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Is The Notorious B.I.G. LIVING with Tupac in Somalia? Fan frenzy as rap legends...
BIGGIE SMALLS could be alive and living the life of luxury with Tupac Shakur in Somalia – according to wild conspiracy theories circulating online.
Ahead...
Yesilcam overtakes Hollywood and Bollywood in Somalia
Turkish TV series attracts Somali cinema audiences as Ankara's soft power spreads across the Horn of Africa country.
It used to be Hollywood. Then it...
MIAF: Somaliland Music Workshop ‘A Success’
In what is seen as major inroads made in Somaliland’s cultural sector, the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud to announce that a music training...
Valor – What Happened In Somalia?
Matt Barr and Christina Ochoa talk about the helicopter crash and the moments after.
Nora (Christina Ochoa) and Gallo (Matt Barr), with the secret still...
Sitaad: Somali women’s traditional devotional space
This article provides a brief introduction to the Sufi women’s religious practice in Somalia known as Sitaad. The text is based on my recently published...
The star singing for Somaliland’s recognition
Musical icon Sahra Halgan was one of the many people who fled Somaliland after the brutal Siad Barre regime, which left the self-declared country...
Indian soap tackles taboos to become one of world’s most watched
Over 400m people watch show, with storyline including acid attacks, domestic violence and abortion of female foetuses
An Indian soap opera whose themes include acid...
United Nations turns focus on 20 million migrants around the world
When I met Aayda Merhej a year ago, she struggled with the day-to-day agonies that exacted a toll on many Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
"We're...
Alex Jones Suggests Jennifer Lopez Go To Somalia Where She’ll “Be Gang Raped So...
ALEX JONES (HOST): Get into some of the people freaking out and flipping out at the Grammys. Here it is.
JENNIFER LOPEZ (VIDEO): This is...
Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger will join forces in new Russian-Chinese fantasy film
Apparently, action movie icons Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan will both play a part in a new Russian-Chinese film that's currently in production. Confused?...
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‘I became a whistleblower and lost my job’: the remarkable story of WorldRemit founder...
Poor experiences in sending money abroad inspired Ismail Ahmed to build WorldRemit – now it's on the verge of becoming a unicorn
A refugee from...
Somaliland Success Exposes Limitation of Western Political Thinking
The success of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland and other examples show the limits of Western political thinking on Africa, writes Sherin Helal
While Somalia...
Egyptian Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee on Ethiopia’s GERD Dam Begins Meetings Sunday
The committee is expected to give President El-Sisi a "mandate" to take the measures necessary to tackle the negative impact of the GERD on...