Villa Somalia calls on the international community to divert aid programs through federal member states

Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has asked the international community to assist Somalia in the fight against Coronavirus and helping its people. The demand was made by Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, who held a meeting today in the online video conference with ambassadors from Somalia and other international agencies in the country. Meeting

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Debt headache compounds Kenya’s worries amid fears for economy

The amount of debt falling due this year has dropped by Sh29 billion after reconciliations passed through the supplementary budget by the National Treasury. The drop has revised what Kenya planned to pay this year to Sh253.2 billion, down from the Sh282.3 billion that was contained in the original budget for 2019/20. The revision comes

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Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus

In this Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020 file photo, mobile network phone masts are visible in front of St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London. Dozens of European cell towers have been destroyed in recent arson attacks that officials and wireless companies say are fueled by groundless conspiracy theories linking new 5G mobile networks and

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Coronavirus puts missile showdown between Turkey and U.S. on hold

U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leave the stage after family photo during the annual NATO heads of government summit at the Grove Hotel in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Pool/File Photo Turkey’s plans to switch on its new Russian missile defence systems have been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak

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Japan’s exports sink in March as pandemic hits major markets

This July 8, 2019, photo, shows cars to be exported at Kawasaki port, near of Tokyo. Japan’s exports sank 11.7% in March as the coronavirus pandemic slammed auto shipments to the U.S. The Finance Ministry said Monday, April 20, 2020 that exports to the U.S. fell 16.5% in March from a year earlier, while those

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In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before

Photo: Credit Reuters Days before the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins, the Islamic world is grappling with an untimely paradox of the new coronavirus pandemic: enforced separation at a time when socialising is almost sacred. The holiest month in the Islamic calendar is one of family and togetherness – community, reflection, charity and prayer.

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Somalia’s surge in Covid-19 cases raises alarm

Photo: Credit AFP Somalia’s Covid-19 cases have soared to 135, five times the number at the start of last week in what is turning out to be a frightening tally for the Horn of Africa country. The Federal Ministry of Health on Saturday night issued a statement outlining that the number of individuals found positive

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Asian shares fall back on weak oil prices, Japan trade data

People wearing face masks walk past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, April 20, 2020. Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, while oil prices have fallen back. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Shares trended lower in Asia on Monday as oil prices fell back and Japan’s

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Covid-19: Duale warns Eastleigh traders

Leader of Majority in the National Assembly Aden Duale says businesses in Eastleigh, Nairobi, will only re-open if residents observe guidelines issued by the Health ministry to combat Covid-19. Speaking when he led Somali business leaders and prominent Somali Muslim scholars in Eastleigh to create awareness on the pandemic, Mr Duale said the Eastleigh Business

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Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin arrested Journalists Mohamed Abdiwahab Abuuja on February 27, 2020. He still in prison until this time.

Somali journalists are there to do their work and inform the public is more critical than ever to be a Journalist. President Mohamed Farmajo and Henchman Fahad Yasin are watching Facebook pages post. Somali Journalists Mohamed Abdiwahab Abuuja behind bars airing a new commentary on looting committed by security forces Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin

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