Erdogan says Turkey to advance cooperation with Africa on win-win basis
Press-release
Speaking at the 3rd Türkiye-Africa Partnership Summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recalled that Türkiye had turned a new page in its relations with the continent by having declared 2005 as Africa Year, and noted: “While we have embraced each other once again with...
Ethiopian PM Dr Abiy Holds Phone Talks With Canadian Prime Minister
Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed received a call from the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the evening of November 5, 2018.
Prime Minister Trudeau shared his support and admiration for the ongoing reforms in the country, particularly in increasing women’s leadership in key...
UAE joins Muslim nations in condemning India over Prophet remarks
By: Aljazeera
Anger is spreading in the Middle East over disparaging comments made by an official of India’s ruling party about the Prophet Muhammad, with various countries summoning New Delhi’s envoy and demanding a public apology.
The United Arab Emirates – a close India ally –...
The African passport is a year old: Has the vibe died since the Kigali launch?
Today (July 17, 2017) marks exactly a year since the African Union (A.U.) launched the African passport in Kigali, Rwanda.
The first copies were issued to Rwandan president, Paul Kagame and the then-A.U. President, Idris Deby Itno of Chad during the 27th A.U. summit held...
Ilhan Omar will be nation’s first Somali-American legislator
Ilhan Omar made history Tuesday night as the nation’s first Somali-American legislator, with a commanding win in a state House race.
Omar, who faced only nominal Republican opposition in a heavily DFL Minneapolis district, continues an unlikely political journey that began amid the Somali civil...
Facebook Video Circulates Showing 260 Somali and Ethiopian Migrants and Refugees Abused, Held Against Their Will by Gangs in Libya
Switzerland - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) is deeply concerned by the situation of approximately 260 Somali and Ethiopian migrants and refugees, including many children, held captive by smugglers and/or criminal gangs in Libya. In a video posted on Facebook on 9 June, hundreds...
Critique of Prof.Ahmed I.Samater Lecture on Muslims and Globalisation:Dr A S Mohamed (Waleeleye)
“Currently, campaigning for some named Islam whether cosmopolitan/American is a waste of time and dangerous…”
Last night (Thursday 13/07/17, Friday 20/10/1438H) this lecture was given in Mansoor Hotel: a work over fifteen years transmitted to over fifty countries worldwide.
The diagnosis was Islam is in decline, Muslims are...
British Prime Minister Theresa May became the first UK leader to visit Kenya in 30 years to boost economic ties
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday became the first UK leader to visit Kenya in 30 years, bringing security and development funding to East Africa’s commercial hub and neighboring Somalia as Britain seeks to boost economic ties ahead of a bumpy exit from...
Taiwan’s foreign ministry welcomes visit by Somaliland delegation
By: Taiwan News
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Monday (Feb. 7) via a press release that it welcomed the visit by a Republic of Somaliland delegation led by its Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Essa Kayd Mohamoud at the...
Somalia: New minerals discovered in massive meteorite may reveal clues to asteroid formation
By: Albert University
U of A experts play key role in identifying and naming two substances never before seen on Earth.
A team of researchers has discovered at least two new minerals that have never...