By Anadolu Agency Senegal’s president announced Thursday that his mandate as president will end on April 2 and consultations for the organization of the election of his successor will start next week. Speaking in a media interview in the capital Dakar, Macky Sall said the date for holding presidential elections he had postponed remains open

Dr. Candice Matthews, left, listens as state representative Ron Reynolds, right, with Darryl George, center, makes comments before a hearing regarding George’s punishment for violating school dress code policy because of his hair style, Thursday Feb. 22, 2024 at the Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac, Texas. A judge has ruled that George’s monthslong punishment by

Labourers carry out surfacing work on a road near the Zambian capital Lusaka November 15, 2013. Photographer Mackson Wasamunu/File Photo By Reuters Zambia’s kwacha is Africa’s best performing currency against the U.S. dollar so far this year after the central bank sharply tightened monetary policy, but analysts said it would strengthen sustainably only if the

Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Defence Agreement between Somalia and Turkey is the best thing President Hassan Sheikh has done yet. It is commendable how it was swiftly passed in the parliament despite the damning presence of more than 200 dual national MPs who ‘report’ back to many western countries who are against the strong, stable

By Anadolu Agency The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Wednesday that the world cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the ongoing tragedy in Gaza. “Too many innocent lives have been lost. Ninety percent of the population is being displaced from their homes. This humanitarian catastrophe is not a natural one. It is

File Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who recently held a press conference at the Presidency, announced that our maritime boundary is being defended by Turkey, which means that the security of our sea has been handed over to Turkey, which has strong military power. President Hassan Sheikh has announced that the

A pit head is seen at the Tumela Mine , an Anglo American Platinum open pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Thabazimbi, Limpopo on June 9,2016. Photographer Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo By Reuters South Africa’s mines, which laid the foundation for the nation’s industrial growth well into the post-apartheid era, are

By Xinhua News Agency, China’s permanent representative to the UN Zhang Jun on Monday called for continued international support for Somalia’s efforts to achieve political stability, security transition, and economic and social reconstruction. The attention and support of the UN and the international community for Somalia must not waver, as 2024 is critical for the

File Photo/Somali Times By Elham Ishmael Catriona Laing’s comments at the UNSC were a clear violation of the impartiality of UNSRSG and are an affront to the people and government of Somalia. She diminished the actions of Ethiopia and their attempts to annex parts of Somalia by saying “Ethiopia and Somaliland announced an MOU which

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud visited the police headquarters in Mogadishu, a few days after the deaths of three women, all allegedly murdered by their husbands, sparked outrage in Mogadishu. Somalia has become lawless since Hassan Sheikh came to power 15 May 2022. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? President Hassan