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Somalia:Car bomb kills four outside Mogadishu police station

Bomb targeting the Waberi police station in Mogadishu kills at least four and wounds several others, says police. At least four people have been killed in a car bomb attack outside a police station in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said. The bomb targeted the Waberi district...

Twitter to set up its first African presence in Ghana

Twitter to set up its first African presence in Ghana
Twitter Press Release By Kayvon Beykpour and Uche Adegbite Twitter’s mission is to serve the public conversation, and it’s essential, for the world and for Twitter, to increase the number of people who feel comfortable participating in it. To do this, we need to make it easier...

Saudi crown prince: Israelis have right to their own land

Heir to Saudi Arabia's throne says his country shares a lot of common interests with Israel. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohamad bin Salman has declared that Israel has the right to its own land alongside Palestinians. In an interview with the US-based The Atlantic magazine, the...

Somalia:Soldier sentenced to death for killing of minister Abbas Siraji

Mogadishu (HOL) - A military court in Mogadishu sentenced a soldier to death on Monday over the killing of a Somali cabinet minister the soldier is expected to face a firing squad. The military tribunal concluding it’s hearing on Wednesday and rendered its verdict this...

Pentagon Chief Visits Djibouti, Sole US Base in Africa

DJIBOUTI —  U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has visited Djibouti, the tiny east African nation that is home to the United States’ only military base on the continent, in his sweeping tour of the Middle East and Horn of Africa. Mattis called Djibouti, located on the...

‏UAE sends humanitarian aid plane to Ethiopia

‏UAE sends humanitarian aid plane to Ethiopia
 The UAE today sent an aid plane containing 46 metric tons of food and medical supplies to Ethiopia in support of the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region. Mohamed Salem Al Rashedi, UAE Ambassador to Ethiopia, said, "The UAE has a strong relationship with Ethiopia,...

Secretary of State Pompeo: US Supports Ethiopia’s Economic Reform Agenda

Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at PM office
By: MoDuale U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrived in Addis Ababa on Earlier, Monday (February 17). Horndiplomat reports The Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held talks with Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State. According to Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia, The Prime Minister of...

Turkey welcomes Somali decision to hold elections

Turkey will continue to maintain 'strong support' on elections in 'friendly, brotherly' Somalia, says Foreign Ministry
By:ANADOLU AGENCY Turkey welcomed a decision by the Somali parliament on Saturday that would see elections held in the Horn of Africa nation as soon as possible. "We welcome the decision of the Lower House of the Somali Parliament today (1 May), which endorses holding the...

Danish Ambassador visits Somaliland, Discusses priority issues with government and civil society

Danish Ambassador visits Somaliland, Discusses priority issues with government and civil society
By:MoDuale Danish new Envoy to Somalia Ambassador Ole Thonke make a seven day visit to Somaliland to Discuss priority issues with government and civil society. Danish Ambassador Ole Thonke met with Somaliland president muse bihi Abdi at presidential palace ,During the meeting the two sides discussed...

A Maine city that’s 90% White now has a Somali mayor

Deqa Dhalac poses for a portrait at her home in South Portland in 2018. Of becoming the city's mayor this week, she said, "I'm...really proud of the fact that I'm going to be opening a lot of paths for other folks who look like me."
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN SOURCE:CNN NEWS Deqa Dhalac saw it in their faces when she started campaigning. Some people, she says, seemed scared to open their doors when she knocked. Others saw her hijab and assumed she didn't speak English. But Dhalac kept knocking and telling her story. And...