URUMQI (Xinhua) – Scientists from northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are working to help African countries transform the sandy regions into greener, arable land with more trees and productive agricultural practices. By leveraging smart technologies, indigenous Chinese expertise and a dual commitment to sand control and economic growth, they aim to establish sustainable ecosystems...
(ERGO) – Vulnerable displaced women are in urgent need of skills training to be able to support their families in the central Somali city of Galkayo, as revealed by their recent loss of work collecting scrap metal for a living. Magaalo Abdurahman, the chairperson of a committee representing 261 women scrap metal collectors, told Radio Ergo...
KIBERA, Kenya (AP) — Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa’s largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn’t typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form of payment. Around 200 people use bitcoin in Soweto West, a neighborhood of the Kibera slum in Kenya ‘s capital. It’s part of an initiative to extend...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the mission of his lifetime. For years, the veteran leader has made the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program his top priority, raising the issue in speech after speech in apocalyptic terms. Now Netanyahu’s moment of truth has arrived. After battling Iran’s allies across the region following Hamas’...
Kismayo (WDN)- In a significant development amid Somalia’s escalating political crisis, Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) engaged in high-level telephone discussions with representatives of the international community on Sunday. The talks come as tensions rise over the stalled constitutional process, upcoming elections, and the ongoing fight against terrorism. During the conversation, President Ahmed...
ISTANBUL – China and 53 African nations, along with the African Union Commission, on Wednesday called on the US to return to trade talks based on “equality, respect and mutual benefit,” urging a shift from protectionist tariffs to multilateral dialogue. The appeal came in the China-Africa Changsha Declaration on Upholding Solidarity and Cooperation of the Global...
Garowe (WDN)— In a major diplomatic move, Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has called for an urgent national conference to resolve Somalia’s deepening political crisis. The call came during a high-level virtual meeting with representatives of the international community, led by the United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan. With the National Consultative Council...
Garowe, (WDN)- At a ceremony in Garowe marking the opening of a newly completed bridge—expected to significantly ease transportation and improve connectivity—President Said Abdullahi Deni, surrounded by senior officials and dignitaries, used the occasion not only to celebrate the infrastructure milestone but also to deliver a sharp rebuke. “We will never accept projects tainted by...
Bosaso (WDN)- The grip of ISIS in Somalia is rapidly disintegrating under the relentless pressure of Puntland’s security forces, who scored two major victories this week against the embattled terror group. In the latest breakthrough, Puntland Defense Forces (PDF) captured a Turkish ISIS fighter alive on Saturday in the Baalladle valley, deep within the Calmiskad...
Mogadishu (WDN) – In one of the most heartbreaking tragedies to strike Somalia’s religious community in recent memory, armed gunmen brutally massacred a group of Islamic clerics who were peacefully reciting the Holy Quran on the outskirts of Warsheekh town in Middle Shabelle region. The attack targeted a house where revered religious scholars had gathered...