File Photo/Somali Times By The Associated Press The African Union appealed for nearly $90 million Wednesday for its peacekeeping force in Somalia, which is providing support to its military forces battling al-Shabab extremists. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, the AU commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, told two reporters that the more than 19,600-strong AU force

By Anadolu Agency Canada’s population, spurred by immigration, jumped by over 1 million last year, the largest increase since the Second World War baby boom, Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported Wednesday. The growth raised the population to 39.57 million, with international migration accounting for 96% of the increase, StatCan said in a news release. It cements

File Photo/Somali Times The sound of artillery was heard tonight in some districts of the Banadir region, which expressed strong fear among the people living in the capital of Mogadishu. About ten artillery shells fell in different districts of the capital, but it is not known where they fell officially. Read: Somalia is an unfortunate

Black Agenda Report Dr. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad The legacy of colonialism and interference from the U.S. and other states keeps Djibouti’s president in office after 25 years. Djibouti needs democracy and sovereignty for its people. Djibouti is a tiny country of one million people, formerly French Somaliland, sitting on the mouth of the Red Sea,

Citizens protesting against high rates of taxation By The African Exponent Côte d’Ivoire has been named the country with the highest personal income tax rates globally. Only Finland (56.95%), Japan (55.97%), Denmark (55.90%), and Austria (55%) closely follow Côte d’Ivoire. No other African country makes it to the top-ten list of highest-taxed countries in 2023.

By Reuters Oil fell in Asian trade on Wednesday morning, paring two straight days of gains after an industry report showed U.S. crude inventories rose unexpectedly last week in a sign fuel demand may be weakening. Brent futures, which have risen more than 3% this week, were down 37 cents, or 0.5%, at $74.95 a

By The East African Kenya’s Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed separate bilateral treaties with China and Italy that will see Nairobi extradite its own citizens to the two countries if they break laws there. The new arrangement now awaits the nod of the National Assembly to be formally ratified. China tried to have its nationals suspected

By Anadolu Agency UK’s draft asylum legislation would be at variance with its obligations under international human rights and refugee law, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk told Anadolu in an interview to mark the annual International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. “I am deeply concerned at this legislation that would

File Photo/Somali Times President Museveni has urged the people of Somalia to consider building a People’s National Army with the correct ideology of defending their country for peace to prevail. He said the country needs to stabilise so as to raise enough resources for self-sustenance. according to Daily Monitor reported. This was during a meeting

By Reuters Days before a hastily convened press conference late on Sunday that would make the world’s front pages, Switzerland’s political elite were secretly preparing a move that would jolt the globe. While the nation’s central bank and financial regulator publicly declared that Credit Suisse was sound, behind closed doors the race was on to