NEW YORK (AP) — The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries that have been overshadowed by development funding increasingly going toward the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine as well as support for refugees around the world in recent years. “There’s less money going to Africa...
November 14, 2026
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In Tim Walz’s home state, Somali immigrants push back on GOP refugee rhetoric
Riley Beggin MINNEAPOLIS – Amid the chatter of mid-day grocery runs and pharmacy orders being filled at Afrik Grocery in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, Fardousa Yossuf stuck out her hand and introduced herself as “a storyteller.” Her story in this adopted home began in 1999, where she came after fleeing the civil war in Somalia. In the years since, she has noticed big changes: Minneapolis is bigger and more...
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UN calls for full inquiry into West Bank shooting
Michael Sheils McNamee The United Nations has called for a “full investigation” into the killing of a US-Turkish woman in the occupied West Bank during a protest on Friday. Local media reported that Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot dead by Israeli forces as she took part in a weekly protest against Jewish settlement expansion...
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Becoming a certified accountant: A real-life experience
By Ali Haji Warsame It was sometime in 1997. I was working in Abu Dhabi as a Senior Accountant for one of the largest private companies in the city. I did not expect a significant shift in my career without being a Chartered Certified Accountant, but that prospect seemed far off. My close friend, Mohamed-Bile...
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Djibouti Planning to Offer Ethiopia Port Access to Ease Tensions
By Mohammed Omar Ahmed Djibouti’s government plans to offer Ethiopia exclusive access to a new port to defuse tensions sparked by the landlocked nation’s ambitions to have a direct route to the sea. Ethiopia triggered a diplomatic row in January when it unveiled a proposal to recognize the semi-autonomous state of Somaliland as a sovereign nation,...
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Somalia’s Lido Beach regains its carnival spirit after terror attack
MOGADISHU (Xinhua) – Lido Beach in the Somali capital of Mogadishu used to be a popular hangout spot surrounded by striking beach hotels and restaurants, which were a favorite for many Somalis who spent time with family and friends and enjoyed the beauty of the Somali coastline. The beach was also a place where families...
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Court intervenes as state investigation of Somali real estate developer Nolosha grows contentious
By Erin Adler and Jeff Day The rift between the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and a housing developer who says he is trying to build a new kind of community for Somali-American families in Lakeville was on display this week in court as lawyers traded accusations of harassment, manipulation and deceit. Dozens of members of...
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Chinese electric minibuses boost Ethiopia’s transition to green mobility
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — On a typical sunny day in the capital of Ethiopia, Adugna Adamu was advertising his business offering rides from Bole airport to the historic Piazza district with his electric minibus, one of the many now plying the streets of the city. The introduction of modern electric vehicles (EVs) to public transport...
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Kenya will reintroduce some tax proposals that sparked deadly protests
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to weeks of deadly protests earlier this year will be reintroduced through a tax amendment bill as the country struggles to find revenue to pay off debts to lenders including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and China. The announcement by...
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China-Africa agricultural collaboration boosts livelihoods transformation, scientists say
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) — The next phase of Africa’s socioeconomic transformation will benefit from better collaboration between the continent, China and other international partners in agricultural modernization, tackling hunger, malnutrition and rural poverty, scientists have said. Bram Govaerts, director-general of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), said that by forging a partnership with China...