World:Jair Bolsonaro Wins Brazil’s Presidency

Jair Bolsonaro
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The far-right politician cast himself as a “defender of freedom” and promised to unite a divided population after easily beating Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers’ Party...

Yemen sends delegation to Somaliland to open diplomatic office

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HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) -- The Republic of Yemen has sent four-member delegation consisting of diplomats and investors to Somaliland on Sunday ahead of the opening...

How foreign backing is keeping Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir in power

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Day after day Sudanese are taking to the streets to protest against the rule of Omar al-Bashir. The president, who himself seized power in 1989 when...

Jamal Khashoggi’s murder finally brings media attention to plight of Arab world’s exiled critic

Candles, lit by activists, protesting the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, are placed outside Saudi Arabia’s consulate, in Istanbul
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The gruesome and dramatic killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey has captivated media outlets around the world. A columnist for the Washington Post,...

The preacher who laid the ground for violent jihadi ideology in Kenya

Young Muslims protest in 2012 after the killing of a cleric accused of supporting Al-Shabaab. EPA/Dai Kurokawa
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There are a number of explanations about the genesis of jihadi ideas in Kenya. One is that it could be linked to the emergence of...

Somaliland:The Return of Russia to Africa

Somaliland Say's Hail Comrade Vladimir Putin
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By Johan Burger Correspondent After decades of a bipolar world in which the US and the Soviet Union competed for global hegemony, we entered a...

Israel says ready to recognize Somaliland

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HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) -- The government of Israel is ready to restore the de jure recognition it has offered to Somaliland in 1960 as it...

Africa Power Access Accelerator

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The Africa Power Access Accelerator program has now been launched and is accepting applications for project development support (Technical Assistance and Financing). Background Improved access to modern energy services...

Some smart ideas to make toilets fit for purpose in Africa’s cities

Every flush by a typical toilet sends about 6 to 16 litres of fresh water to wastewater treatment centres. lchumpitaz/Shutterstock
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About 23% of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa don’t have access to toilets while 31% with toilets use one’s that aren’t connected to a formal sanitation...

Somaliland:End of Book & Kitchen, Start of London’s Big Read

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I am writing to you as you were all customers of Book and Kitchen and I wanted to share some news. It has now been just...