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Meet Zamzam Dahir Mohamud, Somalia’s first woman senator

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Somalia is electing representatives for its Parliament and Senate. The country hopes to form a new government by end of the year. Some interesting developments have emerged from the elections – with young candidates beating seasoned politicians. CCTV’s Abdulaziz Billow brings us the story of Zamzam...

Somaliland:On World Toilet Day, 14 Somali villages are recognized for abandoning open defecation

Garowe, Hargeisa, 19 November 2016 - Twelve villages in Somaliland and two in Puntland have been officially recognized for demonstrating that everyone in their community uses a toilet and no longer goes into the fields, bushes, forests, water or open spaces to defecate. The news...

Somaliland A De Facto State

In May 1991, Somaliland emerged as a self-declared independent state in the aftermath of the failure and subsequent collapse of Siyad Barre’s Somalia. Although ethnically and linguistically Somalilanders are undistinguishable from their counterparts in Somalia, the republic of Somaliland has achieved an important distinction:...

Incredible story :Muslim restaurant owner in Washington who feeds the homeless for free

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WASHINGTON (ABC7) — On a dreary morning in Franklin Square along K Street in Northwest Washington layers of donated clothes keep the homeless warm. Finding shelter and food defines their day. Dawud Proctor knows the struggle of homelessness all too well. “Yeah it’s tough. I...

US seeks sanctions against South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar, army chief

UNITED NATIONS:-The United States on Friday proposed that South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar, its army chief and its information minister face UN sanctions for fueling violence in the war-torn country. Machar, President Salva Kiir's army chief Paul Malong and his information minister Michael Makuei...

This Somali-American Teen Is Shaking Up The Miss Minnesota USA Pageant

Somali-American Halima Aden is competing for the title of Miss Minnesota USA and she’s hoping to diversify the archetypal image of beauty pageant contestants. Born in a Kenyan refugee camp, Aden moved to Minnesota ― home to one of the largest Somali communities in America...

Somalia: The baby in a plastic bag

By:KUN LI Surviving motherhood and infancy in Somalia is a tenuous thing given what the country’s healthcare professionals are up against. Fifteen-day-old Faadumo lies quietly with her big, dark eyes wide open. Her tiny head and dainty fists rest on a nest of blankets, starting with...

Five-day Indian wedding of businessman and Ex-state minister daughter has sparked outrage as 5bn rupees ($74m; £59m)

The lavish wedding of the daughter of an Indian politician has sparked outrage as millions across the country are in the midst of a cashflow crisis. The five-day wedding of businessman and ex-state minister G Janardhana Reddy's daughter, Brahmani, is estimated to cost about 5bn...

Kenya suspends Dadaab refugee camp closure for six months

(AFP) - Kenya on Wednesday agreed to suspend the closure of Dabaab refugee camp, the world's largest, for six months after coming under fire over the fate of its 280,000 inhabitants, most of them Somalis. The decision to push the deadline back to May 2017...

Somaliland:Drought Declaration in Somaliland and an Appeal for Urgent Humanitarian Relief Assistance

Horndiplomat-Drought Declaration in Somaliland and an Appeal for Urgent Humanitarian Relief Assistance. The Government of Somaliland is declaring the existence of serious drought conditions in the country. The El Nino phenomenon has had a devastating effect on Somaliland. For the past 2-3 years, the rains...