Algeria inaugurates Africa's largest mosque after years of political delays and cost overruns
Algeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns.
Time running out on Somalia's troubled vote as citizens sigh
Two regional states refuse to take part, and time is running out before the Feb. 8 date when mandates expire. Instead, the federal government and states agreed on another โindirect election,โ with senators and members of parliament elected by community leaders โ delegates of powerful clans โ in each member state. Members of parliament and senators then elect Somalia's president. You were given to lead a united people in a peaceful way,โ said one former president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. AdHe also warned that Jubbaland and Puntland could go the way of Somaliland, with Somalia's unity at stake.