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...

MALI LEADER ASSIMI GOITA MEETS RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR AFTER TERRORIST ATTACKS.(PHOTO)


 Mali leader Assimi Goita meets Russian ambassador after terrorist attacks


The leader of Mali's government, Assimi Goita, met on Tuesday with the Russian ambassador, according to a social media post from his office, his first public appearance since terrorists carried out simultaneous attacks on Saturday, Reuters reported.


West Africa's Al Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg-led separatists hit Mali's main army base and the area near Bamako's airport, while driving Russian soldiers, who were deployed in support of government forces, out of Kidal in the north.


Mali's defence minister, Sadio Camara, died in the assault. President Goita had not been seen until the social media post published on Tuesday afternoon.


The scale and the scope of the offensive on multiple sites across the vast West African country was widely condemned, including by the United Nations and the African Union.


The Malian government has said that the situation is under control.

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