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Some Chinese see much to like in Mr Trump: A victory for China?

THE relationship between China and America, as diplomats often intone, is more important than any other between two countries. But that did not help China understand the election of Donald Trump any better than anyone else. The government’s initial reaction was one of confusion,...

Facebook announces new push against fake news after Obama comments

Mark Zuckerberg says site has been ‘working on problem for a long time’ and ‘penalizes’ misinformation on news feeds to reduce chances it will spreadMark Zuckerberg says site has been ‘working on problem for a long time’ and ‘penalizes’ misinformation on news feeds to...

Somalia:Al-Shabab Claims Land-mine Blast Kills Two Somali Police in Mogadishu

Horndiplomat-The Explosion Targets to Somali Government Soldiers in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne Killed 2 and Other 7 Wounded. Horndiplomat Reports Somali police Shade-Centre near the textile shopping complex in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne suburb today targeted land-Mine BLAST , Two soldiers were killed and seven others wounded . Meanwhile The Somali security...

Khat dealer given 18-year prison sentence

BLOOMINGTON — A Minnesota man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday for delivery of khat, a plant material considered illegal in the U.S. but widely accepted in the defendant's native Somalia. Mohamed O. Samantar, 60, was stopped by Illinois State Police in June...

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...