Smoking may shorten HIV patients’ lifespan more than HIV itself: study
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cigarette smoking may shorten the lifespan of people living with HIV more than the AIDS virus itself, a U.S. study said Thursday.
"A person with HIV who consistently takes anti-HIV medicines but smokes is much more likely to die of...
Mo Farah: I dream of making Britain my home again – but only after I’ve had one last shot at the marathon
By James Gill
Sir Mo Farah is homesick after years spent training abroad – but even with President Trump in the White House, Team GB's hero is staying in the US for the sake of his running career
Mo Farah training in Dubai, where he has...
Somaliland Opens 30-year-old Mass Graves From Civil War
BY:Jason Patinkin
BERBERA, SOMALILAND — Using metal hand tools, a team of forensic investigators scrapes away soil covering a mass grave in the town of Berbera, Somaliland. Nearly two meters below are the bodies of 17 men who are believed to have been rounded up,...
Ethiopia apologises after Dubai marathon fans ‘erase Eritrea’ from map
The Ethiopian embassy in the UK has apologised for posting a picture of fans holding up an “erroneous” map of the country, that included Eritrea as a part, at Dubai Marathon.
Thousands of fans attended the marathon on Friday to cheer on athletes and among...
Somaliland And Ethiopia Working Towards Stronger Trade Ties
By:Busiweek
Somaliland and Ethiopia are looking at improving the trade ties between the two countries so that both can benefit.
The two neighbouring nations have close interests in the Red Sea with Ethiopia heavily depending on the Berbera Port in Somaliland to access its imports and...
Turkey’s outreach hints at Ottoman revival
Ankara's growing deployments and initiatives in the Middle East and Africa are cheered and feared in near equal measure
By JONATHAN GORVETT
In Doha, his face is on bumper stickers. In Mogadishu, it looms on giant posters. Nowadays, Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan enjoys great popularity in...
Somali Education Leadership — Can Abaarso be an example?
By:HOL
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - A conference held at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY during 8-9 June 2019 covered variety of issues related to Somali/Somaliland education leadership.
The conference was the first annual conference dedicated to Somali educational and economic development. This was a unique opportunity for academics...
Somaliland: The Impact of Delayed Elections on the Country’s Quest for Recognition
By: Khalid S. Dirir, Political Analysts
Somaliland remained unrecognised for the past 29 years even though the country fulfilled all prerequisites to get international acceptance from the world communities. In the past three decades, Somaliland has so far approved constitution, own currency, judiciary system and...
Al Shabaab kills 38 in Somalia’s Puntland: military
By Abdiqani Hassan | BOSASO, SOMALIA
Al Shabaab militants killed 38 people, mostly soldiers, in an attack on a military base in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday, an army officer said.
The killings took place when the Islamists attacked and took over the town of...
Hadraawi: The Shakespeare of Somalia
BBC Africa Editor Mary Harper meets Somalia's most beloved poet in a rare glimpse into the country's soul.
In Hargeisa, the capital of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, everyone knows the nation's most famous living poet - Hadraawi. They call him their Shakespeare. His work...
