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by Michael Rubin When most Americans think about Somalia, they picture Black Hawk Down, pirates, starving kids, al Qaeda, and urban chaos. More than 148 million Americans (almost half of the U.S. population) were born after Somalia’s last stable government collapsed in 1991. But for Somalis living...

Mogadishu, July 20, 2019 -Former South Africa President  Thabo Mbeki leading a high commissioner of the African Union was highly welcomed by the Somalia Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Ahmed Hassan Awad, Somalia representative to the UN Secretary-General, James Swan, the African...

By:AFP Armed forces detained Sudan's prime minister over his refusal to support their "coup" on Monday, the information ministry said, after weeks of tensions between military and civilian figures who shared power since the ouster of autocrat Omar al-Bashir. Civilian members of Sudan's ruling council and...

By:AL JAZEERA The United States House of Representatives has voted to remove Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the result of infighting within his own party and persistent challenges from its rightward flank. McCarthy was expelled...

Somaliland Central Bank governor Dr. Ali Abdullah participated in the 18th Islamic Banking Conference in Bahrain, organized by The Islamic Development Bank and Central Bank of Bahrain. The conference attended by heads of numerous central banks of Islamic nations...

By:The East African Somaliland has the world's fourth-lowest GDP per capita and a high income gap between rich and poor, according to data from the World Bank. Yet the country has been resilient with little foreign aid. With a GDP of $400 per head, Somaliland is wealthier...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland former minister of posts and telecommunication for Silanyo administration Mr. Ali Elmi Gelleh turns to the rental car driver. Horndiplomat reports Mr. Gelleh told Eryal tv in Hargeisa says “I was a minister, but not now. I should work to earn a living because I have...

The United Nations has raised alarm over a major outbreak of cholera in southern Somalia. Aid groups are already scrambling to help people suffering from severe drought and mass malnutrition. The UN is urging immediate action and aid to avert the crisis. Al Jazeera got access to...

Turkish social media users and officials condemned Western media outlets for falsely reporting that the ACT Airlines plane, which crashed in Kyrgyzstan early Monday belongs to Turkey's flagship carrier Turkish Airlines. Foreign outlets, including Reuters, French Press Agency and BBC World falsely reported that the...

Kenya - First aid is quickly given to an unconscious woman lying on the floor. The room is dark. Even though she cannot see clearly, the nurse can tell that all is not well by the state of the room. The woman on the...