Ties with Somalia prove Africa’s importance for Turkey: Erdoğan

Photo Somali Times/President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud By Daily Sabah Somalia is the main example that shows the importance Turkey attaches to the economic development, social peace and stability of the African continent, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Speaking at

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Support ebbs for Boris Johnson as more British ministers quit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question time debate, in Parliament in London, Britain, July 6, 2022 in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via Reuters By Reuters Britain’s Boris Johnson was clinging to power on Wednesday, with support seeping away from the increasingly isolated prime minister, badly wounded by

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Turkey, Italy to deepen cooperation in defense industry

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L) attend a bilateral agreements signing ceremony after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on July 05, 2022. ( Photo Credit: TUR Presidency/ Murat Cetinmuhurdar ) By Anadolu Agency Türket and Italy are committed to deepening cooperation in the defense

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UK’s Boris Johnson on the brink as ministers quit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a Prime Minister’s Questions session at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, March 30, 2022. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via Reuters By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face questions in parliament followed by a grilling by senior lawmakers on Wednesday, with his premiership on the

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The final blow? UK PM Boris Johnson loses two key ministers

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the start of a cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London, Britain July 5, 2022. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Britain’s finance and health ministers resigned on Tuesday, in what looked to be the final blow for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s premiership after he had tried to

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Father of innocent Black man held at gunpoint by ‘institutionally racist’ police fears he could have died

The father feared his son could have been killed in the stop Supplied: Credit The Independent The Independent By Thomas Kingsley The father of a Black student held at gunpoint by “institutionally racist” police feared his son could have been killed in the incident. The force has been accused of racial profiling after two young

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Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh decides to hold talks with Al-Shabab

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s corrupt President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has said for the first time that Somalia is not in a position to negotiate with al-Shabab, but is opening its doors to Al-Shabab members. He also said that the government will eventually negotiate with extremist groups, especially Al-Shabaab, which is strong in Somalia, in order

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Ukraine’s shadow: Deadly crises like Somalia starved of aid

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud By The Associated Press More than two dozen children have died of hunger in the past two months in a single hospital in Somalia. Dr. Yahye Abdi Garun has watched their emaciated parents stumble in from rural areas gripped by the driest drought in decades. And

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Italy declares state of emergency in northern regions to combat drought

By Anadolu Agency Italy declared a state of emergency Monday in five northern regions that are most affected by drought. The Cabinet, convened under Prime Minister Mario Draghi, decided to issue emergency decrees for Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto, reflecting droughts in the Po River and eastern Alpine basins. The government also allocated

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Kenya seeks to rival London, Dubai with new financial hub

By Business Daily Africa Kenya will finally launch its international financial centre in the capital Nairobi today after years of preparation to attract large foreign firms and boost capital flows. The Kenyan hub is expected to model Nairobi as a financial district in line with existing financial centres in European, Middle East and the Far

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