Kenya’s former president Daniel arap Moi, has died at 95

This Oct. 2002 file photo shows former President of Kenya Daniel arap Moi. Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya’s longest-serving president and presided over years of repression and economic turmoil fueled by runaway corruption, has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim, File) Daniel arap Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya’s longest-serving

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Uganda to withdraw more troops from Somalia

A battle group from the Uganda Peoples Defence Force, receiving African Union medals and certificates on Saturday, 7 December 2019 in recognition of their contribution to security and peace process in Somalia. /AMISOM Photo The Ugandan military plans to begin the second phase of withdrawing its peacekeeping troops from Somalia by the end of February.

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Parliament to discuss extension of Turkish forces’ deployment in Gulf of Aden

The Turkish presidency on Feb. 3 submitted a motion on the extension of Turkish forces serving in the strategic areas of Gulf of Aden, Somalia and the Arabian Sea. The presidency submitted the motion on the extension of the deployment of Turkey’s naval forces in Gulf of Aden, Somalia, the Arabian Sea, and neighboring regions,

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Saudi Arabia blocks Iran from OIC meeting

Iran has filed a complaint with the OIC and accused Saudi Arabia of misusing its position as the host for the organization’s headquarters, says spokesperson Saudi Arabia has barred an Iranian delegation from an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah on Monday where U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan will be

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China says U.S. creating, spreading fear after virus outbreak

A man has his body temperature measured at a booth set up at an entrance to a shopping mall as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins The United States has taken actions that create and spread fear following a coronavirus outbreak

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Crackdown skin lightening creams fail? Banned cosmetics trade still thriving

River Road. A street that is ever bustling with lots of activity and booming businesses. Along this busy passage in Nairobi’s downtown area, the street is dotted with tens of cosmetics shops. Due to increased competition for customers, some stalls have their salespeople stand along corridors to waylay passers by to purchase cosmetics from their

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Streatham terror suspect, 18, shot dead by police named after being freed from jail just days before he stabbed two

Photo Credit/ The Sun newspaper/The crazed knifeman has been named as Sudesh Amman By Alex Matthews THE crazed knifeman who strapped a fake bomb vest to his chest before stabbing two people in South London had been released from prison just DAYS earlier. Sudesh Amman was being monitored by counter-terror cops before the “knife obsessed”

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Djokovic edges Thiem in thriller to clinch eighth Australian Open

Tennis – Australian Open – Men’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – February 3, 2020. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after winning his match against Austria’s Dominic Thiem. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Novak Djokovic endured a fierce challenge to his Melbourne Park reign before overhauling Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 on Sunday

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Streatham incident: Man shot by armed police after several stabbed in south London terror attack

Provided by Evening Standard Police are dealing with an incident in Streatham (Andy Bullemor) A man has been shot by armed officers in Streatham in an incident which has been declared terrorist-related, the Metropolitan Police have said. Officers were called to the incident outside a supermarket in Streatham on at around 2.30pm on Sunday. A

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President Farmajo and Khaire created colony’s power in Galmudug

Photo/ Somali Times The Galmudug state is marked as the day when the division of Galmudug society is divided. The federal government has named the third “President” in the capital Dhusamareb. The appointment of three Presidents in Galmudug is the responsibility of the President and Prime Minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, Hassan Ali Khaire. It is

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