Taipei 101 building readies for New Year’s Eve fireworks display
By: Taiwan today
Taiwan’s landmark Taipei 101 building will celebrate the start of the new year with 16,000 fireworks to welcome 2024 with an impressive display of color, light and sound.
Taipei Financial...
Interview:Somali-American makes history with election
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW
State representative-elect Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature, talks with Rachel Maddow about the demonizing of her community by Donald Trump and how her election is being received by the public. Duration: 7:3
SOURCE:MSNBC
Sudan’s Coup Leader General Awad Ibn Auf steps down
General Awad Ibn Auf announces resignation in speech broadcast on state television.
The head of Sudan's ruling military council has announced his resignation in a speech broadcast on state television.
General Awad Ibn Auf's announcement came late on Friday as tens of thousands rallied in Sudan's capital,...
Minnesota Somali boy Yusuf, bullied for being Muslim, takes on Trump
By Brandt Williams
A boy who has said he wants to be the first Muslim president is taking on Donald Trump, ahead of Republican presidential nominee's appearance in Minneapolis scheduled for Friday.
Yusuf Dayur, 12, said Trump says things that fuel ill-will toward his fellow Muslims....
Russia, Turkey: US supporting Syria ‘terrorist’ groups
Turkish president lashes out at US-led forces as Russia says new Washington defence policy would empower "jihadists".
Turkey and Russia have separately accused the United States of backing what they call "terrorist groups" in Syria, on the same day they agreed to push for talks...
Virginia firm that sends money to Somalia fined $72,500 by state
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Money moves a lot faster and a lot farther than when Bureau of Financial Institutions Commissioner Joe Face got started as a state bank examiner four decades ago. His bureau’s latest effort to protect Virginians...
Humza Yousaf quits as Scotland’s first minister
By: Financial Times
Humza Yousaf has said he will resign as Scotland’s first minister, forcing his Scottish National party into a leadership contest ahead of the UK general election expected this year.
At...
Ex-Nigerian President Arrives In Hargeisa For An Official Visit
Horndiplomat-Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo arrived in Hargeisa this Afternoon on an official visit to Somaliland, On Sunday Afternoon on invitation from the Somaliland President.
Upon arrival, he was received by Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail Saili Vice President of Somaliland.
The President of the Republic of Somaliland Muse...
Ugandan capital hit by twin explosions in ‘attack’
By:Afp
Two explosions hit Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, injuring a number of people in what police termed an attack on the city, the latest in a string of blasts targeting the country.
The explosions occurred in the central business district of Kampala near the central...
Dahabshiil CEO Hopeful Africa Youth Will Gain From UK-Africa Summit
By:BW
The increasing population of African youth is presenting the world with an important opportunity to do business and invest in the continent. African countries have been looking to a much wider range of partnerships recently, including most notably with China, which has a much...