Business Trade Representative to Somalia Representative Maryan Hassan resigned amid allegations that she had been regularly undermined by senior government officials. Maryan was appointed by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud five years ago and is a highly respected professional scholar. In a tweet, Maryan said: “I submitted my resignation tonight to President Mohamed Farmajo. It has

Garrett Rolfe, left, was charged with felony murder, and Devin Brosnan was charged with aggravated assault in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks. By Eric Levenson and Christina Maxouris, CNN The Atlanta Police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s parking lot last week was charged with felony murder, and the other

Photo: Credit AFP China’s President Xi Jinping at a past event in Beijing. By AGGREY MUTAMBO Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to cancel interest-free debt owed by “relevant” African countries as part of Beijing’s move to help the continent during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a speech to a group of African leaders Wednesday, Mr

Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi Beijing reportedly calls on New Delhi to investigate into Ladakh military clash which killed 20 Indian troops China on Wednesday called on India to “restrain its military to prevent any provocative” actions in the region. In a phone call with his Indian counterpart, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged India

Photo/Somali Times Recently, the president of the federal government of Somalia signed an electoral law expected to move the country from a clan-based political system to a multiparty system. This move sparked hope of ending the clan-based power-sharing model of the 4.5 formula, which gives equal seats in Parliament to the four major clans and

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash yesterday called for greater cooperation with Israel despite its ongoing attempts to expand its occupation over the occupied West Bank, news agencies reported. Addressing the annual Global Forum of the American Jewish Committee, Gargash justified his country’s rapprochement with Israel despite its plan to annex large

Photo: Credit AFP Kenya is banking on repeated endorsements by the African Union and Nairobi’s own networks to clinch a seat at the UN Security Council when a vote comes up this evening. The elections for non-permanent seats on the UN’s most powerful organ are usually routine. Today’s will, however, be historic because it will

By Zach Vertin China’s experiment in Djibouti and implications for the United States China’s growing presence in Djibouti has thrust unprecedented attention upon the little-known African port nation and made it a touchstone in the debate over Beijing’s expanding global aims. In 2017, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) opened its first-ever overseas military base there,

Law enforcement officials applaud after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on police reform, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing

Kevin Maxwell: ‘We know racial discrimination is a real thing in the police’ (Photo supplied) By Richard Assheton British police “deliberately” targeted Black and Asian airport passengers for questioning based on their race and perceived religion using powerful stop-and-search powers, a former counter-terrorism police officer has told Middle East Eye. Kevin Maxwell, a former detective