EGYPTIAN LEADER DEFENDS NILE RIGHTS IN ETHIOPIA’S PARLIAMENT
BY ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el- Sissi on Wednesday urged Ethiopia’s leaders to put aside “centuries of mistrust” and cooperate on sharing Nile River waters...
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Yemeni President Headed for Djibouti Amid Fights in Country
© REUTERS/ Yaser Hasan According to the secretary of former Yemeni president, the current leader Hadi and his government had entirely lost control of the city of Aden. He added that Houthi forces will...
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France: Nice Mayor bans Muslim couple from marrying over ‘radicalisation’ fear
By Elsa Buchanan A women, wearing a niqab despite a nationwide ban on the Islamic face veil in France in 2011(Reuters/Charles Platiau) A young Muslim couple has been forbidden from marrying in the...
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At 2 meters, 22 cm, finding a job is tall order for Al-Ahmari
Abdul Mohsin Al-Ahmari with friends … height of problems Jeddah, Abdul Mohsin Al-Ahmari, 22, with a stature measuring 2 meters and 22 cm, is the tallest man in the Gulf and the second tallest in the...
View ArticleKenyan MPs approve nominee for Somalia envoy
The National Assembly on Wednesday evening approved the nomination of Maj-Gen (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo as Kenya’s new ambassador to Somalia. This means that President Kenyatta can formally appoint and send...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Dhuusa Mareeb oo uu wali ka jiro is mari waa u dhexeeya maxadweeynaha Soomaaliya iyo odayaasha gobalada Dhexe iyo Warar kale. Warka oo dhan hoos ka dhegeyso...
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UNHCR Asylum Trends 2014: Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries
Introduction The disembarkation of migrants and asylum-seekers,_ who have been rescued at sea by the Italian Navy, is underway. They come from different places, including conflict zones in sub- Saharan...
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Glimmers of hope in Central African Republic but peace elusive
By Crispin Dembassa-Kette and Daniel Flynn (Reuters) – Hunted through the bush of Central African Republic by Christian militiamen, hundreds of half-starved Muslim herders found sanctuary with U.N....
View ArticleEthiopian Air in Talks to Set Up African National Carriers
(Bloomberg) — Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise, East Africa’s biggest carrier by revenue, is considering proposals to help set up national airlines in Nigeria and three other countries to expand its...
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The symbolic statue dividing a South African university
By Martin Hall A statue of a person dead for 113 years does not often overwhelm a leading university and dominate national headlines. But earlier this month, politics student Chumani Maxwele emptied a...
View ArticleSomali entrepreneur to launch scheme to ease cash transfer fears
By Drazen Jorgic and Edmund Blair NAIROBI, A Somali businessman is betting on a biometric fingerprint system to keep alive vital money transfer firms which face closure after Western banks cut ties due...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer ee aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo habeenkii labaad ku hoyday Dhuusa Mareeb, wax garad sheegay in ay jirto fara gilin maamulkaasi ku aadan iyo warar...
View ArticleBaroordiiq: Geerida Xuseen Maxamuud (Gacmodheere)
W.Q. Rashiid Sheekh Cabdillaahi(Gadhweyne) Alle ha u naxariisto oo jannaadiisa ha uga guri yeelo, Xuseen. Intii isugu timid aaskiisii ee daacad ugu ducaysay, inshaa’Allee, waa u marag wanaagiisii....
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Cardiff becomes only second UK council to recognise the Republic of Somaliland
By Ruth Mosalski Cardiff council approved a motion to endorse recognition of Somaliland during a meeting at City Hall, following in the footsteps of Sheffield council Members of the Somaliland...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH ABDULAHI A. AHMED “Somaliyow” OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Editor’s Note: Libraries serve as community cultural centers, preserve historic artifacts, oral histories, and a place where students and individuals gather to study, research and explore. Despite the...
View ArticleFrom MN suburbs, they set out to join ISIS
Laura Yuen , Mukhtar Ibrahim & Sasha Aslanian MPRnews On May 13, 2013, Hanad Mohallim strutted to the playground across the street from his family’s two-story suburban home. Boredom, Mohallim said,...
View ArticleKENYA’S PRESIDENT APOLOGIZES FOR GOVERNMENT’S PAST WRONGS
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president apologized on Thursday to the Kenyan people for past wrongs committed both by his government and past regimes. President Uhuru...
View ArticleKing Paul
IN MANY ways Paul Kagame, the Rwandan president, is one of the most successful leaders in modern African history. He led an ethnic-Tutsi militia that in 1994 ended a genocide perpetrated by the Hutu...
View ArticleAustralia warns of possible attacks in Kenyan capital
(Reuters) – Militants may be planning attacks against crowded places in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Australian government said in a travel alert on Friday, without naming any group it suspected...
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Murky Inquiry Targets Critic of N.Y.U. Role in Abu Dhabi, and a Reporter
By JIM DWYER New York University’s fraught tenure as an intellectual prize of the Middle East has taken a new and mysterious turn: A private investigator has been making inquiries about an N.Y.U....
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