20-year-old Nasra Abukar finished last in the corrupt 100-meter race in China provoking criticism particularly from Somalis worldwide

The Minister of Youth and Sports of Somalia, Mohamed Barre Mohamoud, who held a press conference for journalists, spoke about the failure of Somalia in the running competition held in China. The controversy centers around Nasra Abukar, a 20-year-old with limited running experience, who finished last in the 100-meter race, provoking criticism, particularly from Somalis

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Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas

French soldiers assist mostly French nationals in a bus waiting to be airlifted back to France on a French military aircraft, at the international Airport in Niamey, Niger, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. The French Foreign Ministry in Paris cited recent violence that targeted the French Embassy as one of the reasons for the evacuation. The

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Vote on Sweden’s NATO bid delayed in Hungarian parliament

By Anadolu Agency A vote in Hungary’s parliament to ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO was adjourned due to the absence of ruling party lawmakers, local media reported Monday. The move was postponed after members of the ruling party, which has a two-thirds majority in parliament, did not attend the meeting, the Daily News Hungary reported.

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World Bank grants Somalia 75 mln USD in debt relief

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia shady president Hassan Sheikh By Xinhua News Agency The World Bank said Monday it had provided a 75-million-U.S.-dollar grant to Somalia to help bring the country closer to debt relief. The global lender said the grant is the second in a series of two grants that are helping the country make

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Brics ‘expansion’ jolts Nato to pivot towards Africa

L-R: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China’s President Xi Jinping, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Brazil’s President Michel Temer pose for a group picture during the 10th Brics summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 26, 2018. Photo/AFP By The East African This week, a

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Somalia President Hassan Sheikh’s family was blamed for stealing public land in Mogadishu

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia President lecturing corruption inside a mosque The family of Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, his two wives, daughter and sons has been land grabbing in the Hamarweyne district of Mogadishu, and today a popular restaurant called Geel-dox was attacked. The owner of the restaurant, Hawo Geldox, spoke to the media and

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UK to grant new North Sea oil and gas licences

Vessels that are used for towing oil rigs in the North Sea are moored up at William Wright docks in Hull, Britain November 2, 2017. Reuters/Russell Boyce/F By Reuters Britain will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as part of efforts to become more energy independent, the government said

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A bomb at a political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people and wounds nearly 200

People transport an injured victim of a powerful bomb upon arrival at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, July 30, 2023. A bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country’s northwestern Bajur district that borders Afghanistan on Sunday, police and health officials said. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

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Finland Minister: Somalis spread like weeds and hijabis should be banned

Pic: kuvapankki.valtioneuvosto By 5Pillars (RMS) Finnish media has revealed private conversations in which the country’s economy minister said Somalis spread like weeds and that women who wear headscarves should be banned, among other racist remarks. Wille Rydman, 37, shared lyrics to a song which talked about a Muslim who leaves his home country and rapes

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Africa’s hunger offers Russia chance to fight isolation by West

Russia President Vladimir Putin speaks at a plenary meeting at the second Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg, Russia on July 28, 2023. Photo/AFP By The East African Russian President Vladimir Putin was this week shaking hands with and hugging African leaders, labelling them friends, a partial show of the continent’s ties with Moscow in the

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