Somaliland is not Somalia UK FCO told

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By Goth Mohamed Goth Hargeisa-Mr. Mohamed Muse Diriye, Somaliland deputy minister of interior speaking to reporters stated , “The UK FCO should realize Somaliland is...

Somalia:Reflections on my fallen colleague: Yusuf Keynan

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  Yusuf Keynan, who was killed by a car bomb in June, is seen here speaking to internally displaced persons. (Abdukhader Ahmed) By Muhyadin Ahmed Roble/CPJ...

Africa: South Sudan: Bashir, Kiir to Meet in Ethiopia This Week

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Khartoum — Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has agreed to meet with Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, next Friday, 4 January in Addis Ababa,...

Spokesman: Third American Killed In Somalia

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Hargeisa, 12 July 2009  - Another Minnesota man recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia has been killed in the war-torn African...

The Ant That Killed the Grand Old ElephANT (Party) in America

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By almariam An old African proverb says, “An ant can kill an elephant.” The ant is said to get into the elephant’s ears and trunk and gnaw...

Guinea-Bissau soldiers arrest PM in coup bid

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MELBOURNE (Somalilandpress) -- Guinea-Bissau soldiers have arrested the army chief and the prime minister, at one point threatening to kill him, in an apparent...

Protesters in Algeria use nonviolence to seek real political change

The Algerian population has taken to the streets in a peaceful and nonviolent manner to protest against President Bouteflika’s running for a fifth term of office. Ryad Kramdi/AFP
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Algeria’s 82-year-old president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose has been in office since 1999, is seeking a fifth term – and many Algerians are not pleased with his decision. There...

Rising numbers of women in their 70s are giving birth in India

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A new Al Jazeera documentary finds:  Rising numbers of women in their 70s are giving birth in India The IVF industry is booming,...

The Sinai Slave Trade

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Nine months pregnant and in chains, Haben's* torturers beat her ruthlessly demanding a $35,000 ransom from her husband. She gave birth in shackles, beside other...

Vultures, doves and African debt: here’s a way out

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Once again, African countries are confronting overwhelming debt burdens. According to the most recent World Bank debt statistics, they owe a total of $493.6 billion...