Somalia’s Puntland civil servant is facing a widespread lack of pay

File Photo/Somali Times The civil servant and various forces of the Puntland administration are facing a widespread lack of pay, according to Somali Times. The civil servant and various forces of the Puntland state have not been paid for more than six months. The lack of pay faced by Puntland workers and soldiers has been

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Soldiers killed in Kenya military chopper crash

A military chopper conducting night patrol in Lamu County, Kenya crashed, claiming all occupants on board on September 18, 2023. Photo/Shutterstock By Daily Nation Several Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers aboard a Kenya Air Force Huey chopper have died in a crash within the terror prone Boni Forest in Lamu County. Confirming the incident on

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Exclusive: EU temporarily holds back food aid in Somalia after UN finds widespread theft

File Photo/Somali Times By Reuters The European Union executive has temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, two senior EU officials told Reuters on Monday, after a U.N. investigation found widespread theft and misuse of aid meant to avert famine. The European Commission gave more than $7 million in aid to

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World Bank: Pending bills hurting Kenya’s budget processes

President William Ruto during a Cabinet Meeting at State Lodge, Kakamega. By Business Daily Africa Quality of Kenya’s budget implementation declined in 2022 due to corruption and rapid accumulation of pending bills, the World Bank has warned in a new report. The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) shows that Kenya was among the four

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Somalia Puntland opposition politicians say Deni has failed the democratic system

File Photo/Somali Times The forum of Puntland politicians, united by the opposition politicians, accused President Said Deni of failing to lead Puntland to a solid governance system. In a press release, they said that President Deni’s political greed has led to security uncertainty, that the constitution has been changed illegally, and that the constitutional court

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African Union says its second phase of troop withdrawal from Somalia has started

African Union Force Commander Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding shakes hands with Commander of the US Army Special Operations Command and Rear Admiral Jamie Sands at Atmis force headquarters in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on June 14, 2023. Photo/African Union By The Associated Press The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has

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EU Commission chief unveils 10-point plan to help Italy amid Lampedusa migrant crisis

By Anadolu Agency EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean, which has been inundated with irregular migrants in recent days, and presented a 10-point action plan to support Italy. With approximately 11,000 irregular migrants arriving on the island of Lampedusa from Africa to Europe through the

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Cybersecurity: Rise of the enemy within

Side view of hacker using computer with digital interface while sitting at desk of blurry interior. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Kenya has experienced two major cyber-attacks in the last few months, with the latest one affecting the government’s online portal, paralysing services for days and raising questions over safety of cyber systems in the

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Russell Brand’s net worth revealed amid sickening sex assault claims

File Photo-Comedian and presenter Russell Brand speaks during an anti-austerity rally in Parliament Square in London June 21, 2014. Reuters/Luke MacGregor/File Photo New York Post By Brooke Kato Russell Brand’s career could be over following bombshell sexual assault allegations made by four women in a new report published by The Times of London. But the

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At London arms fair, global war fears are good for business

Visitors look at ammunition on display at the Defence and Security Equipment International trade show in London, Britain, September 12, 2017. Photographer Hannah McKay By Reuters As Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met this week to discuss what analysts believe will be a deal for an exchange of weapons, the West’s

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