File Photo/Somali Times As Somalia marks three decades since a dictator fell and chaos engulfed the country, the government is set to hold a troubled national election. Or is it? Two regional states refuse to take part, and time is running out before the Feb. 8 date when mandates expire. A parliament resolution allows President

French Prime Minister Jean Castex Photograph: GONZALO FUENTES Decision taken to curb spread of coronavirus France will not enforce a new lockdown but will close borders for non-European Union countries beginning Sunday in a bid to control rising coronavirus infections, the prime minister announced late Friday. Jean Castex announced the border decision after a last-minute

Credit/Anadolu Agency/ Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. Italian foreign minister says halt was necessary to protect human rights Italy has blocked exports of arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, following warnings by activists and lawmakers about the use of weapons in violation of human rights in Yemen.

The Somali government says it no longer has confidence in the Kenya Defense Forces as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia. Amisom says its neighbour cannot be a force for peace and a source of chaos at the same time. “The Federal Government of Somalia has lost its confidence in the Kenya Defence

Namibia Highway Here are the top 10 African countries with the best road quality: Namibia has been ranked as the country with the best quality of roads in Africa for a fifth consecutive time, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report Index of 2020 on the quality of road infrastructure. Namibia scored a

Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK staffers wear masks of resembling journalist Nabela Qoser during a silent protest against the management’s treatment of Qoser outside Broadcasting House, in Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Qoser is known for her tough questioning of Hong Kong government officials during the unrest of 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) BEIJING (AP)

File Photo/Somali Times A statement from the foreign ministry called on the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to disband a fact-finding mission previously tasked with investigating alleged Kenyan interference in Somalia. Somalia also said the commission had refused to visit Beled Hawo, along with a delegation of ministers, following the border clashes on the 25th

National Treasury building. By OTIATO GUGUYU Kenya may receive additional debt relief from the Paris Club of international creditors to help ease Covid-19 related financial distresses. The country has already received Sh32.9 billion loan repayment break which it would have paid between January and June and will make more savings if the period is extended

FILE – In this Sept. 19, 2019 file photo, the an F-35 fighter jet arrives at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, Vt. The Wisconsin Air National Guard unit based in Madison has been awarded a squadron of F-35 fighter jets. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday, April 15, 2020 that the

File Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has threatened to withdraw from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) altogether, after an IGAD fact-finding mission on the border dispute between Somalia and Kenya issued a statement disapproving of the Somali government. Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak said on Wednesday that the commission’s report was biased and unfair,