Abdirahman Chirango escaped violence and lived in a squalid refugee camp for over a decade before reaching the U.S. Abdi Chirango, a Somali refugee who has lived in Tucson for the last 12 years, poses for a portrait in the Environment and Natural Resources 2 building courtyard on April 25. Chirango graduated from the UA...
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Pizza Hut Enters Ethiopia in Latest Sub-Saharan Africa Expansion
By Nizar Manek Pizza Hut is set to open three outlets in Ethiopia this year, becoming one of the first international restaurant chains to enter Africa’s second-most populous country. The shops are scheduled to begin serving in the capital, Addis Ababa, by November, franchisee Aschalew Belay said in an interview Monday. Aschalew’s company, Belayab Foods...
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GRANTED UK ASYLUM AFTER 2012 OLYMPICS, SOMALI TO RUN AGAIN
BY ROB HARRIS Somalian athlete Zamzam Farah runs near the London Stadium in London, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON (AP) — Glancing at the Olympic Stadium for the first time in five years, Zamzam Farah’s troubles momentarily wash away and she fondly reminisces about competing in the London Games. “It was overwhelming,”...
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Libya fishermen find 28 dead migrants in boat offshore: official
Libyan fishermen found the bodies of 28 migrants who appeared to have died of thirst and hunger after their boat broke down off the coast of Sabratha city, a ministry of interior official said on Tuesday. Since Libya fell into chaos after Muammar Gaddafi’s fall in 2011, the North African country has become the main...
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Terror Fight Near Key Africa Strait Seen Stymied by Pay Feud
By Nizar Manek Security forces protecting the semi-autonomous Somali territory of Puntland from Islamist militants on the approach to one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes haven’t been paid for months.The payment delays, spurred by a 2016 budget crisis, have developed into mutinies, with soldiers briefly seizing government buildings and officers from the Puntland Intelligence...
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Mogadishu-Nairobi Direct Flights Hurt Wajir Airport
By Bruhan Makong, The East African Wajir Airport in Northern Kenya is staring at over Ksh 2 million ($20,000) losses in monthly revenue following the resumption of direct flights between Mogadishu and Nairobi. In an interview with the Nation, the airport manager Charles Kiong’a said that the directive would have a huge economical impact on...
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Migrants from west Africa being ‘sold in Libyan slave markets’
UN migration agency says selling of people is rife in African nation that has slid into violent chaos since overthrow of Gaddafi Gambian migrants returning home from Libya carry bags from UN agency the International Organization for Migration. Photograph: Luc Gnago/Reuters West African migrants are being bought and sold openly in modern-day slave markets in...
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Asoko answers why manufacturers head to Ethiopia
By Desta Gebrehiwot Manufacturing companies put preconditions of various kinds before investing in a given country. In this context, Ethiopia has been toiling to win the hearts of investors by providing enabling policies and infrastructure. Many companies these days are making their way to the country. According to ASOKO Insight, corporate data and information provider...
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Ethiopian band wins fans by melding rock with African sounds
BY CHRIS STEIN (AFP) The Jano band — a rare rock band in Ethiopia — has been playing locally and touring in Europe for the past five years At a hotel in Addis Ababa well-known for hosting jazz greats, thousands of fans lined up on a Saturday night to headbang along with what is still...
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Hassan, the mysterious Somali trader who funded Mau Mau fighters
The compound on which Hassan’s shop stands in Juja town, Kiambu county. Picture was taken on April, 8, 2017. PHOTO | ERIC WAINAINA | NATION MEDIA GROUP By JOHN KAMAU In the famous 1946 picture of Jomo Kenyatta with top officials of Kenya African Union (KAU), there was an unidentified Somali man who sat on...