Abdirahman Abdishakur is a skint and a presidential candidate who has asked the Somali public to donate money to run in Somalia’s elections.

Photo/Somali Times Wadajir Party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, a presidential candidate, has asked the Somali public to donate money to run in Somalia’s elections. A video recording from Warsame was published on social networking sites, saying that he needs money to compete in the elections, in order to save foreign governments and other investments, which

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Trump supporters storm US Capitol, lawmakers evacuated

People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of

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Sudan says it signs pact on normalizing ties with Israel

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, right, welcomes US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to the Cabinet Building, in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. and Sudan have agreed to settle the African country’s debt to the World Bank. The move comes after Mnuchin arrived in Sudan, the first visit by a senior American official

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IMF: Kenya risks Eurobond access over debt pile up

Photo: Credit Anadolu Agency Kenya risks losing access to cheap Eurobonds due to its debt pile-up, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned, citing investor concerns over possible defaults or deferment of repayments. The IMF’s latest assessment of Kenya’s debt sustainability shows the country is likely to breach the threshold over the next decade going

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Somalia’s politics are based on clan and why?

Photo/Somali Times Somalia has been for the past 30 years no proper president because Somalis are based on clan divisions. Every president who tries to come has clans issues. If Somalis can not be leaders themselves, why they can not call a foreigner or an African man, or a European man to be president of

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Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

President-elect Joe Biden campaigns in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, for Senate candidates Raphael Warnock, right, and Jon Ossoff, left. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach.

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Turkey provides commando training to Somali soldiers

Basic commando training given to 150 military personnel of Somali Armed Forces since Dec. 21, says Turkish Defense Ministry Some 150 Somali army soldiers are receiving special commando training in Turkey under a military cooperation pact between the two countries, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The training of the Somali Armed Forces

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Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration to ease rift with Qatar

In this photo provided by the Saudi Royal Court, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, welcomes Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council’s 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. (Saudi Royal Court via AP) Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration

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These two who runs Somalia, Damu-Jadiid, are puppets taking orders from foreign actors

Photo/Somali Times Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who is also a member of the ‘Damu-Jadiid’ union in Garowe, met with Puntland President Said Deni. The meeting focused on electoral issues and the challenges ahead, as the term of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo’s government draws to a close. The two Damu-Jadiid puppets agreed on

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Kenya: Debt pain as payment of Sh162bn Naivasha SGR loan starts

Kenya will from January 21 start repaying the Sh162 billion Chinese loan used to build the Nairobi-Naivasha standard gauge railway (SGR) line, adding to the taxpayers’ burden of settling the mounting foreign debt. The Treasury has disclosed that the $1.482 billion (Sh162 billion) debt from the Exim Bank of China that Kenya tapped in December

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