Somali president and his delegation arrive in Ethiopia

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his delegation arrived in Gondar, where they will travel to the town of Bahr Dare in Ethiopia. President Mohamed will attend a three-day conference with Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed and the President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki. The delegation was part

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Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen Has Been a Political, Financial and Diplomatic Disaster

Saudi Arabia and its allies are desperate to cease fire in Yemen, but they want a major victory to continue their interfering role in talks over the fate of the country before holding fire; otherwise, they will earn nothing, but utmost humiliation after years of bombing a poor, defenseless nation. It’s now several months they

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13 dead included gunman after mass shooting in southern California bar

A hooded gunman dressed entirely in black opened fire on a crowd at a country dance bar holding a weekly “college night” in Southern California, killing 12 people and sending hundreds fleeing including some who used barstools to break windows and escape, authorities said Thursday. The gunman — identified as 28-year-old veteran Ian David Long

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Benadir regional administration orders charities to register administration to identify their activities.

Benadir regional administration called on aid agencies operating in the Benadir region to contact the regional administration to identify their activities. Benadir governor and mayor of Mogadishu, Eng  Abdirahman Omar Osman , said the Benadir The administration will take action against the charities without registered in Mogadishu. Eng, Osman pointed out that Mogadishu has been in

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Opinion: Strong, fair trade with China critical to Africa’s development

The Africa-China relationship can best be described as comprehensive and strategic at this stage. This is primarily due to multiple agreements reached between the two parties at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, as well as other bilateral deals reached between China and individual African nations. As the Chinese economy grows, African countries collectively benefit from

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EU asks “level playing field” of Britain in case of all-UK Irish backstop – sources

The European Union wants Britain to stick to the bloc’s rules on state aid, environment and workers’ rights after Brexit to prevent it from gaining unfair access to the Europeans’ single market, diplomatic sources and officials told Reuters. The EU sees this as key to ensuring a “level playing field” should the so-called Irish border

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Somali President welcomed a delegation of Turkish led by Defense Minister

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, welcomed a delegation of Turkish-Turkish government led by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to emphasize the importance of relations between the two countries. The purpose of the trip is to help the Turkish government improve its support to Somalia and to assess the

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Somali regional South West State governor resigns,

Somalia’s South west State governor has resigned and pulled out his governor’s race Wednesday, just days before the region holds the much-awaited election slated to take place by Nov. 17, officials said. Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, who had been in power since 2014 has announced his resignation in Baidoa, the regional state’s administrative capital. His

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UN Calls for Consensus on Credible and Peaceful Governors Election in Somalia’s South West State

The events unfolding in the last few days, including the divisions among the stakeholders, ahead of the upcoming Governors election in Somalia’s South West State has the potential to lead to violence. The United Nations Mission in Somalia calls on all parties and stakeholders to work together to ensure that these Somali-owned electoral process proceeds

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Saudi Arabia Bans Muslims From Israel and Palestine From Mecca – Report

Although the Jewish State and the Gulf Kingdom have no diplomatic ties, Palestinians with Israeli citizenship have been able to perform the hajj, considered compulsory in Islam, using temporary Jordanian passports. Riyadh has eliminated this loophole despite reports about a rapprochement and military cooperation between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has changed its passport

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