By Atlantic Council On June 17, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara. It was the fourth high-level meeting between the two countries this year, and the pace of dialogue between Somalia and Turkey is set to increase, following two major agreements between Turkey and Somalia signed earlier

File Photo/Somali Times There is still tension in the city of Mogadishu that arose from the area of ​​the School Bulusiya Cemetery, after the Somali government ordered the removal of the bodies, and that decision came into effect, with most of the bodies removed from the area. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang on Tuesday for his first visit to the nation in 24 years, the Kremlin said. The Russian president was invited by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who “personally met Vladimir Putin at the airport in Pyongyang,” the Kremlin said in a

Protestors participate in a demonstration against Kenya’s proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, June 18, 2024. Photographer Monicah Mwangi By Reuters A Kenyan parliamentary panel recommended on Tuesday that the government scrap some new taxes proposed as part of next year’s budget, as hundreds of protesters angered by the measures took to the streets

Courtesy of the Pickard family via cnbc By Face2Face Africa Dr. William Pickard hailed from Detroit and became one of America’s most successful Black entrepreneurs. Pickard, 83, who passed away June 12 at his West Palm Beach, Florida home, made his mark in 1971, becoming one of the first Black franchise owners of a McDonald’s

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, May 22, 2024. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after the start of the war in Gaza, with the value of permits granted for the sale of military equipment

A section of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline on the Ugandan side. Photo/Pool By The East African More than a year since Chinese financiers and the developers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) entered negotiations to bankroll the project’s debt, a massive hole remains in the financing structure as the loans amounting

By Xinhua News Agency The African Union (AU) Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said on Sunday that it has handed over the Barire military base to the Somali security forces, marking the start of the third phase of the troop drawdown. African Union  said the military base, which is located in the Lower Shabelle region

By Anadolu Agency Over 1.8 million pilgrims from across the globe on Saturday converged on Mount Arafat in the western region of Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced. During a press conference, Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said pilgrims began gathering at Arafat, a crucial

File Photo/Somali Times Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who was attending a conference in Norway where he visited, spoke about sensitive issues related to the Al-Shabab terror group. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read: Somalia Hassan Sheikh’s government is facing a widespread financial crisis and the causes Hassan Sheikh who was asked