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Sorry, but when I decide who to vote for on Election Day, it will be the person I think can best represent the country, not the candidate that will most impress my boyfriend.

Recognize Somaliland as an independent nation

People stand next to the Independence Monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the country, in the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, on September 19, 2021. (Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images)
BY ELIOT WILSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) gave a speech in Minneapolis on Jan. 27 declaring that she would use her influence to prevent an agreement over access to the sea being signed between Ethiopia and...

Arab League welcomes UAE-mediated ceasefire in Somalia

CAIRO, 4th November, 2016 (WAM) -- The Arab League on Friday welcomed a recent agreement between Somalia's State of Puntland and State of Galmudug to implement a ceasefire that was brokered by the United Arab Emirates, UAE. "The agreement is a positive step towards establishing...

Dp world Connects to Hyperloop with USD Multimillion Dollar Investment

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, On 13 October 2016: Global trade enabler DP World has announced a USD multi-million dollar investment in US based Hyperloop One to provide funds for the continued research and development of Hyperloop technology building on the company’s successful test in...

Halimah Yacob becomes Singapore’s first female president; first Malay leader in 47 years

SINGAPORE: Former Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob is set to be Singapore’s first Malay president in more than 47 years, after the Elections Department (ELD) said on Monday (Sept 11) that only one individual qualified for the inaugural reserved Presidential Election. Among those who submitted...

AfDB Approves $123mln Grant For Ethiopia’s Basic Services Transformation Program

AfDB Approves $123mln Grant For Ethiopia’s Basic Services Transformation Program
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) last Monday approved additional resources to Ethiopia’s Basic Services Transformation Program in the form of a 123- million US dollars grant. The Basic Services Transformation Programme Supplementary Financing (BSTP-SF) will be for the fiscal years 2018/19 to 2019/20, according...

Syria’s war: US suspends ceasefire talks with Russia

Decision denounced by Russia comes as air strikes continue in Aleppo with another deadly attack on its largest hospital. The M10 hospital has repeatedly been hit by air strikes over the past week The United States has suspended talks with Russia on trying to end...

Dahabshiil Helping Raise Money To Aid Drought Victims Through Football

Dahabshiil Helping Raise Money To Aid Drought Victims Through Football
By: CAPITALFM  The Horn of Africa region is facing one of its worst droughts in almost a half century with crops failing, livestock dying and children being treated for malnutrition. Worst affected are...

Trump, Kim hail historic summit despite doubts over agreement

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un hailed their historic summit Tuesday as a breakthrough in relations between Cold War foes, but the agreement they produced was short on details about the key issue of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons. The extraordinary encounter saw the leader of the...

Gambia army chief reaffirms loyalty to President Jammeh

BANJUL-The Gambia's army chief on Wednesday reaffirmed his loyalty to President Yahya Jammeh despite the threat of a regional military intervention if the strongman refuses to step down. Lieutenant General Ousman Badjie used a New Year message published in the pro-government Daily Observer newspaper to...

Two German men sentenced for joining Islamist terrorists in Somalia and Syria

German courts have sentenced numerous German nationals for joining foreign Islamist militants in recent years. Abshir A. and Ozkan C. have been found guilty of joining Somalia's al-Shabab and Syria's Junud al-Sham. A court in the German city of Frankfurt on Friday separately found two...