Abdi Latif Dahir

Nairobi

East Africa Correspondent at The New York Times

@nytimes East Africa Correspondent. email: [email protected]

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Ruanda en conversaciones preliminares con EE. UU. para acoger a migrantes expulsados

1 week ago | clarin.com | Abdi Latif Dahir

NAIROBI, Kenia — Ruanda está en conversaciones con la administración Trump para acoger a inmigrantes deportados de Estados Unidos, dijo el domingo por la noche el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la nación centroafricana. No estaba claro si el acuerdo involucraría a los inmigrantes que ya han sido deportados o a los que lo serán en el futuro, pero cualquier acuerdo podría convertir a Ruanda en el primer país africano en firmar un acuerdo de este tipo con Estados Unidos.
U.N. Court Drops Sudan's Genocide Case Against U.A.E.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ismaeel Naar |Abdi Latif Dahir

The International Court of Justice said it lacked jurisdiction after Sudan accused the United Arab Emirates of fueling genocide in the African country's civil war. The United Nations' top court on Monday dismissed a case accusing the United Arab Emirates of fueling genocide in Sudan by supporting paramilitary forces in the country's ongoing civil war.
Rwanda in Early Talks With U.S. to Take Expelled Migrants

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Abdi Latif Dahir

Discussions with the Central African country come as the Trump administration looks for more countries willing to accept deportees as part of a sweeping crackdown. Rwanda is in talks with the Trump administration about taking in migrants that have been deported from the United States, potentially making it the first African country to enter into such an agreement since President Trump took office and began a sweeping crackdown on migration.
Somalia Bars Taiwanese Passport Holders From Entering the Country [The New York Times)-

2 weeks ago | afropages.fr | Abdi Latif Dahir
Taiwan Condemns Somalia for Barring Its Passport Holders From Entering

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Abdi Latif Dahir

The decision comes as Taipei has been building ties with Somaliland, a breakaway territory that has resisted Chinese efforts to expand its influence in Africa. Somalia has barred Taiwanese passport holders from entering the country, the self-governing island's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, blaming Chinese pressure on the African country as Taipei forges stronger ties with the breakaway territory of Somaliland.
African breakaway state offers US a chance to stick it to China

1 month ago | thenewstribune.com | Abdi Latif Dahir

BERBERA, SomalilandThe Cold War-era airstrip, its asphalt gleaming in the sunlight, stretched toward the coastline on the Horn of Africa. A few miles away, dock workers unloaded cargo at a port on the Gulf of Aden, a vital global shipping route frequently under attack by Houthi rebels from Yemen. These two maritime facilities in Berbera city belong to Somaliland, an enclave of about 5 million people that has functioned independently from Somalia since 1991.
How Trump Offers This African Territory Its ‘Biggest Opportunity’ [The New York Times)-

1 month ago | afropages.fr | Abdi Latif Dahir |João Silva
How Trump Offers This African Territory Its 'Biggest Opportunity'

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Abdi Latif Dahir |João Silva

After years of building relationships with congressional Republicans and conservative think tanks, officials in Somaliland believe President Trump will grant their ultimate wish: statehood. The Berbera Port in Somaliland last month. After years of building relationships with congressional Republicans and conservative think tanks, officials in Somaliland believe President Trump will grant their ultimate wish: statehood. The Berbera Port in Somaliland last month. Credit...
US visa ban adds to South Sudan’s mounting troubles

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Abdi Latif Dahir

The Trump administration’s decision over the weekend to revoke visas for all South Sudanese passport holders has added to the mounting political and humanitarian challenges of a country on the brink of civil war, officials and observers said Monday. Tensions between the two political leaders of South Sudan have escalated in recent weeks, especially after authorities put the vice president under house arrest in late March.
U.S. Visa Ban Adds to South Sudan’s Mounting Troubles [The New York Times)-

1 month ago | afropages.fr | Abdi Latif Dahir