New York- Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Silatech’s Board of Trustees, and Ahmed Eissa Awad, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of Somalia, witnessed yesterday in New York the signing of three agreements to economically empower … Continued
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai’s government said a London court had extended an injunction prohibiting a Djibouti state-owned company from interfering in the management of a port terminal seized from DP World. The government of Djibouti seized the Doraleh Container Terminal … Continued
By ANDUALEM SISAY, The East African Ethiopia’s Oromo Peoples Democratic Organisation (OPDO) has rebranded itself as the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP). The party of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is one of the four corporate members of the ruling coalition, the … Continued
Nairobi (WDN)- A shaken passenger (name withheld at request), has spoken to WardheerNews about a horrifying violent incident he/she witnessed inside the cabin of Qatar Airways Flight# QR 1341 coming from Doha – Nairobi, landing in Nairobi at around 11:00PM … Continued
Retired President Daniel Moi addresses the gathering during a ground breaking service at Africa Inland Church Kapsabet Station in Nandi on March 6, 2016. President Reagan on March 12, 1987 described Mr Moi as “one of our best friends in … Continued
BODO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell wants to reweight its footprint in Nigeria to focus on oil and gas fields far offshore, away from the theft, spills, corruption and unrest that have plagued the West African country’s onshore industry … Continued
By Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, africanews The Somali regional state in Ethiopia has officially announced the closure of its main prison facility, located in the capital, Jijiga. The Jijiga Central Prison also referred to as ‘Jail Ogaden,’ has been at … Continued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces acting in self defense called in an airstrike on al Shabaab militants in the southern Somalia province of Lower Juba, killing an estimated 18 Islamist extremists, U.S. Africa Command said on Saturday. Somali government troops … Continued
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – One person died and another was injured in two car bombs that exploded in the heart of the Somali capital on Saturday and the Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks. The bombs detonated in … Continued
Saudi television anchorwoman Weam al-Dekheil Saudi television anchorwoman Weam al-Dekheil has become the first female news presenter on a state-owned Saudi television channel. Al-Dekheil appeared on a Thursday news program, setting a precedent for Saudi women. According to local media … Continued
By TIM STICKING UKIP has called for Muslim-only jails to stop extremist prisoners converting fellow inmates to their ideology. A manifesto released for this weekend’s UKIP conference in Birmingham also called for the screening of Muslim immigrants to stop extremists arriving in the UK. … Continued
EDS NOTE: RETRANSMISSION NAI111 OF FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 2018, FOR IMPROVED QUALITY. Rescuers retrieve a dead body from the water near Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. The death toll rose above 100 after the passenger … Continued
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