President Farmajo appoints Somali ambassador to Djibouti to his closest friend Salad Jelle

Photo/Somali Times Somalia is world number one corrupt country, even to get a job is who you know. Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh has received credentials from the new Somali Ambassador to Djibouti Salad Ali Jelle. Somalia’s Ambassador to Djibouti Salad Ali Jelle conveyed greetings and a message from his Somali counterpart, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo,

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US considering legal immunity for Saudi crown prince in alleged assassination plot

US President Donald Trump has been a strong supporter and defender of Saudi’s Mohammed bin Salman (AFP/File photo) The US is considering granting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman legal immunity in a lawsuit which accuses the royal of attempting to assassinate a high-level intelligence officer, the Washington Post reported on Monday. According to the

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Somali Foreign Minister said we pressed on IGAD and agrees

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdirizack of the delegation of Somalia in Djibouti said that the pressure on the government to solve the crisis engulfing Kenya. Speaking to the media after the IGAD summit, the minister said that IGAD leaders had put pressure

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Shaken by new coronavirus strain, world shuts the door on Britain

By Gerhard Mey, Ben Makori Several countries closed their borders to Britain on Monday over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages just days before the UK is set to leave the European Union. India, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Jordan and Hong

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‘Sick man of Europe’: UK cut off over fears about new COVID strain

DOVER, England (Reuters) – The United Kingdom stood shut off from the rest of Europe on Monday after allies cut transport ties over fears of a new coronavirus strain, sowing chaos for families, truckers and supermarkets just days before the Brexit cliff edge. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Israel and Canada

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UK holds crisis talks as France closes border on virus fears

Police and port staff turn away a vehicle from the Port of Dover in Kent, England which has been closed after the French government’s announcement, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. France banned all travel from the United Kingdom for 48 hours from midnight Sunday, including trucks carrying freight through the tunnel under the English Channel or

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Kenya: Tax collections fall Sh100bn as the economy reels from Covid-19

By CONSTANT MUNDA Tax collections for five months through November fell Sh100.72 billion compared with a similar period a year ago, reflecting the impact of Covid-19 economic hardships that triggered a fall in company earnings, layoffs and cuts on levies. Data published by Treasury secretary Ukur Yatani Friday showed the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected

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Somalia deployed special forces in the Gedo region

Photo/Somali Times The Dolow district in Gedo region in Southern Somalia that planes carrying a large number of federal government troops have landed there today. The Gorgor troops were welcomed at Dolow Airport by the commander of Gorgor 17th Battalion Omar Deek Hassan, and the Gedo governor Nastex Abdi Salah, Dolow governor and other members.

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The latest: Farmajo and Uhuru meet

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta sat down together. The president has brought together the meeting which was attended by the President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ethiopia, trying to resolve the crisis in the conflict. The meeting between Farmajo and Uhuru the

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Uhuru in Djibouti over Somalia spat, Ethiopia conflict

Photo/Somali Times President Uhuru Kenyatta flew to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development leaders’ meeting in Djibouti on Sunday with hopes of solving regional troubles that are pulling them back amid COVID-19 pandemic. Among the issues the leaders will discuss will be Ethiopia internal conflict, border conflict between Ethiopia and Sudan and Kenya’s diplomatic spat with

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