Why UN envoy Somalia James Swan witnessing Hassan Sheikh blocking aid to Jubaland?

File Photo/Somali Times Why UN envoy Somalia James Swan witnessing Hassan Sheikh blocking aid to Jubaland, in the city of Kismayo, the capital of Lower Jubba region, hundreds of Somali people gathered today and staged a protest against Hassan Sheikh blocking aid in Jubaland. Read: Somalis call for corrupt president Hassan Sheikh to resign Read:

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Somalis call for corrupt president Hassan Sheikh to resign

File Photo/Somali Times The sources added that he agreed to allow Ethiopia to have a sea route but he would tie it to the capture of Puntland and Jubaland by the Darood administrations of Ethiopia in a state of civil war. Ethiopia rejected it and responded by saying that the Somalis should agree on the

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Chad investigates foiled attempt to storm presidential compound

Chad’s newly elected President and junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby raises his hand during his inauguration ceremony in N’djamena, Chad May 23, 2024. Photographer Israel Matene/File Photo By Reuters A foiled attack on Chad’s presidential compound overnight was carried out by a group of two dozen armed “ill-intentioned individuals” who were neutralised by security forces,

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Thousands of structures destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires as authorities confirm 10 deaths

By Anadolu Agency Thousands of homes have been destroyed by nearly a half-dozen wildfires tearing through Los Angeles communities Thursday evening as the grim death toll was confirmed to have risen to 10. The remains of two victims of the Palisades Fire were found as authorities continue their search, multiple news outlets quoted the Los

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Shell writes down Namibia oil discovery in blow to country

The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. Photographer Chris Helgren/File Photo By Reuters Shell opens new tab will write down around $400 million over an oil discovery offshore Namibia that it deemed commercially unviable in

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Hollywood stars among thousands fleeing Los Angeles-area wildfires

A firefighter works to extinguish flames as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. Photographer Mario Anzuoni By Reuters More than 30,000 people evacuated their homes as a wildfire ripped through an upscale coastal area of Los Angeles overnight, with Hollywood celebrities among those fleeing by car and on foot as

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China-Africa cooperation energizes Global South growth

Containers are being loaded onto a truck at Lekki Port in Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov. 30, 2024. Lekki Port, a commercial cooperation project constructed by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd., stands as Nigeria’s first deep seaport and one of the largest of its kind in West Africa. Photographer Wang Guansen By Xinhua News Agency As

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Ethiopian PM tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw Egypt’s participation in the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia

File Photo/Somali Times Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw its troops from Egypt to participate in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Sources confirmed to Somali Times. Read: US paid $3 billion in aid to Somalia-where did it go? Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh richest man in Africa for corruption The

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How Kenya police hid killings of anti-government protesters

Riot police officers detain protesters demonstrating against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics, along the Aga Khan walk in downtown Nairobi, Kenya December 30, 2024. Photographer Thomas Mukoya/File Photo By Reuters Nineteen-year-old Charles Owino was killed by a gunshot to the head during a day of anti-government protests near

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Hassan Sheikh and his family ask UN for funding hunger relief that doesn’t exist in Somalia

File Photo/Somali Times The fraudster chairman of the Somali National disaster management authority, Mahmoud Moalim Abdulle, met with UN representatives led by the Deputy UN Special Representative for Somalia, George Conway, with Hassan Sheikh and his family asking to fund hunger relief that doesn’t exist in Somalia looting every corner and opportunity to make money.

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