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If yes, we do. Have you ever asked why our system is so uncompromising or irreconcilable? They are a confluence of problems that make up the tectonic shifts in our politics. Firstly, we are facing challenges in building inclusive national identity. Unlike, the exclusivist clan,...

Al-Shabab militants have warned parents in Somalia against sending their children to secular schools and universities. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated group issued the directive in a 26-minute recording released on Thursday. Its spokesman, Sheikh Ali Mohamoud Rage, said children should attend only Islamic schools and claimed other...

To:  Birmingham City Council, Birmingham, B1 1BB 10th July 2019 Re:  APPRECIATION NOTE with regard to Somaliland’s recognition, endorsed by Birmingham City Council on Monday 8th   July 2019.   I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and congratulations to The Lord Mayor of Birmingham City Councillor Mohammed Azim and the...

By:VOA Somalia is sending two athletes to compete at the Tokyo Olympics, and they include the country’s first non-runner — female boxer Ramla Ali. The Somali Olympic team officially departed for the Tokyo Games on Friday, after President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo bid them farewell. The head of...

By:FANABC Kenya is expected to complete the connection of its national grid with Ethiopia’s by June this year. Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter made the announcement and said the new connection will be ready for commissioning at the end of three months. “Kenya will venture into the...

By: Staff Writer Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew appreciated the recent briefing made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the situation of GERD for calling the tripartite to resolve issues according to international law and accepted...

Why African photographers don't get to tell African photo stories in Western media. writes Jayawardane by":M Neelika Jayawardane @Sugarintheplum M Neelika Jayawardane is an Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York-Oswego. Whenever "Africa" is in the headline of mainstream US and European media sources,...

By:Staff writer The Somalia and DR Congo presidents on Monday discussed steps to further improve bilateral relations. Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo and Congo President Félix Tshisekedi also exchanged views on regional developments. The aim of Monday's meeting between Somalia's farmajo and Congo's Félix Tshisekedi reportedly was...

NAIROBI —Thousands of members of Kenya’s opposition party gathered in downtown Nairobi on Tuesday to protest the results of last year’s election, launching what they called a parallel government. The event was purely ceremonial and does not bestow any formal authority on opposition leader Raila...

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday embarked on a five-day tour of west Africa in a bid to ramp up Turkey’s growing influence throughout the continent. Just two months ago, Erdogan made his first trip to Sudan, where he met President Omar Al-Bashir...