Somalia: Currency Reform for the Central Bank of Somalia

The Central Bank of Somalia to issue a new national currency under Phase which will be limited to exchanging the counterfeit Somali shilling notes currently in circulation with new currency. Over the past two years the IMF has provided the Central Bank Somalia. with extensive technical assistance  to support the currency reform project. All preparatory

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Zimbabwe’s vice president using skin lightening creams

Zimbabwe’s vice president Constantino Chiwenga has set the record on allegations that he has been bleachening to attain a lighter skin complexion. Chiwenga, the former chief of defence forces has been mocked by Zimbabweans on social media, with some users cruelly calling him ‘Bleachy Chiwenga’ and ‘General Ambi’, after the famous make of skin cream.

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President Mohamed attended in ceremony of the new Speaker of the House of the People

Mogadishu Somali Times -The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi  Mohamed today attended the ceremony for the  the new Speaker of the House of the People Somalia. Mr Mohamed Mursal Sheikh President said  requires close cooperation to strengthen our sovereignty. The President pointed out that the efforts of the Somali state to

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Kenyatta: Continental free trade deal boosts Kenya, Djibouti partnership

President Uhuru Kenyatta Wednesday evening said the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement offers Kenya and Djibouti opportunity to increase public and private partnerships towards better prosperity. President Kenyatta said the agreement provides solutions to remove bottlenecks that have traditionally hampered intra-Africa trade. The Head of State spoke at State House, Nairobi, when he and the

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Museveni invites Egypt’s president to visit the source of the Nile

Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has invited his Egyptian counterpart to visit the source of the Nile in the East African nation.River Nile, which is the world’s longest river flowing through ten countries in Northeastern Africa, is the source of constant friction among these nations which rely on it to sustain agriculture, energy and development needs.Egypt

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Ethiopia: Saudi delegation seeks to explore various options to invest in areas of agriculture and livestock

The Ethiopian State Minister, Dr Aklilu Hailemichael held discussions with Saudi business delegation The business delegation seeks to explore various options to invest in areas of agriculture and livestock rearing. The delegation has already made visits to two locations in Ethiopia, both of which were close to the Ethio-Djibouti border. They appreciated the ease of

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Hassan Rohani: Iran is protesting the agreement, if the United States has withdrawn

Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of Iranian nuclear program with Iran in 2015, the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani said that the US decision was unlawful to counter the agreement international Rohani said Iran has been in the deal since 2015, but the United States does not maintain a promise or

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The Qatari – Turkish campaign provides aid to flood victims in Somalia Beledwayne

Somali families effect flood victim  aid provided by a joint Qatari-Turkish campaign to help flood victims in Beledwayne, Somalia. This is the first humanitarian initiative to respond to relief calls by flood victims in this city located in the centre of the country.Qatar Charity , jointly with Turkish TIKA Foundation and Turkish Red Crescent, oversaw

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Robert Mugabe to explain missing $15bn revenue, whether he likes it or not: Zimbabwean MPs

While Robert Mugabe will not appear before Zimbabwe’s parliamentary committe on mines as scheduled on Wednesday, its boss Temba Mliswa says its only a matter of time before the former head of state is hosted to answer questions on diamond mining operations.Mliswa, who leads the parliamentary committee on mines, said the clerk of parliament hadn’t

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Somali Prime Minister urges the security forces to speed up ahead of Ramadan

Mogadishu –The prime minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Mr. Hassan Ali Kheyre inspected stabilization Force who prepared to beef up the security in Mogadishu . The prime minister accompanied by security chiefs, Mayor of Mogadishu  Mr .Abdirahman Osman had encouraged the especial security force to strengthen the operations aimed at enhancing the security

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