MINNEAPOLIS, The Justice Department moved Monday to revoke the U.S. citizenship of four Minnesotans from Somalia accused of lying on their visa application. The four entered the U.S. through a program that President Donald Trump said should be eliminated after it was disclosed that the suspect in a recent New York terror attack had also used...
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Ethiopian Airlines receives first African Boeing 787-9
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first Boeing 787-9. Ethiopian is leasing the Dreamliner through an agreement with AerCap. Ethiopian’s newest 787 touched down in Addis Ababa following a non-stop 8,354-mile flight from Boeing’s Everett, Washington, facility. The airline becomes the first carrier in Africa to operate the 787-9 and...
Editorial endorsements: Warsame, Goodman merit new terms on Minneapolis City Council
Incumbents have the experience City Hall will need the next four years. Abdi Warsame became the nation’s first Somali-American elected to municipal office in 2013. He has proved to be a polished, energetic member of the Minneapolis City Council and merits a second term representing the Sixth Ward. Warsame, 39, serves a centrally located ward that is...
I won’t recognise a win by Uhuru, says Raila
Nasa leader Raila Odinga at a the funeral in Usenge town Bondo constituency. Mr Odinga has said he will not recognise a win by President Kenyatta in the repeat election. PHOTO | NELCON ODHIAMBO | NATION MEDIA GROUP By JUSTUS WANGA Nasa leader Raila Odinga says he will not recognise a win by...
Djibouti Re-Tendering Airport Contracts Given to Chinese Company
By Nizar Manek Djibouti is re-tendering contracts for building two airports previously awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Corp., a local official said, as the tiny Horn of Africa country becomes a strategic hub for world powers. CCECC, which signed the contracts in January 2015, can participate in the re-tender, “but they will have no exclusivity,”...
Somalia bombing may have been revenge for botched US-led operation
Officials investigating attack that killed more than 300 people believe the bomber may have been motivated by desire for revenge for a raid in August The wreckage of a vehicle lies among the rubble at the site of Saturday’s attack in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photograph: Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock By Jason Burke The man who killed more than 300...
Southern Yemen leader sees independence referendum, parliament body
Dismissed governor of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, Aidaroos al-Zubaidi (R), waves to supporters of the separatist Southern Movement as they demonstrated against recent decisions by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi that sacked senior officials supported by the United Arab Emirates, including al-Zubaidi in Aden, Yemen May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman ADEN (Reuters) –...
Man who handed pig’s foot to Somalis calls it free speech
By FORUM NEWS SERVICE WILLMAR, Minn. — The actions may have been offensive, but a Minnesota man argues he should not face prosecution for leaving a pig’s foot at a Somali booth at a farmers market. The attorney for Joseph Fernkes, 61, of Willmar, is challenging the constitutionality of the disorderly-conduct charge, saying Fernkes was exercising...
How a Somali-born girl became a referee of men’s football in England – the remarkable story of Jawahir Roble
Respect Awards winner Jawahir Roble tells James Olley of her deep desire to succeed BY JAMES OLLEY Jawahir Roble (above) officiates a game for the Football Beyond Borders charity Rex Features Many people might believe their battle for respect in life is hard enough already without also trying to become a referee. It is a thought...
Osob Samantar: Making a Difference
By Hassan M. Abukar Special report for WardheerNews Several months ago, at the US. Institute of Peace in Washington, a young Somali attorney spoke about the humanitarian crisis in her native country, Somalia. Confident and poised, she described the plight of thousands of Somalis gripped by poverty, famine and displacement. The audience, comprising mostly representatives...