By Sayid Mohamed Ahmed Gurey On 24 September 2012, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held a High-level Meeting on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels during which numerous delegates spoke about the importance of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In the Declaration adopted at the meeting, States recognized “the role...
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Ukraine conflict: How Russia forged closer ties with Africa
By Ilya Barabanov AFP/Malians waved the Russian flag during anti-French protests in May last year Russia has been expanding its influence in Africa in recent years and after the invasion of Ukraine, it will be expecting its new-found allies to provide support, or at least remain neutral, in international bodies such as the UN. From...
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In Minnesota, Qamar Hassan allegedly misspent federal food funds on real estate and cars. In Somalia, she’s a regional minister for human rights and child development
Federal search warrants say that Qamar Ahmed Hassan is the CEO of S&S Catering, a Minneapolis catering company that allegedly misused millions of dollars intended to feed children in Minnesota. Court records and social media accounts indicate Qamar—under the name Ubah Hussein Dhiblawe—is a government official who advocates for the rights of women and children...
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IMF says Somalia funding at risk over election delays
The International Monetary Fund could stop its programme in Somalia in three months if long-postponed national elections encounter fresh delays, a senior official told AFP, as she began a mission to the troubled Horn of Africa nation on Tuesday. The IMF’s programme in Somalia is due for a review in mid-May, but election delays mean...
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Facebook ‘lets vigilantes in Ethiopia incite ethnic killing’
Social media giant accused of inaction after users post ‘horrifying and hateful content’ Jasper Jackson, Lucy Kassa and Mark Townsend Facebook is under renewed scrutiny this weekend, accused of continuing to allow activists to incite ethnic massacres in Ethiopia’s escalating war. Analysis by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Observer found Facebook is still letting users post content...
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Tigray rebels gang-raped women and girls in Ethiopia war: Amnesty
The war in northern Ethiopia has been punctuated by accounts of massacres and mass rapes Tigrayan fighters deliberately killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and underage girls in two towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region last year, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, the latest example of the horrific toll exacted by the 15-month war. The...
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Türkiye Scholarships see widespread popularity in Somalia
Türkiye Scholarships, Turkey’s wildly popular grant program for international students, have attracted the attention of Somali youth who plan to take advantage of their country’s strengthening ties with Turkey. Since Turkey and Somalia revived their relations with a landmark visit in 2011 by then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, thousands of Somalis have benefited from the Türkiye Scholarships program, realizing...
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Only woman presidential candidate says she has key to Somalia’s wellbeing
Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam formerly served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia is facing a political standoff due to the country’s delayed presidential and parliamentary elections. Currently, Somalia seems to have taken a path that could see parliamentary elections on Feb. 25 as agreed by Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble...
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Fontelles: EU to continue funding Amisom, if it reforms
The European Union is demanding structural changes in the way the successor operation of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) will work from now on, with emphasis on rebuilding the country’s broken institutions. Funding Josep Borrell Fontelles, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, told The EastAfrican that the European bloc...
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Djibouti’s Energy Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Aim for Full Electrification by 2035
Riyadh – Fatehelrahman Yousif Djibouti’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Yonis Ali Guedi said that facing climate challenges and the depletion of traditional resources requires promoting and developing clean energies. He added that his government was currently focusing on increasing electric power and achieving a 100 percent electrification rate by 2035, as well as...