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ADDIS ABABA (Xinhua) -- African experts have praised China's role in advancing the right to development across the continent, highlighting its respect for each country's unique development path.   The remarks were made as the First China-Africa Human Rights Seminar was held on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, under the theme "Building the China-Africa community with a shared future and...

GOMA, DR Congo -- The rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) confirmed Friday that it has dispatched a delegation to Doha, Qatar's capital, for talks with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).   Speaking at a press conference in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, which has been under M23 control since late January, M23 political...

WASHINGTON (Xinhua) -- America's gross federal debt has surged past 37 trillion U.S. dollars, a milestone reached earlier this month and five years sooner than pre-pandemic forecasts.   Washington is now adding roughly 1 trillion dollars every five months, swelling a debt snowball that already costs nearly 1 trillion dollars a year in interest -- more than the nation spends on...

BOSASO, Soomaaliya – Ciidamada Mareykanka ayaa habeenimadii Sabtidii fuliyay duqeymo cirka ah oo lagu beegsaday fariisimo ay kooxda ISIS ku leedahay dooxada Baallade ee gobolka Bari, xilli dagaallo culus ay halkaasi kula jiraan ciidamada Puntland.   Saraakiisha ammaanka ayaa sheegay in duqeymaha oo billowday habeenkii Sabtida ay socdeen saacado badan, iyadoo si gaar ah loo bartilmaameedsaday deegaanka Maraagade oo ah saldhig...

BOSASO, Somalia – The United States conducted a series of overnight airstrikes on Islamic State (ISIS) hideouts in Somalia’s Baallade Valley, amid an ongoing offensive by Puntland regional forces battling militant fighters entrenched in the Calmiskaad Mountains.   According to local security officials, the strikes began late Saturday and continued into the early hours of Sunday, targeting the Maraagade area—an ISIS...

MOGADISHU, Aug 24 – Tensions are rising in Somalia as opposition leaders and civil society groups voice growing concern over the government’s commitment to holding a long-promised one-person, one-vote election before the end of its term by 2026.   President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has repeatedly insisted that there will be no term extension, pledging that universal suffrage elections will take place...

Muqdisho – Waxaa isa soo taraya walaac laga qabo qorshaha Villa Soomaaliya ee ku aaddan doorashada qof iyo cod, iyadoo mucaaradka iyo qaybaha bulshada ay ku eedeeyeen dowladda in aysan si cad u muujin qorshe waqtiyeysan oo doorasho lagu gaari karo.   Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa horay u sheegay in aan la sameyn doonin muddo kororsi, islamarkaana...

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug 24 — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday praised the country’s Council of Ministers for demonstrating transparency and openness during a week-long government accountability program led by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre.   The program, aimed at reviewing the government's performance, progress, and challenges, concluded with the president commending the ministers for engaging the public and highlighting...

Muqdisho – Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa si rasmi ah u soo xiray Barnaamijka Isla-Xisaabtanka Xukuumadda Dan-Qaran, kaas oo uu hoggaaminayey Ra’iisul Wasaare Xamse Cabdi Barre, laguna qiimeynayey qorsheyaasha iyo ballanqaadyada ay Xukuumaddu hirgelisay muddadii ay jirtay.   Madaxweynaha ayaa si gaar ah u bogaadiyey Golaha Wasiirrada oo uu ku amaanay daah-furnaanta iyo sida ay mudnaan u siiyeen in shacabka...

ISTANBUL - The US Embassy in Baghdad said Saturday that Washington remains deeply concerned about the continued operations and territorial expansions of the Daesh/ISIS and al-Qaeda terror groups, stressing that it will continue to prioritize partnerships with allies and regional actors to combat terrorism.   The embassy, citing remarks shared by the State Department’s Bureau of International Organization Affairs on US...