror
By ELAINE GANLEY File photo, Muslim residents walk past racial slurs painted on the walls of a mosque in the town of Saint-Etienne, central France PARIS, Firebombs and pig heads thrown into mosques....
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Ciiddanka naafada Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliya oo ku eedeeyay taliska ciiddanka XDS in uu ka joojiyay garaamkii ay ku lahaayeen wasaaradda gaashandhigga, Dadkii ay...
View ArticleKenyan army says kills five suspected militants, one soldier dies
Kenya’s army killed five suspected members of Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group on Wednesday and one soldier died during fighting on the north Kenyan coast, the military said. The militants attacked...
View ArticleSomali situation improving, says Italy’s foreign minister
Addis Ababa, The situation in Somalia has improved, within the country and in the Mogadishu area, said Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni. He was in Addis Ababa on his first official visit to...
View ArticleSomalia readies for fresh attack on Al-Shabaab
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Mr Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Sidee, the Governor of Lower Shabelle region in Southern Somalia, stated that the second phase of the Indian Ocean military operation against Al-Shabaab...
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Somali Federalism: Approaches and Challenges
By Ali H. Abdulla Somalia may not get far with its current vague and snail-paced approach to the formation of Federal States. There are serious obstacles to the formation of Federal States in some of...
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Biltong, steak & braai: South Africans cook up a recipe for tasty profits in UAE
Jon Jensen and Alex Court, (CNN) – Demand for South African food is booming in an unlikely place: the United Arab Emirates. Sizzling in the kitchen at the Abu Dhabi-based restaurant “The Meat...
View ArticleEthiopian Opposition Faces Difficulty in Entering Upcoming Elections
By Marthe van der Wolf ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopian opposition parties say they are facing roadblocks in their efforts to register for the May elections. The parties say the National Election Board is...
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3 ISIS recruits from Edmonton believed killed
Mahad Hirsi, Hamsa Kariye and Hersi Kariye left Edmonton in October 2013 Mahad Hirsi and Hamsa Kariye are two of three Edmonton men believed killed last fall while fighting for ISIS. Three Edmonton...
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Ottawa Mosque concerned by sharp rise in young men converting to Islam
CBC – Ottawa Mosque concerned by sharp rise in young men converting to Islam One of Ottawa’s largest mosques is reporting a sharp increase in the number of young men converting to Islam, which started...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Muqdisho
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Kulankii maanta ee baarlamaanka oo buuq ku furmay iyo ra’iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo barlamanka codsi u diray, Maamulka Ximin iyo Xeeb oo soo dhaweyn u...
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Xildhibaannada Baarlamaanka Federaalka oo Diiday Codsi Uga Yimid...
Muqdisho, Jan. 15, 2015 (WDN)- Mudanayaasha Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya, ayaa fadhi ay maanta ku yeesheen xarruntooda magaalada Muqdisho ku diiday codsi uga yimid ra’isalwasaaraha oo ahaa in cod...
View ArticleETHIOPIA: BRITONS AMONG 3 JAILED FOR TERRORISM
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian radio station says a court has sentenced two British nationals and a Somali man to between four and seven years imprisonment for terrorism related charges....
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Buhodle : Crowning A Traditional Leader or Political Showdown between...
By Abdi M. Ahmed (Herer) Troy City, Ancient Greek– synonymous to Buhodle – Is a city well-known to both history and legend. It’s best known for being the setting of the Trojan War. It was the home of...
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Bilal ibn Rabah: The symbol of human equality
The epitaph inscribed on the tomb of Bilal Ibn Rabah, Damascus, Syria. ABU TARIQ HIJAZI Bilal ibn Rabah (may Allah bless him) is one of the most illustrious names in the Islamic history. A Negro slave...
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