Algeria closes airspace to Moroccan aviation as dispute deepens

Algerian upper house chairman Abdelkader Bensalah is pictured after being appointed as interim president by Algeria’s parliament, following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo By Reuters Algeria’s supreme security council decided on Wednesday to close the country’s airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian

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US-French spat seems to simmer down after Biden-Macron call

File – In this June 14, 2021 file photo, U.S. President Joe Biden, right, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron during a plenary session during a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels. French President Emmanuel Macron expects “clarifications and clear commitments” from President Joe Biden in a call to be held later on Wednesday

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Kenya-Somali clans file historical injustices with NLC

Isaak and Harti community land management committee Interim Chair Said Ali Salad (left) submits a historical land injustice complaint to Isiolo County NLC Coordinator Paul Kasimbu in Isiolo town on September 21, 2021. By Daily Nation The Isaak and Harti clans of the Somali community living in Isiolo on Tuesday submitted to the National Land

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US president warns UK again on peace in Northern Ireland

By Anadolu Agency Biden says his administration does not want to see any change in Good Friday Agreement US President Joe Biden has reiterated his warning that peace in Northern Ireland must not be jeopardized by post-Brexit rules-related tensions. Biden’s warning came during an Oval Office meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He underlined

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German auto giants place their bets on hydrogen cars

BMW iX5 Hydrogen is seen during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay Reuters By Nick Carey Battery power may be the frontrunner to become the car technology of the future, but don’t rule out the underdog hydrogen. That’s the view of some major automakers, including BMW and

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Somali government, African Union prepares plan for Amisom withdrawal

A photograph appear on the Internet. The Somali government has launched a roadmap to take over responsibility for security in the country, following the completion of Amisom troops. A technical committee of the government and the African Union will jointly prepare a roadmap for the Federal Government of Somalia to take over the security of

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Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, at United Nations headquarters in New York. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP) Associated Press By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, the climate crisis and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at

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Somali officials who signed a Memorandum of Understanding, Presidential Candidates close to Kenya and its allies

A photograph appear on the Internet. Dr Abdi Ulusso, the former Somalia Foreign Ministry Director General, said Twitter that he had been fired for submitting the Memorandum of Understanding signed with Kenya in 2009 to the Somali Transitional Federal Parliament. Dr Abdi Ulusso described the memo as a treason. “Sadly, though the same people who

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EU ministers agree on bloc’s approach toward Afghanistan

By Anadolu Agency Bloc maintains minimal presence in Kabul to monitor situation, facilitate humanitarian aid EU foreign ministers on Tuesday adopted a document guiding the bloc’s approach toward the Taliban-appointed interim government in Afghanistan. The conclusion officially confirmed the main findings of the EU foreign ministers’ informal meeting hosted by the Slovenian presidency of the

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Kenya seeks IMF aid to repay China loans

Public Debt Management Office Director General Haron Sirima. By Business Daily Africa Kenya is considering using funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to repay Chinese loans after it dropped an earlier request to defer debt payments. The Treasury says it could use its additional allocation of IMF reserves in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) assets,

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