In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gives closing arguments as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill preside Monday, April 19, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George

Photo/Somali Times Somalia said Monday that it would welcome the African Union taking a principal role in facilitating a process that would lead to dialogue between the government and other stakeholders in the country. According to Anadolu Agency report. Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said on Twitter, ”African Union is taking a leading role in facilitating

President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the nation from State House, Nairobi on March 12, 2021. By BRIAN NGUGI The US has decried graft in government tenders in Kenya, saying it locked out qualified American firms from undertaking projects in the country. The US Trade Representative’s office (USTR) claimed that some rogue public officials in Kenya manipulated

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo/File Photo Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he was prepared to send his military ships in the South China Sea to “stake a claim” over

Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo has today met with his counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. ‘To re-establish security, economic growth, debt rescheduling process, strengthening of democracy and the fight against terrorism,’ according to a statement from Villa Somalia. ”Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo face

Photo: Credit Associated Press/Anjum Naveed/ Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Pakistan has summoned a number of its diplomats in Saudi Arabia due to “multiple” complaints from the Pakistani community there, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Quresh announced on Saturday. “The diplomatic personnel in Saudi Arabia have been directed to provide all services and facilities to

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville By Elizabeth Howcroft World shares traded near record highs on Monday, as markets were generally upbeat about the prospects for a global economic recovery from COVID-19, ahead of a busy week for earnings. Europe’s STOXX 600

Photo/Somali Times Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, last night, where they began a two-day visit. Farmajo and his delegation were welcomed at N’djili International Airport by officials, according to a statement from Villa Somalia. The presidency also

Photo/Somali Times Somali government says it has seized an undisclosed amount of money from Kenya at the Mogadishu airport. Somali Police Chief General Abdi Hassan Mohamed said the large amount of cash was seized at the Mogadishu airport on its way from Kenya. “I congratulate the police at Aden Adde International Airport for seizing the

Federal Somali parliamentarians and Somali journalists living abroad began inciting the groups to start another civil war in Somalia. Somali Times has been monitoring since 16th of April 2021 on social media inciting hatred and violence, calling their own community to fight other communities, praising Al-Shabaab to fight the African Union, EU, the international community