Djibouti's Guelleh to run for fourth term presidency

advertisements DJIBOUTI (HOL) - The long-serving president of Djibouti says he will stand again in the upcoming 2016 elections, by 'answers' calls from his supporters urging him to lead the tiny horn of Africa nation for the fourth time.

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Muslim exhibit brings insight to Eden Prairie

The traveling exhibit, "Tracks in the Snow: The Minnesota Muslim Experience Since 1880," aims to give insight on the growing segment of the state's population.

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Uber in Fresh Funding Round That Could Value Company at Up to $64.6 Billion

Investors including Tiger Global Capital Management and T. Rowe Price contributed to the funding, which could total as much as $2.1 billion, the person said.

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Out of Somalia's Civil War Rises a Disability Center Turning Lives Around

The year was 1991, and Ali Jama Hassan was exhausted, famished, and fleeingcivil war in Somalia. Then about 23 years old, he was traveling in an armed convoy with more than 1,000 other university students. Earlier, the group had been so desperate, they had been reduced to eating leaves "like goats,"…

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President Warns Of Consequences As Galmudug Accuses Puntland Of Truce Violation

03 December - Source: Goobjoog News - 346 Words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has warned the leadership of Galmudug and Puntland states of dire consequences over civilian killings in Galkayo as Galmudug leaders accused their Puntland neighbours of violating the terms of the ceasefire pact signed on…

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NUSOJ condemns the murder of Female Journalist in Mogadishu,

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in the strongest terms possible the murder of a female Somali Journalist in Mogadishu on Thursday, making the fourth journalist killed in Somalia in 2015 and the third female journalist killed in Somalia since 2005, the latest in a series of…

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Newcomers' helpers await Syrian students

TDSB gets new pupils from Somalia, Tibet and more familiar not just with school but with the details North American childhood.

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UK poised for Syria air strikes after parliament vote

advertisements Britain will join the US-led bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria after a decisive parliamentary vote, with fighter jets launching their first air strike as early as Thursday.

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SA signs deals worth Sh664 billion on china president Jinping's visit

advertisements Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over the signing of agreements and loan deals with South Africa worth 94 billion rand ($6.5 billion, Sh664 billion), mainly to build infrastructure in the continent's most industrialised nation.

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The President: "The peace deal made today in Gaalkacyo demonstrates the maturity of our politicians, political process and people towards promoting peace and development''

Mogadishu, 2 December 2015: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has warmly welcomed the peace deal signed in Gaalkacyo today by the leaders of Galmudug and Puntland administrations, Abdikarim Hussein Guled and Abdiweli Mohamed Ali.

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SNA Claims Killing 10 Militants In Attack Against Al-Shabaab

02 December - Source: Shabelle News - 124 Words Somali National Army (SNA) forces have killed up to 10 Al-Shabaab fighters and destroyed two of their militant training camps near Diinsoor town in Bay region, a District Commissioner has revealed. Speaking in a phone interview with Radio Shabelle, Diinsoor…

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France to spend billions of euros on African green projects

advertisements France plans to spend billions of euros in renewable energy and other environmental projects in its former west African colonies and across Africa over the next five years, President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday.

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Uganda faces intolerably high levels of corruption: Experts

Institutions mandated to fight corruption are not effective, experts say advertisements Uganda continues to face intolerably high levels of corruption both within the public and private sector, Ugandan Ethics and Integrity Minister Simon Lokodo told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.

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Race underway to seal global climate agreement

Obama will also meet with leaders of low-lying island nations to highlight his commitment to help the most climate-vulnerable.

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Metro Transit Officer Works to Prevent Terrorism in Minn., Somalia

The Somali Federal Police Commissioner is in the Twin Cities as part of a partnership developed to help law enforcement in Minnesota and Somalia stop terrorists.

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UPDF Captures Somali Territory From Al-Shabaab

01 December - Source: New Vision - 380 Words The Somali National Forces supported by African Union Forces from Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent have overpowered Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, flashing them out of Aysoora town, located 280km south West of Mogadishu. According to…

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Clashes force 40,000 people out of homes in Somalia: UN relief agency

UNITED NATIONS, -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported thatSaturday'srenewed fighting between Galmudug and Puntland armed forces in Somalia had forced about 40,000 people to flee their homes.

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Press Release Welcoming the findings of the Independent Committee in regards to the allegations made by Somali Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG)

Mogadishu, December 30, 2015. The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources welcomes the findings of the Independent Committee in regards to the allegations made by Somali Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG). The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia appointed the Independent Committee to…

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The President: ''Somalis are thirsty for peace. There must be an immediate end to the fighting in Gaalkacyo''

Mogadishu, 30 November 2015: The President and Commander-in-Chief of National Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the wake of clashes between the Puntland and Galmudug administrations in Gaalkacyo in central…

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Somali Prime Minister "We shall not depart Galkayo until solid peace returns"

A delegation led by the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia H. E. Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke which included the President of South West H.E. Sharif a Hassan Sh. Aden, Federal Cabinet Ministers, and members of the Federal Parliament - landed late this afternoon in Galkacyo . The purpose…

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