Kenya plans to reopen border with Somalia

Large-scale fishermen in Lamu County and traders in goods to and from Somalia will soon resume trade after the national government revealed plans to reopen the Lamu section of the Kenya-Somalia border. In June last year, the government closed the border with Somalia, including the Kiunga cross-border point in Lamu to block routes used by

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Trump embraces immigration court fight as election boost

In this June 11, 2020 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion about “Transition to Greatness: Restoring, Rebuilding, and Renewing,” at Gateway Church Dallas in Dallas. Trump says that mail-in voting presents the greatest threat to his reelection hopes and he suggested that legal efforts in several states launched by his allies might

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Qatar prince accused of rape and murder in US lawsuit

Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, brother of the current emir of the Gulf state, 28 July 2018 [@KemalSYN_44/Twitter] A US federal lawsuit has been filed against Qatari royal, Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, brother of the current emir of the Gulf state, with bombshell claims about the playboy life

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Turkey’s ventilators ease COVID-19 struggle in Brazil

Last week, Brazil received shipment of 650 domestically produced ventilators of Turkey Turkey’s industry and technology minister on Friday expressed his appreciation over the use of ventilators produced in Turkey in a far away country, Brazil. “Don’t you think it makes us proud to see ‘Made in Turkey’ sign in a hospital 11,000 kilometers [6,835

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Kenya: Why curbing rise in sexual offences still an uphill task

A victim of sex abuse. As Kenya joins the world in marking International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict today, rape remains rampant in the country. Statistics from various organisations show that rape is rampant in the country despite efforts by the government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to eradicate it. The World

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Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis

President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America’s small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Facebook has removed campaign ads by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down

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Turkish coast guard rescues 56 asylum seekers

Turkey rescued 56 asylum seekers Friday who sought help in the Aegean Sea, according to security sources. The asylum seekers, who were in a rubber boat, were rescued by the Turkish coast guard off Izmir province, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media. The naval

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Trump unfit to be U.S. president, Democrat Pelosi, conservative Bolton agree

Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton speaks during a lecture at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump came under attack from both sides of the American political spectrum on Thursday as liberal Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and former White House aide and

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Kenya wins UN Security Council seat

Photo: Credit AFP A UN Security Council meeting. Kenya has won the UN Security Council seat after beating Djibouti in second round of voting Thursday. The contest between Kenya and Djibouti headed to the second round of voting Thursday after the first phase saw Nairobi’s victory insufficient to win the UN seat. With 191 of

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Trump said journalists ‘should be executed’ and are ‘scumbags’, ex-aide Bolton claims

Photo/Credit Associated Press Mark Humphrey/Former national security adviser John Bolton By Gino Spocchia US president’s private comments prove more shocking than his public statements against ‘fake news’ Former national security adviser John Bolton has claimed that Donald Trump called journalists “scumbags” who should be “executed”. Those comments, which Mr Bolton alleges were made last summer,

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