President Uhuru Kenyatta with His Majesty King Abdullah II of the Kingdom of Jordan during a joint military training exercise between the Kenya Defence Forces and the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces at Embakasi Garrison on September 26, 2016. The KDF personnel from the elite forces pride themselves as among the best trained and equipped on […]
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Delayed Elections Sabotage Somalia’s Democratic Dreams By Yusuf M. Hassan Somalia was supposed to have a new parliament in August, followed shortly thereafter by parliamentarians voting in a new president on September 10. This imperfect system has brought to power four new presidents since 2000. The postponed elections put an extra burden on a fragile […]
Continue reading …Fwd: Somali Week Festival 2016 : program and tickets:from Friday 21 October to Sunday 30 October at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London, E2 6HG and various other venues
October 5, 2016 1 Comment
Somali Week Festival 2016 Kayd Somali Arts and Culture, in collaboration with partners is proud to present Somali Week Festival (SWF) 2016. This year’s festival will run from Friday 21 October to Sunday 30 October at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London, E2 6HG and various other venues. Somali Week Festival is an integral part of […]
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Xinhua writers Wang Xiangjiang, Wang Shoubao and Yao Yuan ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — African people cherish a dream that one day the capitals of all African countries will be linked by high-speed railways, Chairperson of African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma once said. Perhaps, the African people have never come closer in their endeavor […]
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A cement factory of Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and Nigerian business tycoon, has been attacked by protesters in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, the regional government has said in a statement. The protests were in response to the deaths of at least 55 people in a stampede at a religious festival of the Oromo people on […]
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Kenya is likely to lose maritime dispute claims against Somalia in the long run if past determinations of International Court of Justice (ICJ) are anything to go by, a maritime law expert has cautioned. Prof Musili Wambua, who is one of Kenya’s foremost maritime law experts says the method adopted by Kenya to claim the […]
Continue reading …Iraq, Iran, Oman, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Libya and Yemen could run out of cash in five years or less
October 2, 2016 1 Comment
One chart that shows which Middle Eastern countries could run out of money in less than five years Iraq, Iran, Oman, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Libya and Yemen could run out of cash in five years or less Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Libya are among the Middle Eastern countries that could run out of money […]
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Al-Shabab says it carried out attack near a detention centre, the latest in a series of explosions to strike Mogadishu. Saturday’s suicide attack occurred near the presidential palace in Mogadishu [EPA] At least two people have been killed and five others injured after a car loaded with explosives blew up near a restaurant in Mogadishu, […]
Continue reading …future electric car. 400 or 600km range. Paris Auto Show in 30 mintes can be charged 80%
October 1, 2016 1 Comment
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Turkey has completed equipping its first military base in Africa in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu. The base will host Turkish military officers to train Somali soldiers and troops in their fight against the Al-Shabaab terrorist organization. It will become operational shortly. The base, which has been approved by the United Nations, is the country’s […]
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