LONDON, (Reuters) – The head of one of Tanzania’s biggest firms, Mohammed Dewji, said he plans to float an agriculture company worth up to $4 billion in New York or London next year, with money raised mainly from development banks. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February sent global grain and fertiliser prices soaring, though they...
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Women-only media start-up wants to fight stigma in Somalia
Bilan Media has a team of six journalists Armed with mobile phones, tripods and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely by women, is on a mission to break the silence around gender violence in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. A rarity in the conservative predominantly Muslim country, Bilan (meaning...
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Somalia’s president to pay official visit to Turkey, meet Erdoğan
Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will be in Turkey on an official visit during July 3-5, Turkish authorities announced on Sunday. Bilateral relations and steps to enhance cooperation will be discussed in-depth during the visit, which comes at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to a Turkish Presidency statement. “The two leaders are...
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The Hassan- Hamza administration ushering in a paradigm change
WardheerNews Editorial As millions of Somalis are celebrating the dual events of the 62nd birthday of their nation and the coming of a new administration during the week of June 26 through July1, WardheerNews could not miss but reflect some of the daunting tasks at hand. Many feel that with the right moves, President Hassan...
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British Muslim travel agencies in uproar over Saudi hajj changes
Saudi Arabia tells pilgrims to use new online system and to seek refunds from any agencies they have already paid Aina J Khan British Muslim travel companies have said they face going out of business, with travellers potentially losing thousands of pounds, after Saudi Arabia launched a new system for applying for the hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi...
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In Gaddafi’s Hometown, Little Hope for Libya’s Future
By Angus McDowall and Ahmed Elumami SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – The people living in the ruins of Sirte’s 600 Block district have waited years for help removing rubble and rebuilding homes damaged by warfare, but despite a new Libyan government making the city its headquarters, they have little hope of change. They live in apartments...
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Refugees previously despatched to Rwanda now in Europe
By Daisy Walsh IBBC / DERRICK EVANS/ Bahabelom Mengesha, who now lives in Zurich, was sent to Rwanda by Israel in 2014 As the UK presses on with its plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, the BBC has heard evidence that, as recently as 2017, refugees despatched there by Israel were rapidly deported and...
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Sudan alarm at return of Bashir loyalists and the NCP
By Mohanad Hashim Three years after Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir was ousted in a popular uprising, former members of his National Congress Party (NCP) are being given influential posts by the military junta, raising fears that they are making a political comeback. A fragile transitional government was ended last year after Gen Abdel-Fattah Burhan carried...
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Ethiopia: The tale of a border town ravaged by the Tigray conflict
Abala — a border town between Tigray and Afar — embodies the Tigray conflict like no other. Residents who used to be neighbors now accuse each other of committing massacres. Mariel Müller Decimated houses, as far as the eye can see, are the welcome sight that greets one while entering the town of Abala on...
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Most young Africans want to leave continent – survey
A new survey suggests that two thirds of young African people are not optimistic about the direction of their country or continent – but remain positive about their personal futures. Researchers conducted more than 4,000 face-to-face interviews across 15 countries for the African Youth Survey. More than half said they wanted to emigrate in the...