Somali Senator Tags Biden in Appeal for U.S. Troops to Stay in the Country

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik BY ROBERT SPENCER President Trump is withdrawing most American troops from Somalia, and establishment Republican Senator Roy Blunt is livid, declaring that “in Somalia…and Iraq and Afghanistan…none of those places are nearly as secure if we leave as they are if we’re there.” Somali Senator Ayub Ismail Yusuf agrees: “U.S. troops have

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Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson ‘arrested over city building fraud probe’

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson /PA By Anthony France The Mayor of Liverpool has been suspended from the Labour Party after he was arrested in connection with a fraud probe into building deals in the city, sources have said. Joe Anderson, 62, has been taken to a police station for questioning on suspicion of conspiracy

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British PM Johnson to speak to EU chief as Brexit talks stall

Photo: Credit Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday to try to break an impasse in trade talks with time running out before Britain completes its departure from the bloc. British and EU negotiators paused trade

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Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, center, talks with service members during a battlefield circulation Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Somalia. No country has been involved in Somalia’s future as much as the United States but now the Trump administration is thinking of

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How Shukri Abdi’s death led to concerns over structural racism

Photo/Credit Associated Press/ Protesters holding placards in support of Shukri Abdi during the demonstration. Protesters came together to mark the first anniversary of the death of 12 yr. old, By Diane Taylor and Nazia Parveen She always came home on time until one day she didn’t, sparking a high-profile campaign for justice At 7.34pm on

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Keep off Kenya’s affairs, Uhuru tells Western countries

By Anita Chepkoech President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned development partners against interfering with the running of the country even as Kenya opened itself up to tough conditions that come with debt suspension requests. President Kenyatta on Friday took a swipe at the unnamed development partners, saying “nchi ina wenyewe (the country has owners)”. Kenya is

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Kenya ‘ borrowed Sh2.6bn per day’

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani. By David Mwere The government borrowed an average of Sh2.62 billion daily within four months this year as its appetite for loans to finance ambitious capital projects amid the Covid-19 pandemic continues. ”The borrowing comes despite warnings from the Bretton Woods institutions — the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and

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Qatar foreign minister flags movement on resolving Gulf row

Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani is seen during talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar, September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari/File Photo Qatar’s foreign minister said on Friday there has been movement on resolving a bitter diplomatic dispute among the Gulf countries

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Biden asks Fauci to continue his role, join team

US President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that he asked Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to continue in his role and work with his administration. “I asked him to stay on in the exact same role he’s had for the past several presidents, and I asked him to

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Attorney charged with plot to steal Somali government funds

Photo: Credit Pinterest By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN A Maryland attorney has been indicted on charges he engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $12.5 million in Somali government assets from financial institutions and was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a law firm that kept more than $3 million of the money. A

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