Kenya-Turkey trade relations flourishing: Turkish envoy

NAIROBI, Kenya Monday 17, February 2020: Turkish Ambassador to Kenya, Ahmet Cemil Miroglu speaking to Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview at his office in capital Nairobi (Photo by: Hassan Isilow) Turkey-Kenya trade volume tripled from $52M in 2005 to $235M in 2019, says Turkish ambassador to Kenya Trade volume between Turkey and Kenya has

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Pompeo blasts corruption, promotes U.S. business in Africa trip

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a business leaders reception at the Museu de Moeda in Luanda, Angola February 17, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola, where the government is

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Pakistan: Several killed in suicide attack at religious rally

Pakistani security officials inspect the scene of the bomb blast in Quetta [Jamal Taraqai/EPA] Explosion takes place near rally organised by the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jammat party in the centre of Quetta. Islamabad, Pakistan – A suicide bomb attack near a religious rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least seven people

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Ethiopia’s naive peacemaking could lead to war

Photo/ Somali Times By Michael Rubin Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy is on a high. In October 2019, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded him the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.” The committee also cited Abiy’s work more broadly, helping restore Djibouti-Eritrea ties, mediate a maritime

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Turkish-built cars boost share in auto market sales in 2019

The total number of sales of cars manufactured in Turkey over the course of 2019 jumped almost 6% over the previous year, according to Automotive Distributors Association (ODD) data, lowering the share of imported cars. The sale of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles dropped by 22.8% last year to 479,060, down from around 670,000

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Somalia in colony situation Ethiopia. Kenya-Arabs

Photo/ Somali Times Hargeisa – A high-ranking official in Somaliland has confirmed a possible visit to Hargeisa by Ethiopian Prime Minister and the Somali president in the coming week. Hargeisa is the capital of Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia. A recent meeting between leaders of Somalia and Somaliland in Addis Ababa was brokered by

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Roadside bomb kills 3 soldiers in Somalia

Photo/ Somali Times No group has yet claimed responsibility for bomb attack, also wounding more than 4 soldiers At least three Somali soldiers were killed after a blast struck a military vehicle on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu on Sunday. Local police officer Feysal Mohamed told Anadolu Agency that the source of the explosion

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What went wrong? Somaliland Cabinet Ministers agree to allow President Farmajo travel to Hargeisa.

Photo/ Somali Times Hargeisa – The President Muse Bihi suggested to the Somaliland Cabinet that President Farmajo will be in Hargeisa, and they accepted the proposal and said they would allow it. In the coming days, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo are expected in Hargeisa as they will depart from

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Alarm as Shabaab infiltrates Somalia State institutions

Fahad Yasin Former Al-Shabaab commander and current Somali chief spy agency NISA By AGGREY MUTAMBO Fahad Yasin is an alleged member, close associate and facilitator for Al-Shabaab Fahad traveled to Yemen in the 1990s and attended Iman University, a school attended by members of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula and other extremist groups. Abshir Gaarane

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B-52 Bomber Spotted Flying Low Just Off Somali Coast (Updated)

A B-52H bomber belonging to the U.S. Air Force has been photographed flying low near the Somali island of Koyama. According to a local photographer, the bomber, which appeared at around 2:30 PM local time, caused some confusion and concern among the locals. So, why would a B-52 be flying low over that area and

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