The United States on Saturday vowed to deepen its partnership with Somalia to stabilize the country despite the death of its military service member in the Horn of Africa nation on Friday, APA reports quoting Xinhua. U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Stephen Michael Schwartz who extended heartfelt condolences to the family, friends,...
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Meet the Woman Who Took Bill O’Reilly Down
'm not the story," Emily Steel insists. It's Monday morning and the 33-year-old reporter is sitting near her desk at the New York Times, taking a break from her regular media-business writing to give an interview herself. She is petite, with a soft high-pitched voice, in pearl earrings and a...
Even chief executives will be replaced by robots, Jack Ma predicts
THIRTY years into the future, nobody’s job will be safe from the robots — not even chief executives.That’s according to Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, who warned in a Monday speech that “the world will see much more pain than happiness” as automation and the internet disrupt traditional jobs worldwide, the...
Shocking New Revelations About Melania Trump’s Life
A new Vanity Fair profile has offered a gobsmacking insight into the first couple’s marriage. The White House knew it was coming. For weeks there had been speculation that Vanity Fair was working on a detailed profile piece about Melania Trump and her life with Donald. There were reports that parents...
New Evidence on Houthi Use of African Migrants as Human Shields
Jeddah – The legitimate Yemeni government has found new evidence on the Houthi militia’s involvement in “using displaced foreigners as human shields on the battle frontline.”The government also found other evidence that confirms Houthi involvement in attracting non-Yemeni fighters from the Horn of Africa to join the frontlines after making...
Why Is Trump Sending More U.S. Troops to Somalia?
The last deployment of regular U.S. troops to Somalia led to an incident that sparked widespread horror.Somali militiamen shot down two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, killing 18 American soldiers. They captured several of the corpses, dragging them through the streets of the Somali capital....
Melbourne milk bar bans black teenagers
A milk bar in Melbourne's west has come under fire over a racist sign placed in their window banning black teenagers from the shop.The typed sign was placed in the window of the shop on Burleigh Road, Melton."Because the 14-18 year old black always steal," the sign starts, the store...
Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland sentences journalist to two years in jail
A court in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has sentenced a reporter to two years in jail for what it said was endangering peace and security, a journalists' rights group said on Saturday.The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) said that Abdimalik Muse Oldon was detained in February upon his...
Somalia Education Cluster Annual Report 2016 (January 2017)
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTIn 2016, Somalia has experienced a number of emergencies. In addition to the protracted IDP crisis, severe drought, floods, and internal conflicts have occurred. These emergencies have put extra pressure on the government and partners to provide protection and basic services to citizens including education services which are already...
EU, CARE Launch €3.8m Skills Training Project in Somalia
The European Union (EU) and Care International have partnered with the Somali Education Authorities to launch a vocational and higher education project to equip people with road infrastructure and renewable energy skills. (more…)