After 13 years, Somali refugees are the ‘most-loved family in Southville’, as community forces council to let them stay
A family put in temporary housing in Bristol 13 years ago have been the subject of an incredible outpouring of love and support after council housing chiefs decided they needed to move home - across the city.
So huge was the messages of support from...
92 Somalis being deported from the U.S. fly 5,000 miles to Africa before returning to Florida
Undocumented immigrants who were being deported to Somalia on Thursday made it to Senegal before they all returned on a flight back to the U.S., according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Somali citizens, some of whom had lived in the U.S. for...
Ethiopia to join Somaliland, UAE port development venture
Ethiopian government has taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera.
Dubai's state-owned DP World said on Thursday the Ethiopian government had taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera.
The port operator said it would retain a 51 percent stake in...
Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks on border dispute
By:Fana
Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed their second high-level political committee meeting on border issues in Khartoum today.
An Ethiopian delegation headed by Ethiopia Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen is in attendance of the meeting opened in the Sudanese capital.
Speaking at the opening...
Sudan rejects Ethiopian proposal to fill giant dam a second time
By: REUTERS
Sudan has rejected an Ethiopian proposal to manage the filling for a second time of a giant dam that it is building on the Blue Nile, a senior official said on Sunday, deepening a regional dispute over the project.
Ethiopia has pinned hopes of...
Story of last man executed in Wales on Booker Prize longlist
By:Southwalesargus
A NOVEL centred around a notorious miscarriage of justice which saw an innocent man hanged has been longlisted for the Booker Prize.
The Fortune Men, by Nadifa Mohamed, tells the story of Mahmood Mattan, who was the last man to be executed in Wales.
The Somali...
Ethiopia, Luxembourg Agree to Strengthen Cooperation
Ethiopia and Luxembourg have agreed to further strengthen cooperation on both bilateral and multilateral venues.
This has been emphasized during a meeting between Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and the Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, Jean Assselborn today (February 13).
Both parties underscored the...
To Fight Hunger In Africa, The African Union Heads of State Summit Must Prioritize Conflict Resolution
By Albert Siminyu
Nearly 60 years ago, our founding fathers, led by Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Haile Selassie, Milton Obote, and other independence African leaders, met in Addis Ababa for the very first Organization of African Unity...
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi accused of ‘legitimising genocide of Rohingya Muslims’
Protests have been held in Thailand, Indonesia and Bangladesh over the situation in Rakhine state
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, stands accused of not protecting Rohingya Muslims in the country and potentially “legitimising genocide”.
Military operations in Rakhine State have caused thousands to flee across the...
Mo Farah: the Olympic icon on sacrifices, scandals and shaving his head
By Nick Curtis
Horndiplomat-He’s one of Britain’s greatest-ever athletes — but Mo Farah’s career almost didn’t happen. As he gears up for the Rio Olympics, he talks sacrifices, scandals and shaving his head with Nick Curtis
We know from watching him surge through the finish line...
