Puntland President Deni rejects Farmajo political conference

Photo/Somali Times Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has boycotted the conference calling for Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo scheduled to take place in Mogadishu 5-7 in July. , The Puntland parliament’s call not to attend the conference. The Puntland House of Representatives passed a 13-day deadline, one of which was for the President of Puntland

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Turkey to keep making F-35 parts through 2022: report

The US will continue to depend on Turkish manufacturing for key parts of F-35 fighter jets through 2022, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing a Pentagon official. Although Turkey is still banned from buying F-35s after purchasing Russia’s S-400 air defense system, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Andrews, a Defense Department spokesman, said a decision was made in late

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Mortar shells hit after Somalia celebrates reopened stadium

Photo/Somali Times At least three mortar blasts sent sports fans in Somalia ducking for cover Tuesday evening, hours after the Mogadishu Stadium reopened following years of instability. The mortar shells struck in and around the stadium, police Col. Ahmed Muse said. There was no immediate word on any casualties. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group often

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Killing of Ethiopian protest singer sparks unrest

Photo: Social media. Thousands of mourners gathered around the Hospital when authorities were escorting the body of the late Haacaaluu Hundeessaa. Youths enraged by the killing of a popular singer burned tyres in Ethiopia’s capital and took to the streets of other cities, as unrest spread through the political heartland of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

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Somalia rejects ‘ridiculous’ UAE incentive to join Yemen war

Photo/somali Times Somalia has rejected as “ridiculous” an offer made by the UAE for the African state to join the war in Yemen in return for financial incentives, the country’s foreign minister has revealed. According to Somalia News, the UAE offered to reopen the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu on the condition

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EU reopens its borders to 14 nations but not to US tourists

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced Tuesday that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S. Travelers from other big countries like Russia, Brazil and India will also miss out. As

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President Farmajo’s government has succeeded in creating a new political crisis in Somalia.

Photo/Somali Times The fraud of Benadir 142 MPs voted to add 13 seats to the Upper House. The issue was raised by 72 MPs who said the constitution was violated, many of them absent from the session. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s government on Peace and Lives has succeeded in creating a new political crisis that

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World Bank Approves $55 Million to Sustain Somalia’s Reforms and Fiscal Response to Multiple Crises

The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a $55 million International Development Assistance (IDA)* grant to support Somalia’s economic recovery through continued fiscal and other economic policy reforms. The policies will strengthen fiscal management and promote inclusive private sector-led growth. The supplemental financing helps Somalia ease the effects of the global COVID-19 crisis and

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Those being kicked out office are perceived loyalists of DP William Ruto. Uhuru Kenyatta should have replaced Duale with someone from the region

Photo: Credit The Star Kenya Former Garissa Township MP Aden Duale in Bula Medina on March 4, 2020 Garissa residents accuse Uhuru of betrayal ‘of the highest order’. Say Duale next move will shape the political direction of the Northeastern region. Garissa township residents have accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of betrayal following the unceremonious removal

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The goals behind the fresh talks between Somalia and Somaliland

When the Foreign Minister of Somaliland, Yasin Faratoon, mentioned the first official meeting between Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and his Somaliland counterpart Muse Bihi Abdi in February, there was speculation about its purpose. Organised originally through the mediation of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa, we were then surprised by another conference

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