SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...

GOOGLE IS SET TO BUY A 12% STAKE,IN A KENYA POWER PROJECT.

                        According to sources,International IT company ''Google'',is set to buy a 12 percent stake in the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in Kenya,a project which is expected to generate 15% of the nation's energy.Google Energy Lead for Africa,Joe Mucheru said that Africa was a great place to invest and energy is a key demanded for the market.According to Mucheru,Africa is a fast growing economy that needs more renewable resources.Mucheru says the cost of thermal energy,diesel generation is too high especially with the growing economy and he believes it is a good investment for Google because it allows them to be involved in a trans-formative project that will provide roads and lines for Kenya and that it is in line with its existing energy investments into other markets.This is going to be the largest wind investment within Africa and it is hoped it will attract more  investment into the energy sector.Mucheru says it has invested in 22 projects,two of which are in Africa ie,in South Africa,the Jasper 96 MW solar project,which is also one of the largest projects in Africa.One more photo below.                                                                                                       

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