Photo/Somali Times A Somali cabinet meeting in Somalia today is brought before 12 ambassadors to be approved, but downsized from a written list of the members said that more than one community. Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirazaq Council presented the list which contained the names of 12 members to the cabinet, which were approved. According to

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By BARBARA ORTUTAY and DAVID KLEPPER Facebook will bar President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the platform said

Pupils Concodia Primary school in Mombasa County, Kenya, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, as schools re-opened after a nine month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All Primary and secondary schools in the country were reopened in congested classes despite efforts by the national government to have fulfilled their promises of having new desks and new

File Photo/Somali Times The latest concerns have been raised again this morning over the exchange rate in Garowe, the administrative of Puntland, with reports that traders have rejected the Somali shilling exchange, which has recently been the subject of much public outcry. Shops, restaurants and all businesses are denominated in Somali shillings, and basic food

At least three people were killed and seven others injured in a bomb attack targeting the Somali prison chief in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, police said. Mahad Ibrahim, the prison chief, survived the attack carried out on the busy Abdi Qasim Road in Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack follows

Sudanese Army’s deputy chief of staff, Lieutenant General Khaled Abdin al-Shami (2nd L), is seen ahead of his speech to the press as Sudanese army has retaken control of an area in the al-Fashqa border region with Ethiopia on December 29, 2020 [Muhabiri Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency] Sudanese military sources have confirmed that the army responded

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

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

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

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