By Mohamed Osman and Abdelkarim A Hassan Africa’s image as portrayed in the media is usually that of conflict and hunger; however, that image is rapidly changing and is quickly becoming a thing of the past. We are currently witnessing a time when Africa is filled with excitement, anticipation, and hope for a better tomorrow...
By Chibuike Oguh, Financial Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari will create a $25 billion fund with public and private financing to modernize infrastructure and avoid a recession, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In an interview with Bloomberg, Osinbajo said Buhari’s government will target the investment fund toward improving power supply, roads, rail and agriculture. “We...
Press Release Ensure Oversight; End Chaining, Involuntary Treatment Nairobi, October 26, 2015 (HRW) – People with mental health conditions in Somaliland are increasingly forced into institutions, where they face serious abuses and poor conditions, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Somaliland authorities should provide oversight for all mental health facilities, prohibit...
AFSHAN AZIZ JEDDAH: Although polygamy is a common practice in Saudi Arabia, several young people interviewed by Arab News are opposed to it and believe that less people are entering into these unions. Huma Sayeed, 27, argued that some women are marrying men with other wives because they are afraid of not finding husbands, particularly...
NOOR WAZWAZ Harris J’s debut album is called Salam, Arabic for “peace.” If you saw him on the street, you might mistake him for a member of One Directionwith his hair and his style — but his name is Harris J. The 18-year-old British singer scored a deal with Awakening Records, a UK company specializing...
By Faisal Roble On the eve of October 19, 2015, a young Somali woman called me from Toronto, Canada. Still winding down from my daily commute, I reluctantly answered the phone and inquired who the caller was? “You don’t know me, Faisal, but I am a big fan of yours,” said the voice of a...
Misappropriation of funds at the Somali Embassy in Nairobi The Monitoring Group has discovered serious irregularities concerning the management of public financial resources at the Somali Embassy in Nairobi and has conducted an investigation into funds collected by the embassy for passports and other travel documents for the period January 2014 to April 2015. The...
BY ALEXIS OKEOWO The poet Warsan Shire writes primarily about the immigrant experience, but also tweets about reality television.CREDITPHOTOGRAPH BY AMAAL SAID It’s a rare poet who can write movingly about African migration to Europe and also tweet humorously about the VH1 reality show “Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta.” Every generation of writers and readers has...
By Randall Palmer and Rod Nickel MONTREAL/CALGARY ( Reuters)- Canada’s Liberal leader Justin Trudeau rode a late surge to a stunning majority election victory on Monday, toppling Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives with a promise of change and returning a touch of glamor, youth and charisma to Ottawa. Harper conceded defeat and the Conservative party...
A MOTHER-OF-THREE broke down in tears after she admitted racially abusing a heavily pregnant Muslim woman on a bus during a vile rant which went viral online. By REBECCA PERRING Simone Joseph, 36, pleaded guilty to racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment after she called Muslim Hanane Yakoubi an “ISIS b******” and told her to...