President Farmajo has stopped any illegal contracts offered on government land

File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said he has suspended any agreement on the transfer, sale, lease of public lands, pending the finalization of parliamentary rules and regulations. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said the government has launched an investigation into illegal documents for the Ex-Control Afgoye penitentiary, educational institutions and other areas in

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Colonial art: Cambridge hands over looted bronze to Nigeria

Master of Jesus College Sonita Alleyne, left and Director General of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments Professor Abba Isa Tijani pose for a photo ahead of a ceremony at Jesus College Cambridge, where the looted bronze cockerel, known as the Okukur, will be returned to Nigeria, in Cambridge, England, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021.

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UK Treasury chief hails economic rebound from pandemic

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak holds up the traditional ministerial red dispatch box as he leaves for the House of Commons to deliver the Budget in London, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) By Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is painting a relatively rosy picture of the

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Kenya on high alert following terror attack in Uganda

Credit: Business Daily Africa. Kenya is on high alert following recent bomb attacks in the neighbouring Uganda which authorities there linked to terrorism, On Monday, two people were killed and several injured in the country following a bus explosion at Mpigi District in central Uganda, According to Kenya Capital FM reported. Ugandan police confirmed Tuesday

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U.S. senators urge Biden to avoid India sanctions over Russian deal

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein By Reuters Two U.S. senators have urged President Joe Biden to waive sanctions against India over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defence system, saying such a punitive

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Somali business owners in Ankara handed deportation orders in ‘harassment campaign’

A number of Somalis in Ankara sold their businesses or closed them down after police handed them deportation orders in September 2021 (MEE/Ragip Soylu) By Middle East Eye Over the last few years, Kizilay Square in the heart of Ankara has experienced a unique kind of gentrification. The Turkish capital’s growing Somali community has established

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China rails against US over ‘illegal’ Zimbabwe sanctions

Credit: Reutrers/Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin, speaks during a news conference in Beijing, July 17, 2020. China has hit out at the United States for maintaining its 20-year-old sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying the embargo has damaged the southern African country’s economy, According to Daily Nation reported. Beijing issued the rebuke on Monday as Zimbabwe

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Sudan coup 2021: US pauses $700m in aid after military takeover

Sudanese protesters rally in Khartoum to denounce overnight detentions by the army of government members, on 25 October 2021 (AFP) By Middle East Eye The United States announced on Monday that it was pausing $700m in emergency assistance funds for Sudan following a military coup against the country’s civilian leadership. “The United States condemns the

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Egypt’s president lifts state of emergency for 1st time in years

By Anadolu Agency Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday evening ended the state of emergency in the country for the first time in years, “I decided for the first time in years to cancel the extension of the state of emergency throughout the country,” al-Sisi said on Facebook. “I am glad that we share

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Kenya Airways is Africa’s most expensive airline, say regulators

By Daily Nation Kenya Airways has the most expensive tickets among airlines operating in Africa, charging more on average than carriers such as Ethiopian Airlines, South African Airways and Air France. A new study by competition authorities representing a total of 24 African countries found that KQ, as the airline is known by its international

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