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Egypt’s Sisi reelected to third term in office

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi wins 89.6% of votes during last week’s presidential elections, electoral commission says
By: ANADOLU AGENCY Egypt's incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was reelected to a third, six-year term in office till 2023, the country’s electoral commission announced on Monday. Commission chief Hazem Badawy said 44.7 million...

Kenya urged to shelter displaced families from Gaza

Businessman and Human Rights Activist Nazir Jinnah Image: HANDOUT
By: THE STAR Businessman and human rights activist Nazir Jinnah is now calling on Kenya to step up and play a role in alleviating the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. Jinnah said...

AU Mission in Somalia Resumes Drawdown After 3-Month Pause   

(1/1) FILE - Ugandan peacekeepers with the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) stand next to their armored vehicle on a street in Mogadishu, May 10, 2022.
By : Harun Maruf, VOA The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia on Sunday resumed handing over security responsibilities to Somali government forces after a three-month pause, officials said. The mission known as...

Op-ed — Somaliland’s Resilience Deserves International Recognition

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By: Shukri H.Ismail Mohamoud, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Somaliland. In a world brimming with headlines of conflict and chaos, one often overlooked success story is Somaliland, which has defied the odds, transitioning from...

Shipping firms pause Red Sea journeys over attacks

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By Mattea Bubalo, BBC News Danish shipping company Maersk has said it is pausing all journeys through the Red Sea. The decision comes after a spate of attacks on...

Dahabshiil lauds Somalia’s debt relief move

Dahabshiil Group Chief Executive Officer Abdirashid Duale. PHOTO: COURTESY
By: Nairobi News The business community in the Horn of Africa has welcomed the move by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to offer debt relief to Somalia. Coming days after the...

US Senate passes NDAA 2024, which included the Somaliland Partnership

The dome of the US Capitol is reflected in a window on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, in April. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters
By: Staff writer The USA Senate finally passed the NDAA 2024, which included the Somaliland partnership Act. The Partnership Act stipulates that Somaliland and the United States cooperate in countering Chinese influence in the...

Both our religious tenets and cultural customary norms vouches for basic human rights, says Information Minister Ali

Both our religious tenets and cultural customary norms vouches for basic human rights, says Information Minister Ali
By M.A. Egge Both our religious tenets and cultural customary norms direct us to uphold the basic of human rights. This sentiment was expressed and underscored by the Minister of Information, Culture and National Guidance Hon....

Somaliland, EU, Ethiopia and Djibouti in conference on crimes at sea

Somaliland, EU, Ethiopia and Djibouti in conference on crimes at sea
By M.A. Egge Officials of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Somaliland participated in a conference meeting in Ethiopia to discuss crimes perpetrated at the sea. The delegation of Somaliland led...

Turkish justice minister says Somali president’s son will be tried

Photos of Yunus Emre Göçer are displayed on motorcycles of couriers in protest of the deadly traffic incident, Istanbul, Türkiye, Dec. 11, 2023. (İHA Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ustice Minister Yılmaz Tunç assuaged the public that Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, son of Somalia’s incumbent president, will attend the hearing over the death of a Turkish man in Istanbul in a...