File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s corruption virtually runs throughout Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud’s regime. From its judicial system, to public services, administration, police, tax and customs administration, legislation, natural resources, public procurement, and the civil society, the scourge remains unabated. Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh dissolves federal

James Swan United Nations envoy to Somalia The Secretary General of the United Nations has appointed James Swan from the United States as the Acting Special Envoy to Somalia and the Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOM). Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh dissolves

This photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a BMW electric vehicle displayed at the signing ceremony for deepening strategic cooperation between BMW and Shenyang, in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. Photographer Pan Yulong By Xinhua News Agency The Beijing China-Germany economic and technological cooperation demonstration zone has attracted more than 100 German enterprises, reaching

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a joint press conference in Ankara, Türkiye, on May 13, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua) By Xinhua News Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday underscored the significance of maintaining the recent

File Photo/Somali Times Former Somalia President Hassan Sheikh took over a country with a single constitution. For two years, the country has two constitutions. Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh dissolves federal government 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥an𝐝 has the legal one under the agreement (2012). The Federal Government has a new

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2024. Photographer Maxim Shemetov/File Photo By Reuters If the West wants to fight for Ukraine on the battlefield, Russia is

File Photo/Somali Times By The East African East African Community (EAC) member states are increasingly trading with one another and with other African countries, while reduce their trade with Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world, shaping the intra-Africa trade dream projected to boost commerce and livelihoods on the continent. The seven countries in

Mehmet Vefa Dağ poses for an interview, Cape Town, South Africa, May 11, 2024. (AA Photo) By Daily Sabah Mehmet Vefa Dağ tried his luck in the presidency first years ago, to no avail. This time, he aims for a more “local” vote and hopes to be the first politician of Turkish descent in the

Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Credit Photo/Facebook By Anadolu Agency Colombian President Gustavo Petro blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, saying he will “go down in history as a genocide perpetrator.” “Mr. Netanyahu, you will go down in history as a genocide perpetrator. Dropping bombs on thousands of innocent children, women and the elderly

By Xinhua News Agency The Chinese management contractors of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway’s management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation. This came as senior Ethiopian and Djiboutian government officials, the Chinese diplomatic community in Ethiopia, and management contractor of the 752-km electrified