How the RCMP lured an alleged kidnapper from Somalia to Canada: A timeline
BY ANDREW DUFFY, POSTMEDIA NETWORK
In June 2015, Somali national Ali Omar Ader was arrested in Ottawa at the end of a remarkable five-year undercover operation designed to lure him to Canada. He will stand trial in October for his alleged role in the kidnapping...
Trump travel ban: legal challenges in seven states against order
Legal battles are playing out across the United States as opponents of Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim nations take their fight to court. The order issued last week temporarily bans travel for people from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Somalia,...
UN ‘deeply concerned’ at migrants allegedly held for ransom in Libya
The United Nations migration agency expressed deep concern for around 260 Somali and Ethiopian migrants allegedly held and mistreated by criminal gangs in Libya, saying it believed that a harrowing video of them posted on social media was authentic.
The International Organization for Migration said...
Turkish Consulate pushes Somaliland close Nile Academy
Horndiplomat-Turkish consul based in Hargeisa Mr. Muzaffer Yuksel urges Somaliland authority to take the same footsteps of countries suspended the humanitarian assistance provided by Association affiliated with the Muslim cleric Mr. Fethullah Gülen who Turkey accuses him being...
Why Saudi Arabia and Egypt are competing for influence in Africa
CAIRO — Some Middle Eastern countries are showing a great deal of interest in Africa these days, and although Africa seems to welcome the attention, it can do without the drama.
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, in particular, have extended their drive for influence in the Mideast by competing in...
Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Situation in Sudan
Horndiplomat-The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat released Press Statement on the Situation in Sudan.
The following statement was issued today by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC).
Addis Ababa, 11 April 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission,...
Sudan forms sovereign council to lead transition: spokesman
Sudan formed an 11-member sovereign council, led by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to lead the transition, says the Transitional Military Council’s spokesman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWXK1M4BTaY
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IGAD’s Consultative Meeting on the Peace Process in South Sudan Begins
By:Jama Farah ,HornDiplomat Contributor
Horndiplomat-IGAD's Consultative Meeting on the Peace Process in South Sudan Begins.
A consultative meeting among ministers of IGAD member states and leaders of South Sudan Peace Agreement signatory parties begins today (November 09) in Addis Ababa.
In her opening speech at the session,...
Manning resident Abdullahi Alim running for 2017 WA Australian of the Year Award
ABDULLAHI Alim wants to unlock the potential of disadvantaged people.
The Manning resident, who has born in Somalia, has been named as a finalist in the 2017 WA Australian of the Year Awards in the young person category alongside Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo, singer...
Türkiye heads to polls on Sunday for local elections
By: TRT WORLD
Türkiye is heading to the polls on Sunday to elect city mayors, district mayors, and other local officials who will serve for the next five years, including in the hotly contested cities of Istanbul,...
