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The Pentagon would consider sending more US troops to Somalia

By: Andrew deGrandpre, The Trump administration would consider deploying additional U.S. troops to Somalia should the troubled African nation request greater military aid to combat al-Qaida loyalists there, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis indicated Thursday. "That's a decision we'll take if it's broached to us, and we'll...

US:5 Kenyans, 67 Somalis deported from US over immigration issues

Five Kenyans are among 72 people deported from the US over immigration issues. The rest are Somalis. Police and immigration officials said a private plane carrying the 72 individuals landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Friday morning after a long journey that started from...

Watch:Captivating love story between Chinese-African couples

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As Chinese and Africans get more opportunities to interact with each other following growing multilateral ties, many become friends and even fall in love. So how do the cultural differences feature in their relationships? Or are the differences over-exaggerated; could there actually be more similarities...

Trump to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Wednesday

By Jim Acosta and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN)President Donald Trump plans to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, according to his schedule. The meeting will take place at 10:30 a.m. ET in the Oval Office and will be closed to press, according to...

Somaliland:President Sends Congratulatory message to France elect President Emmanuel Macron

Horndiplomat-The President of Somaliland H.E Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Silanyo Sents Congratulated Message to Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, in a resounding defeat of Marine Le Pen, the far-right nationalist who threatened to pull...

Minnesota measles outbreak: Officials say Somali families ‘targeted with misinformation’

By Samuel Chamberlain Minnesota health officials said Monday that Somali families in the state had been "targeted with misinformation" about vaccines as the number of measles cases neared 50. The Minnesota Department of Health had confirmed 48 measles cases Monday, 46 of them in children under...

Refugee Turned Fintech Chief Aims to Upend a $444 Billion Market

by:Edward Robinson WorldRemit uses mobile money to make inroads in remittances Biggest challenge is keeping digital cash away from terrorists Refugee, economist, whistle-blower, entrepreneur -- Ismail Ahmed has played many roles in his odyssey from war-torn Somalia to London’s fintech frontier. But one event stands out: In...

A Navy SEAL was killed in Somalia. Here’s what you need to know about U.S. operations there

By Paul D. Williams On May 4, a U.S. Navy SEAL was killed and at least two others wounded in a raid against al-Shabab militants in Somalia. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said that the incident occurred in Barii, a small town approximately 40 miles west...

Why Turkish diplomats are pressuring Canada’s Somali diaspora

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime is flexing its diplomatic muscles to hunt its opponents wherever they are in the world By:Adnan R. Khan Early last August, a group of Somali community leaders was invited to the Turkish consulate in Toronto to meet with some Turkish parliamentarians. The...

Read Obama’s Speech Urging Congress to Do ‘What They Believe Deep in Their Hearts Is Right’

TIME Staff 7:47 AM ET President Barack Obama was given the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday, and he used his speech to urge members of Congress to exhibit courage in the current battle over health care. The John F. Kennedy Library...