File Photo/Somali Times More than 1,200 Somali civilians were killed or injured due to explosive ordnance, including remnants of war, land mines, and improvised explosive devices in 2022, according to latest UN figures. “Whether measured in the number of casualties or the scope of economic impediment, the toll being paid by ordinary Somalis because of

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s leaders are corrupted and they care less about the future of Somali children and most Somali politicians’ children live abroad in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Turkey. The money they looted has been deposited to foreign countries. Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud before he become president for the first time was

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photographer Tiksa Negeri By Reuters The U.S. is trying to wreck Russia’s planned summit with African countries as part of efforts to isolate Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday. Lavrov told the news site Argumenty i Fakty that Moscow was different from Western countries

An empty flagpole stands between the national flags of France and Estonia outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, April 3, 2023. Finland awaits an official green light to become the 31st member of the world’s biggest security alliance as NATO foreign ministers prepare to meet in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) By

Dan Ray waves an American flag as plane carrying former U.S. President Donald Trump takes off from the Palm Beach International Airport, after Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 3, 2023. Reuters/Ricardo Arduengo By

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 03, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Saudi state news agency SPA said, as Cairo seeks financial inflows to ease pressure on its currency and bolster

By Business Daily Africa First Community Bank (FCB) has disclosed a shortfall of more than Sh1 billion in core capital, revealing the extent of the crisis that pushed its owners to sell a majority stake to a Mogadishu-based lender in a rescue deal. The small lender’s latest books of account show that the core capital

File Photo/Somali Times The governor of Banadir region and the mayor of Mogadishu Yusuf Hussein Jimale last night chaired a meeting to discuss public security in Mogadishu. Somalia’s capital, is now a lawless city. The meeting which was held at the general command center of the Banadir regional police department was attended by the two

By Anadolu Agency Paris residents have voted for the prohibition of self-service electric scooters in the French capital, the mayor announced. On Sunday, a referendum has been held whether to ban the rental e-scooters which triggered a public row in the past months. Anne Hidalgo in a news conference said: “As of Sept. 1, there

By Business Daily Africa Gulf oil companies rejected a proposal to use the National Oil Corporation of Kenya to import fuel on credit due to its poor cash position, forcing the State to allow them to nominate their preferred dealers. Industry sources privy to the talks, which started in September last year disclosed that Saudi