President Farmajo receives credentials from new US Ambassador to Somalia

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has received credentials from the newly appointed US Ambassador to Somalia Larry André. The new ambassador shared a message from US President Joe Biden with President Farmajo. He also highlighted US efforts to strengthen ties and cooperation in the national interest of the two governments. According to the presidency, President

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Turkey’s engagement in Somalia has opened avenues for Somali businesses

Somalia and Turkey enjoy a special relationship, including trade, which encourages the Somali business community to travel to Turkey to import everything from clothing to medicine. Anadolu Agency reported. If one visits Somalia’s biggest markets in Bakara, Hamarwayne, and Suuq Bacaad in the capital, it would be easy to realize that the Turkish textile industry

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German defence minister ‘very sceptical’ about Mali mission

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht speaks to troops as she visits Rukla military base, Lithuania December 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo By Reuters German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Sunday she was “very sceptical” that the country could maintain its troops in Mali amid growing tension between the West African country and its international

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Asian shares fall as markets watch omicron, central banks

A woman walks past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Asian shares fell Monday, though Shanghai’s benchmark jumped after markets reopened from the Lunar New Year holidays. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) By Associated Press Asian shares mostly fell Monday, though Shanghai’s benchmark jumped

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Foreign military contractors, mercenaries, fighters ‘should get out of Africa’: AU official

African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye holds a press conference within the 35th session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 06, 2022. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu – Anadolu Agency ) By Anadolu Agency The African Union (AU) has been discussing ways to expel private

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Tunisian president dissolves Supreme Judicial Council

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied. Fethi Belaid/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo By Reuters Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a move that raises fears about the independence of the judiciary and was sure to anger his opponents. Saied’s decision caps months of his sharp criticism

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Chinese president holds talk with counterparts in Beijing

By Anadolu Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday held talks with different world leaders who visited Beijing to attend opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Xi met his counterparts from Egypt, Serbia and five Central Asian states – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. During his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi,

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Turkish president, first lady test positive for omicron variant of coronavirus

By Anadolu Agency ‘Thankfully, we are having a mild one,’ says Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and first lady Emine Erdogan tested positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus. “The results of the COVID-19 test that I had with my wife, after having mild symptoms today, were positive. Thankfully, we are

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Yemen war: Democrats introduce bill to stop US support for Saudi air force

Saudi F-15 fighter jets fly in formation with their US Air Force counterparts on 2 June 2019 (AFP) By Middle East Eye Two prominent House Democrats have introduced legislation that would prohibit US companies from providing maintenance services to the Saudi air force, the latest attempt by lawmakers to reduce Washington’s involvement in the devastating

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Special Report: Inside J&J’s secret plan to cap litigation payouts to cancer victims

A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and

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