With an irony that hasn’t gone unnoticed, US President Donald Trump signed his executive order Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the US on January 27, Holocaust Memorial Day.
The order’s instructions are harsh and shocking. Not only...
By Mehdi Hasan
IN 2005, Steven Rosen, then a senior official with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, sat down for dinner with journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, then of the New Yorker. “You see this napkin?” Rosen asked Goldberg....
The State of the Union headline was not in Donald Trump’s script, which initially leashed him to a teleprompter before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.
The White House had trailed that the speech, given a week late...
By M.A. Egge
The President H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi has sent National Independence congratulatory message to the people and the government of the USA on the occasion of their 244th Independency anniversary, a day popularly known as July 4th in...
U.S., Angola partner for medical readiness exercise
Luanda, Angola – The Angolan Armed Forces, in partnership with the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and 807th Medical Command, Army Reserve, will host a medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Luanda...
It’s No Secret that China covets Africa. Africa plays a major role in China’s Belt & Road Initiative, and many African Governments have featured in China’s debt-trap diplomacy.
Whereas U.S. Foreign Assistance helps African Countries to develop capacity and become...
Dr. Michael Rubin
The U.S.-African Leaders Forum winds down today. From the White House point-of-view, the three-day summit was a success.
President Joe Biden and his team met several African leaders and formalized agreements with countries across the continent. Biden also announced...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the lower house of the Somali parliament voting to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s term by...
Mark Gollom
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, which was captured on video and sparked worldwide protests over racism and police brutality.
Chauvin had been charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree...
I’ve known for a long time about the existence of Somaliland, an unrecognized state that may or may not be a breakaway state from Somalia depending on who you ask.
It’s been thirty years since Somaliland broke away from Somalia. But it...