Kanye West announces he’s running for president

Photo: Credit Associated Press Kanye West By Vincent Barone This would certainly be a “Late Registration.” Kanye West announced on Twitter Saturday that he is running for president . “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United

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Kenya urges UK to send back Devani over Triton fraud case

Kenya has requested the British government to hand over fugitive billionaire Yagnesh Devani to face charges related to the Sh7.6 billion Triton scandal. The move by Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji is part of efforts to have the businessman, who has been on the run since 2009, stand trial in what is now the

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France abandons Haftar, attacks Wagner

Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, 17 January 2020 [Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Flickr] After having been one of the European countries to provide the greatest diplomatic and logistic support, and remaining silent regarding the thousands of deaths and massacres committed by its troops, France has finally abandoned General Khalifa Haftar. But isn’t it too late? And

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Earl Cameron, ‘Britain’s first black film star’, dies aged 102

Photo: Credit /The Guardian/Actor Earl Cameron poses outside Buckingham Palace with his CBE, presented by the Prince of Wales, London. By Andrew Pulver Earl Cameron, who with his debut role in the 1951 film Pool of London, became one of the first significant black actors in British cinema, has died aged 102. His agent confirmed

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Somalia, South West state Baidoa Five killed bomb attack

Photo/Somali Times At least five people were killed and scores of others injured in a bomb attack in the Baidoa Saturday morning. Sources in the South West state capital told Somali Times the bomb may have been remotely detonated targeting a local revenue office. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The attack happened hours

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Suicide car bomber hits checkpoint at Somalia’s Mogadishu port

Photo/Somali Times An explosion shook parts of the Somali capital of Mogadishu early on Saturday as a suicide car bomber drove into a checkpoint just outside the port, witnesses said, but police made no immediate comment on casualties. “Metal debris fell all over us inside the port and we heard gunfire,” said a port worker

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Ethiopia’s PM accuses dissidents of taking up arms in unrest

Ethiopia’s prime minister on Friday said dissidents he recently extended an offer of peace have “taken up arms” in revolt against the government in a week of deadly unrest that followed the killing of a popular singer. Those who participate “in the destruction of the nation cannot be considered guardians of the nation,” Abiy Ahmed

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Somalia: Authorities must immediately release journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nur (Abuja)

Amnesty International is concerned about the continued detention of journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nur (Abuja) and the organization is calling on Somalia authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him. Amnesty International is also worried that the journalist who was arbitrarily arrested and detained on 7 March 2020 by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) is

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The Kenyan delegation meets Somaliland President Bihi in Hargeisa

Photo/Somali Times Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi met with a Kenyan delegation in Hargeisa for a two-day visit, with sources close to President Bihi told Somali Times. The delegation, comprised of parliamentarians, politicians and investors, will be led by parliamentarian Jineyd Mohamed from Kenya. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation, investment, trade

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UK unveils safety plan to reopen schools in September

Face masks to be compulsory inside shops in Scotland as country gears up for lockdown easing on July 10 The British government outlined its plan to fully reopen English schools in autumn as health authorities announced a further 89 deaths from coronavirus across the UK over the past 24 hours. The Department of Health reported.

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