By Mohamed Abdi Trailblazers pave the way and leave a legacy for posterity; thus, Canadian Muslim Trailblazers have indeed paved the way for Muslim Canadians and left us a palpable legacy. Islam is the second-largest religion in Canada, and Muslims’ existence in the country predates its statehood. The first persons (James and Agnes Love) documented...
KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Kenya’s government said it was investigating how a prominent Ugandan opposition leader was spirited out of Nairobi this week, amid growing criticism that it had failed to protect foreign dissidents on its soil. Kizza Besigye, a longtime rival of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, disappeared in the Kenyan capital on Saturday. He reappeared...
In the late 1970s, after being abandoned by the Soviet Union, the Somali dictator Siyad Barre sought new patrons in the West. Soon American weapons were pouring in and his government was borrowing heavily. Many of those loans were still outstanding in 1991, when Barre’s regime collapsed and the country fell apart. The debt sat...
By Abdel Latif Wahba (Bloomberg) — Ethiopian Airlines Group said it took only a minor hit from a more than 50% plunge in the country’s currency this year, shielded by income from its international routes. Africa’s largest carrier saw a “small impact” after authorities floated the birr in July, Chief Executive Officer Mesfin Tasew said Monday...
ADDIS ABABA) – Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia face mounting difficulties as authorities reimpose visa fees and hefty fines, leaving many stranded and unable to access vital opportunities. The policy reversal, which ended a February exemption for Sudanese nationals in Addis Ababa, now requires visa renewals and imposes a $30 daily fine for those who are...
By Mohamed Olad Hassan washington — Polls have closed across Somaliland after presidential elections, and it appears Wednesday’s voting across the breakaway region has gone smoothly. The Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) said polls closed across the region at 6 p.m. local time. More than 1 million people were registered to vote across some 2,000 polling stations...
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia summoned Sudan’s ambassador on Wednesday to protest comments by Sudan’s acting foreign minister suggesting possible war with Ethiopia if disagreements over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are not resolved. Acting Foreign Minister Ali Youssif said in a recent television interview that Sudan could side with Egypt if talks on the...
Somalia insisted Saturday that Ethiopia will not be part of a new African Union peacekeeping mission, as the two nations remain locked in a dispute that has sent shivers through the Horn of Africa. African Union troops have been engaged in the fight against Al-Shabaab jihadists in Somalia since 2007, with the aim of eventually...
By Abdullahi Ahmed Nor Introduction Somalia, a nation scarred by decades of a protracted conflict, instability, and political fragmentation, has struggled to rebuild its institutions and establish effective governance since the collapse of its central government in 1991. The Federal Parliament, established in 2012 as a beacon of hope for a democratic future, has become...
Ethiopia’s army is arbitrarily jailing thousands of civilians in makeshift detention camps in the Amhara region, scene of an armed insurrection against the federal government, Amnesty International warned Wednesday. Since April 2023 the federal government has been locked in conflict with the Fano, a long-standing “self-defence” militia for the Amhara ethnic group, Ethiopia’s second largest....