How can you defeat Al-Shabab when the president, spy chief, minister of religion are members?

A photograph appear on the Internet/Al-Shabab terrorist group members The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia has finally spoken to the Somali people, after the attack on Hotel Hayat on Friday. The President’s speech was mostly lying where he is talking to the public and he is asking for support and to avoid working

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UK trade unions launch campaign for higher minimum wage amid cost of living crisis

By Anadolu Agency UK’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) launched a campaign on Wednesday to increase the minimum wage to £15 ($17.74) an hour amid a biting cost-of-living crisis. The TUC is a federation of trade unions in England and Wales. TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “Millions of low-paid workers live wage packet to wage

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Global growth fears send FTSE 100 to near three-week lows

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, Photographer Reuters/Toby Melville By Reuters UK’s FTSE 100 tumbled to near three-week lows on Wednesday after economic data highlighted growing risks of a recession, while investors braced for hawkish views from central bank policymakers as inflationary pressures remain elevated. The blue-chip

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Why rising Somali numbers scare us

A photograph appear on the Internet/East Africa Colonial Map By The Star, Kenya We are afraid of the tables being turned Afraid that once they are numerous enough to control state resources, they will treat the rest of us just as we have treated them since Independence. An impassioned storm was recently ignited on social

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Kenyan group sues UK government over what it calls colonial-era land theft

A tea plantation in Kenya’s Kericho highlands in Kericho county. The Kipsigis community says it was forcefully evicted from the land in 1934 : Photographer Tony Karumba/AFP By Reuters A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era

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Shipping industry says piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer a threat

In 2009, in one of the most high-profile cases, later turned into a film, a US-flagged ship, the Maersk Alabama, was hijacked by Somali pirates. The crew was eventually rescued by the US Navy. © AP Financial Times By Harry Dempsey Piracy in the waters off Somalia is no longer a threat to global shipping,

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Shanta eyes Sh60 million West Kenya gold licences

Artisanal gold miners work at one of the mining sites in Macalder on October 7, 2021 By Business Daily Africa London-listed exploration firm Shanta Gold is eyeing three additional prospecting licences from Canadian miner Barrick Gold in the West Kenya project, once the seller receives operating approvals from the government. Shanta took over Barrick’s Kenyan

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Rwandan lady faces two years in jail for dressing fashion

A photograph appear on the Internet Lilliane Mugabekazi Social media was set ablaze on Thursday after news surfaced that a woman could be sentenced to 2 years in prison for ‘indecent dressing’ in Kigali, Rwanda. Lilliane who is Rwandan was arrested by the country’s police force on 7th August for wearing what has been described

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Bulgaria energy minister calls Gazprom talks ‘inevitable’

Russian energy Gazprom is the largest supplier of natural gas to Europe and Turkey/Photograph: Reuters By The Associated Press Bulgaria’s interim government signaled its readiness to negotiate with Russian energy company Gazprom on the resumption of natural gas deliveries, the caretaker energy minister said Monday. Rosen Hristov didn’t set a date for talks with the

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Germans feeling the squeeze over surging food, energy prices

By Anadolu Agency Middle- and low-income families in Germany are struggling to cope with rising inflation and skyrocketing energy prices, angered by what they see as government inaction over their plight. Inflation has soared in recent months, hitting 7.5% in June, and according to the latest German central bank estimate, it is likely to rise

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