Somalia President Farmajo and a delegation recently flew to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

A delegation led by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has left Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of President Farmajo’s visit to Ethiopia is to attend the 35th African Union Summit which opens tomorrow in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The AU Summit will be attended by African leaders

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Elizabeth the Steadfast: Queen marks 70 years on throne

File – This photo combo shows Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II during the State Opening of Parliament, London, in April, 1966 on the left and Nov. 15, 2006, on the right. Queen Elizabeth II will mark 70 years on the throne Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 an unprecedented reign that has made her a symbol of stability

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Halle Berry on lack of Black actress winners at Oscars: 1 is not enough

Credit to Twitter Halle Berry By Anadolu Agency When Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002, it was a milestone in movie history. She became the first woman of color to win the Oscar for her role as widowed waitress, Leticia Musgrove, in the 2001 film, Monster’s Ball. “This moment is

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Nigerian oil production and storage vessel explodes

Firemen try to extinguish a fire at the scene of an explosion after fuel tankers caught fire in flames at a commercial truck garage in Apapa district in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos\ file. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye By Reuters An oil production and storage vessel exploded off the coast of Nigeria early on Wednesday with 10

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Somalia hopes of becoming a member of the African Union Security Council

A Photograph appear on the Internet Somalia’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Abdullahi Ahmed Jama said he was very hopeful that Somalia would be elected a member of the African Union Security Council. Speaking to state media on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, the Ambassador said the Somali government had requested to

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Qatar rules out normalising relations with Israel, Syria

Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, is pictured at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo By Middle East Monitor Qatari Foreign Minister, Muhammad Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, has ruled out the prospect of his country normalising relations with Israel or Syria. In an interview with Axios news

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UK interest rate rise predicted as cost of living crisis deepens

The Bank of England has warned inflation could peak at close to 6% by April. Photograph: Thomas Krych/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock The Guardian By Phillip Inman Bank of England to vote on potential rate change while inflation soars to 30-year high Britons are braced for the Bank of England to increase interest rates on Thursday as the

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Tourists in UAE shrug off Houthi missile attacks

A general view of Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 2, 2022. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi By Reuters Tourists who flock to the United Arab Emirates in search of winter sun appear undeterred by recent missile attacks on the Gulf State by Yemen’s Houthi group that have prompted travel warnings from the

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Euro area inflation hits record high of 5.1% in January

By Anadolu Agency Energy has highest annual rate last month with 28.6%, according to preliminary Eurostat data Annual euro area inflation hit a new record high of 5.1% in January, according to a flash estimate of preliminary data from Eurostat on Thursday. The figure, above market forecasts of 4.4%, was up from 5% in December

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Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS By Reuters Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived an attempted coup on Tuesday but said many members of the security forces had been killed repelling an attack on democracy that may

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