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A Somali Boy’s Mission to Find Food as Climate Change Takes Its Toll

Bashir Nur Salat poses for a photograph with his classmates at the Kabasa Primary School in Dollow, Gedo Region, Somalia May 25, 2022. Picture taken May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal OmarREUTERS
By Katharine Houreld DOLLOW, Somalia (Reuters) -Each morning in this Somali border town, 11-year-old Bashir Nur Salat plots his day's mission behind a crooked wire fence. Armed with only a friend's yellow school shirt, a borrowed book and toothy grin, he eyes his prize through...

Museveni’s son Muhoozi gets promoted after threatening Kenya with an invasion

FILE - Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, attends a "thanksgiving" ceremony in Entebbe, Uganda, May 7, 2022.
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horndiplomat correspondent Yoweri Museveni, the President and Commander in Chief of Uganda, promoted his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba to General after sacking him as Uganda's army commander. Despite that, he was appointed Senior Presidential Advisor...

Turkiye publishes Gulf of Aden motion in Official Gazette

Turkiye publishes Gulf of Aden motion in Official Gazette
By: Anadolu Agency A motion calling for the extension of Turkish forces' deployment in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, and the Arabian Sea until Feb. 10, 2023, was published in Turkey's Official Gazette early Saturday. By deploying naval elements, effective protection of Turkish flagged vessels and...

Sana Hamze – A Muslim Woman in the Vermont Military College

When you find out that the Vermont-based Norwich University—America’s oldest private military education institution—allowed Sana Hamze, a Muslim woman, to wear the headscarf for the first time in its history, you may think of her as a pioneer. For Sana, it’s a part of...

Türkiye won’t let July 15 coup attempt be forgotten: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the "Heroes of the Century of Türkiye" commemoration ceremony in Istanbul, Saturday, July 15, 2023. (AA Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye will not let July 15 be forgotten, erased from memory, no matter how much time passes. Speaking at a ceremony to commemorate...

Somalia hires US lobbyists to help get more aid

Image of Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo
The government of Somalia is paying a US lobbying firm Sh40 million ($400,000) through the end of this year to help it gain renewed funding for the country's army and to lift the Trump administration's ban on Somalis' travel to the US. The agreement with...

Somali groups host gatherings for peace in Edmonton

Edmontonians from the Somali community gathered at two separate events on Sunday to work on peace, unity and providing positive role models for youth in light of recent attacks. The Edmonton Mogadishu Crisis Response Team held a vigil and fundraiser at the Edmonton Islamic Academy...

DP World Wins 30-year concession Deal for port Jeddah

DP World Wins 30-year concession Deal for port Jeddah
Global trade enabler DP World has been awarded a 30-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), for the management and development of the Jeddah South Container Terminal at the multi-purpose Jeddah Islamic Port. Under the agreement, DP World will invest up to...

New Executive Secretary of IGAD formally assumes office

By: Mohamed Duale Horndiplomat-New Executive Secretary of IGAD  Workneh Gebeyehu has formally assumed duty On Thursday.  Earlier on November 6, during his meeting with delegates from IGAD Member States, Dr. Workneh expressed his eagerness to work for the betterment of the region. The Executive Secretary commended...

DP World to Modernize Somalia’s Bosaso Port as it Expands African Ops

DP World looks to create a modern port at Bosaaso, Somalia (Siphon photo - CC BY-SA 3.0)
PUBLISHED DEC 9, 2022 5:48 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE In yet another move to expand its influence in Somalia, the DP World and Somalia’s State Government of Puntland have signed an agreement for the expansion and upgrade...