United Nations Security Council has submitted a plan to remove Somalia arms embargo

File Photo Somali Times/Somali special forces commandos The United Nations Security Council has submitted a plan to provide weapons to the Federal Government of Somalia and ATMIS after a meeting between the Security and Peace Committee of the African Union and representatives of the United Nations. The chairman of the committee pointed out that there

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UK blames France as travelers face hours-long port delays

Passengers queue for ferries at the Port of Dover as families embarking on summer getaways at the start of school holidays have been warned by ferry operators to expect delays of several hours at the border, in Folkestone, Kent, England, Thursday July 21, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) By The Associated Press Britons heading off

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Where Kenya’s super-rich are migrating to for investments

By Business Daily Africa Wealthy Kenyans are seeking second homes in St Kitts and Nevis, a two-island county in North America. Reason? Its education system is better, it is affordable to get citizenship because the investment requirement is fairer than in other countries and it is crypto-friendly hence attractive to technology investors and entrepreneurs. St

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Key gas pipeline from Russia to Europe restarts after break

This photo shows the landfall facility of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, in Lubmin, Germany, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Europe is bracing for the possibility that the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline that brings natural gas from Russia to

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Cape Town hospital uses robot at forefront of surgery in Africa

South African surgeons Dr Tim Forgan and Dr Imraan Mia use a robot called DaVinci to perform delicate operations at the Tygerberg hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, July 15, 2022. Reuters/Shelley Christians By Reuters A surgical team led by Dr Tim Forgan uses the da Vinci Xi robot to assist in removing a cancerous

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When will the new government of Somalia PM be appointed?

The new Cabinet of Ministers of Somalia is going to be announced on Saturday next week according to Somali Times. The president Hassan Sheikh and his right hand man prime minister, Hamse Abdi Barre, have finally agreed on a list of council of ministers that includes many friends from the president’s side. It took almost a

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Somalia’s corrupt president Hassan Sheikh travel to Tanzania inspecting business empire

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud travel to Tanzania inspecting business empire. He will sign the bilateral relations between Tanzania and Somalia after meeting with Tanzania president Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dodoma. Through some of his family, Hassan Sheikh heavily invested the spoils of his first tenure in Tanzania real estate. Somali president

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Turkish president says, US forces must leave areas Syria east of the Euphrates River

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan By Anadolu Agency The US needs to withdraw its forces from regions of Syria east of the Euphrates River, as part of the Astana peace process for Syria, the Turkish president said Wednesday. “America has to leave east of the Euphrates now. This is an outcome that came out of

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Race to become UK PM down to final two: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak arrives at an office building in London, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls By Reuters Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will battle it out to become Britain’s next prime minister after they won the final lawmaker vote, setting up the last stage of the contest

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Kenya and Tanzania increase foreign debts with new IMF loans

Kenya and Tanzania presidents By The African Exponent Kenya and Tanzania have increased their foreign debts after both countries received approvals for new loans worth over $1.2 billion. The East African countries received confirmation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to disburse the loans. The IMF has agreed to give an additional sum of $235.6

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