Kenya’s Ruto faces tough task taming protests and winning over Gen Z

By Reuters Protesters braving police batons, water cannon and occasional bullets on Kenya’s streets this week have taken up a rallying cry that is likely to unnerve its embattled president, William Ruto: “Ruto wantam”, or Ruto one-term. Ruto won power almost three years ago vowing to protect the poor and end police violence, but he

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Somalia President Hassan Sheikh is under intense pressure ahead of Washington talks

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday in a meeting aimed at strengthening security and trade cooperation, as Hassan Sheikh faces conflicting pressure from Cairo and Addis Ababa over disputed Nile waters. Read: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his family become the richest in Africa

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Carmaker JLR’s quarterly sales drop 11% after US exports halt, Jaguar wind-down

A Jaguar XFL vehicle is seen displayed at the Jaguar Land Rover booth during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 19, 2021. Photographer Aly Song/File Photo By Reuters British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover reported a 10.7% drop in first-quarter sales, its Indian parent Tata Motors, opens new tab

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Egypt El-Sisi vows to block Ethiopia from gaining access Red Sea

File Photo/Somali Times Egypt has vowed to block Ethiopia’s attempts to gain access to the Red Sea, and said it would step up training and equipping Somalia forces as part of a broader security partnership. Read: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his family become the richest in Africa Read: Egypt pressures Somalia President Hassan Sheikh

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BRICS seeks to create ‘a more stable global economic architecture’: Russian foreign minister

By Anadolu Agency Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Sunday that the BRICS bloc of developing economies seeks to create “a more stable global economic architecture.” Lavrov’s remarks came at the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. Noting that regional organizations like the African Union, the Community of

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Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and PM Hamza approved weapons shipment to Las Anod

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre approved the shipment of weapons and military equipment to the city of Las Anod on Friday, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to Somali Times. Read: Egypt pressures Somalia President Hassan Sheikh to cut ties with Ethiopia Read: Somalia President Hassan

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Egypt pressures Somalia President Hassan Sheikh to cut ties with Ethiopia

File Photo/Somali Times President Hassan Sheikh yesterday travelled to Egypt, the schedule of which was obtained by Somali Times. This is the fifth time that President Hassan Sheikh has visited the country since he was re-elected as President of Somalia on May 15, 2022. Read: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his family become the richest

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DW and ARD Become Useful Idiots for the Hargeisa Administration’s Separatists in Northern Somalia

Press Release: Puntland Post has exposed the lies that the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s English-language news network published in what it described as an investigative report about two Somali refugees in Germany. The report accused Ayuub Abdirizak and Yacqwub, two creators, of fomenting conflict in Somalia. Deutsche Welle has been influenced by the Somali separatism.

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Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his family become the richest in Africa

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives In May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was re-elected as the country’s president despite being heavily criticized for massive corruption, restrictions on the media and abuse of power during his previous term in office 2012-2017. Read: Exclusive: Somalia airspace revenue collected by Hassan Sheikh

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Kenyan Muslims Demand State House Mosque Construction After Ruto Defends Ksh 1.2B Church Project

By Kenyans Muslim leaders from different parts of the country have challenged President William Ruto to consider constructing a mosque at State House. The Muslims made the plea following the Head of State’s defence of his decision to establish a Ksh1.2 billion church after a public uproar by Kenyans. The leaders, led by Sheikh Abu

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