Kenya to gain as US restricts Ethiopia goods on Tigray war

US President Joe Biden speaks during climate change virtual summit from the East Room of the White House campus April 22, 2021, in Washington, DC, Credit to photo/AFP By Business Daily Africa Kenya looks set to benefit after the US suspended duty-free access to Ethiopian exports following ongoing unrest in the country’s Tigray region. The

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UK interest rates set to rise amid high inflation

File – General view of the Bank of England, in the financial district known as The City, in London, on Aug. 2, 2021. British homeowners and borrowers are bracing themselves for an interest rate increase from the Bank of England on Thursday, which would be the first in a Group of Seven industrial nation since

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Somali spy agency seizes drones at Mogadishu airport

Photo/Somali Times Somali National Security and Intelligence Forces have seized drones at Mogadishu airport. The drones, which were seized by NISA forces, numbered six and were said to be dismantling and were to be installed in Mogadishu. The planes were purchased from Turkey and were being flown by two Turkish technicians, who were released by

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Washington is not telling the truth about US troops in Somalia

U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Martin, junior sniper, assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, provides security for a 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) C-130J Super Hercules during unloading operations at an unidentified location in Somalia Sunday, June 28, 2020. No country has been involved in

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Air plane burns in Somalia airport

Air plane is currently burning at Dolow airport in Gedo region, according to recent reports from there, The plane is a C-160 and is a cargo plane left Mogadishu this morning carrying a cargo, Sources told local outlet media that the plane caught fire as it landed at the airport. A photograph of the plane

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Somalia remains most dangerous for journalists as threats rise globally

File Photo/Somali Times Violence, state impunity and threats to journalists appear to go hand in hand, according to new findings by a press freedom lobby, And as the world marked the International Day to End Crimes against Journalists on Tuesday, press freedom campaigners said risks for media practitioners appear to rise whenever authorities cannot take

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Sudan’s Burhan will need Hemeti, rebel forces and Gulf cash to stay in power

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at a press conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum on 26 October 2021 (AFP) Middle East Eye By Yezid Sayigh If his government is to survive, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan must deal with successionist threats, make an alliance with Hemeti and face the prospect of new western

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Addis Ababa government tells residents to prepare to defend neighbourhoods

Police officers walk amongst civilians at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo By Reuters Authorities in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday urged residents to prepare to defend their neighbourhoods after rebellious forces from Tigray region, who have been fighting the central government for a year, indicated

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UN court ruling shrinks Kenya’s fishing grounds

By SeafoodSource Uncertainty has gripped the coastal fishing communities in Kenya after a ruling by the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) and largely agreed with Somalia’s claim of ownership of a huge chunk of offshore area that served as a key fishing ground for the past 35 years. The 100,000-square-kilometer offshore area has

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What the US envoy says about the Somalia’s elections?

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud, held a private meeting in Mogadishu with the US envoy of the United States Embassy in Somalia, Ms. Colleen Crenwelge. The Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and US envoy discussed strengthening bilateral relations and co-operation, as well as security and political developments.

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