Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect

File – In this April 26, 2017, file photo is a Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Millions of Nigerians were unable to access Twitter after the government enforced an indefinite suspension of the microblogging platform’s operations in Nigeria. The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria said in a statement Saturday,

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Police are hunting a Mombasa gang murdered a Dutch National and his security guard

Photo: Credit  Associated Press . According to sources from Nairobi news. A woman who had been tied in a car lead police to an apartment where the Dutch national was found dead. Police are hunting for a gang in Sahnzu, Mombasa that killed a Dutch national and his security guard. Herman Rouwenhorst and the watchman

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Australia presses Saudi Arabia on dual national extradited from Morocco

Osama al-Hasani has not been heard from since being extradited to Saudi Arabia (Twitter/screengrab) Australia’s foreign minister has raised the case of a Saudi-Australian dual national who was extradited from Morocco to Saudi Arabia in March. The extradition was condemned by his relatives and rights groups over fears that he may be subject to torture.

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Turkey lands new deal to provide 118 armored combat vehicles to Kenya

Katmerciler’s tactical wheeled armored 4×4 vehicle Hızır. (Courtesy of Katmerciler) In the latest of successful deals, a Turkish defense firm has landed a new contract to provide 118 armored vehicles to Kenya, expanding its footprint in Africa. Our tactical wheeled armored 4×4 vehicle Hızır has been hailed all over Africa. Our expansion in the African

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EU officially closes its airspace to Belarusian carriers

Belarusian aircraft banned to overfly, land over EU territory The European Union officially banned on Friday Belarusian carriers from its airspace. The Council of the EU decided to prohibit the overflight of EU airspace and access to EU airports for all Belarusian aircraft, the institution representing EU governments announced in a press release. The decision

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UK’s Sunak says world is watching as G7 debates tax reform

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in London, Britain June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool By David Milliken Britain said the world was relying on a gathering of some of the richest nations to agree reforms to outdated global tax rules, as finance ministers from the Group of

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The latest: Somali special forces killed 75 Al-Shabab terrorists

Photo/Somali Times Colonel Ali Hashi, a spokesman for the Somali National Army, said in an interview with outlet media that they had killed more than 75 Al-Shabab militants and that they achieved significant victories. “The troops fought in many areas and inflicted heavy casualties on Al-Shabab terrorists. The fighting took place in Warta Jilable which

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Property developers freeze fresh investments on low gains, occupancy

Britam Group managing director Tavaziva Madzinga. By ELIZABETH KIVUVA A growing number of property developers have frozen investments in the construction of residential houses and commercial spaces amid struggles with low occupancy rates and low returns. In the latest shift, insurance group Britam said it will stop new property developments as part of its five-year

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Somalis are using a different route to reach Kenya

Photo: Credit Wikipedia Ethiopian Airlines. Travellers between Somalia and Kenya has been disrupted since the Kenyan government imposed a ban on flights between the two countries. Kenya’s decision to suspend flights has cut into a lot of people in Mogadishu and wide, and people to travel with, but it came days after a new route.

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Theresa May joins Tory rebellion over overseas aid cuts

Theresa May in the House of Commons in February. Photograph: PA By Patrick Wintour Former PM among 30 Tory MPs backing amendment aiming to reverse cuts to aid spending The former prime minister Theresa May has joined a growing rebellion of Tory MPs over cuts to the government’s overseas aid programme. Thirty Tory MPs now

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