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Uhuru: international community Respect to Kenya’s decisions

By JOHN NJAGI More by this Author President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday urged the international community to respect decisions made by Kenya in pulling out of international missions and agreements that no longer worked in its interests. The President regretted the replacement of the Lt-Gen Johnson Ondieki...

Ahmed Ahmed, of Rochester, is among 32 Rhodes Scholars

ROCHESTER – A college student from Minnesota is among the 32 Americans who have been chosen as Rhodes Scholars to pursue postgraduate studies at Oxford University in England. Ahmed M. Ahmed of Rochester will pursue a master’s degree in research in organic and medical chemistry...

Somalia:20 people suspected Al-Shabaab members arrested in Mogadishu

At least 20 people suspected to be members of Islamist group Al-Shabaab were arrested in an operation in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Saturday night, police said. Banadir region police chief, Bashir Abshir Gedi, told journalists troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia...

Tech worker visas face uncertain future under Trump, Sessions

By Stephen Nellis | SAN FRANCISCO The main U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, a long-time critic of the skilled-worker program. H-1B visas admit 65,000 workers and another 20,000 graduate...

Some Chinese see much to like in Mr Trump: A victory for China?

THE relationship between China and America, as diplomats often intone, is more important than any other between two countries. But that did not help China understand the election of Donald Trump any better than anyone else. The government’s initial reaction was one of confusion,...

Facebook announces new push against fake news after Obama comments

Mark Zuckerberg says site has been ‘working on problem for a long time’ and ‘penalizes’ misinformation on news feeds to reduce chances it will spreadMark Zuckerberg says site has been ‘working on problem for a long time’ and ‘penalizes’ misinformation on news feeds to...

Somalia:Al-Shabab Claims Land-mine Blast Kills Two Somali Police in Mogadishu

Horndiplomat-The Explosion Targets to Somali Government Soldiers in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne Killed 2 and Other 7 Wounded. Horndiplomat Reports Somali police Shade-Centre near the textile shopping complex in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne suburb today targeted land-Mine BLAST , Two soldiers were killed and seven others wounded . Meanwhile The Somali security...

Khat dealer given 18-year prison sentence

BLOOMINGTON — A Minnesota man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday for delivery of khat, a plant material considered illegal in the U.S. but widely accepted in the defendant's native Somalia. Mohamed O. Samantar, 60, was stopped by Illinois State Police in June...

Meet Zamzam Dahir Mohamud, Somalia’s first woman senator

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Somalia is electing representatives for its Parliament and Senate. The country hopes to form a new government by end of the year. Some interesting developments have emerged from the elections – with young candidates beating seasoned politicians. CCTV’s Abdulaziz Billow brings us the story of Zamzam...

Somaliland:On World Toilet Day, 14 Somali villages are recognized for abandoning open defecation

Garowe, Hargeisa, 19 November 2016 - Twelve villages in Somaliland and two in Puntland have been officially recognized for demonstrating that everyone in their community uses a toilet and no longer goes into the fields, bushes, forests, water or open spaces to defecate. The news...