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Kenyans Expected to know the Presidential Election winner on Friday

March 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) now says that it expects to release the final presidential tally on Friday morning. IEBC Chairman Issack Hassan however reminded Kenyans that the commission was allowed by law up to seven days – … read more »

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Somaliland Sovereignty is not for a haggle

February 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The new Somalia president is miserably behaving like Mr. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, Saddam Hussein’s information minister. He reminds me of Mr. al-Sahaff pitifully saying: “There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!” Mr. al-Sahaff made this statement while the USA … read more »

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Minneapolis men face deportation to Somalia they had escaped as children

January 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet When Hassan was recently asked to come to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services center in Bloomington, he thought immigration authorities needed the usual updates he had often given since he was freed from … read more »

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In northern Mali, Islamists’ attacks against civilians grow more brutal

December 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

SEGOU, Mali — On a sweltering afternoon, Islamist police officers dragged Fatima Al Hassan out of her house in the fabled city of Timbuktu. They beat her up, shoved her into a white pickup truck and drove her to their … read more »

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Somalia: Is Jubaland President Hassan Sh. Mohamud’s Achilles’ heel?

November 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The selection of Hassan Sh. Mohamud in September, 2012 as President of Somalia kindled a momentary burst of excitement in a national mood that was, up to that point, epitomized by dour feelings and increasingly pessimistic outlook. Somalis everywhere were … read more »

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Toronto: Stabbing prompted Eaton Centre shooting

June 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The man killed in the deadly Eaton Centre shooting in Toronto that left six other people wounded apparently stabbed the suspect three months ago, CBC News has learned. Ahmed Hassan, 24, died in the Saturday evening shooting that plunged the … read more »

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