Edmonton Somali community prepares for potential refugees
By: Pushpa Balgobin
'They may be in a situation where they may lose their lives, lose part of their bodies.'
The Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton is taking steps to prepare for any potential refugees fleeing the United States.
Fear of political instability in the United...
Minneapolis Council Member Abdi Warsame pledges to build new Somali mall
By Adam Belz
Minneapolis council member says residents need alternatives to two problem-plagued malls owned by the Sabri family.
The Sabri family's dominance of Somali-American merchants in Minneapolis must be broken, Council Member Abdi Warsame said this week, and he promised to lead an effort to...
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...
US launches ‘self-defense strike’ during raid against Shabaab
BY BILL ROGGIO
US Africa Command announced that it launched an airstrike against Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia, while US advisors accompanied Somali and African Union forces in a counterterrorism exercise on Jan. 7.
AFRICOM described the offensive under the guise of a “self-defense strike,”...
Study shows the way stress may harm your heart
Scientists said Thursday they may have uncovered a biological explanation for the long suspected link between stress and heart disease.
People with a highly active amygdala — a region of the brain involved in stress processing — also have a higher risk of heart disease...
Egypt court freezes more NGO assets
CAIRO-An Egyptian court froze the assets of two NGOs and their founders on Wednesday, in a controversial probe into civil society groups that has been criticised by the United Nations.
The court ordered a freeze on the assets of Nazra for Feminist Studies and its...
Gambia’s Jammeh warns African leaders against interference
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Gambia's president has warned the international community against interfering in the country's political crisis, on the eve of talks with west African leaders who will urge him to step aside.
On state-run television late Tuesday, Yahya Jammeh lashed out at "an unprecedented level of foreign...
Ugandan President appoints his son, a major-general, as senior advisor
Ugandan President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has appointed his son to the position of Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations.
The appointment is part of sweeping changes that the President in his capacity as Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces announced on Tuesday. The move has however...
Trump concedes Russia behind election interference
President-elect Trump conceded for the first time that Russia was behind the hacking of Democratic institutions during the presidential election, saying at a news conference that, “I think it was Russia” — though a few minutes later he said perhaps it was another country.
But...
Money transfer firm Dahabshiil mulls court action against blogger
By NATION REPORTER
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Leading Money transfer company Dahabshiil has threatened to launch a criminal complaint against a blogger it accuses of publishing 'fake' stories about it.
The blogger, Mr Dahir Alasow, owner of "Waagacusub Media”, according to the firm, has been using different...