New oil law in Somalia tests uneasy peace

By Ed Reed Somali Prime Minister Hassan Khaire was appointed in early 2017. He had previously worked at Soma as an executive director and his departure effectively marked the end of the company’s operations. Somalia is taking steps to attract foreign investment to its energy sector but challenges remain, most notably in how the federal

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Kenya is selling residency permits and citizenship to offset massive national debt

Photo Credit Nairobi news President Uhuru Kenyatta with his deputy William Ruto Kenya’s domestic and foreign debt is at a crippling Kshs 50 trillion ($50 billion). To stall the economy’s, decline the country’s government is raising revenue through sale of citizenship, passports, permanent residency and special visa programmes. Governments across the world are finding alternative

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Iran protesters take to the streets in third day of demos over plane

Protesters took to the streets of Iran for a third day on Monday, expressing outrage over the authorities’ admission that they had shot down a passenger plane by accident during a confrontation with the United States. Video from inside Iran showed riot police and protesters back out on the streets on Monday after two days

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Meeting for Libya peace starts in Moscow

Russian, Turkish top diplomats, defense chiefs, heads of Libya’s warring sides, gather in Moscow to address Libyan crisis Moscow is hosting a series of negotiations on Monday to find a solution the Libya crisis. The top diplomats and defense chiefs of Russia and Turkey gathered in the Russian capital to assist the talks between Fayez

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Shabaab kill three in Monday Garissa attack

Three civilians were killed in a suspected Al Shabaab attack in Kamuthe area, Garissa County in a pre-dawn strike on Monday. North Eastern Regional Police Commander Paul Soi confirmed the attack to the Nation. Reports suggest all the victims are teachers. According to Mr Soi, the militants were targeting a communication mast and a police

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US to send home some Saudi military students after shooting

This undated file photo provided by the FBI shows Mohammed Alshamrani. The United States is preparing to remove more than a dozen Saudi military students from a training program and return them to their home country after an investigation into a deadly shooting by Saudi aviation student Alshamrani at a Florida navy base in December

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Somali Foreign Minister and EU sign agreement with European training mission maritime security in Somalia.

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu-The government of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the European Union on Sunday signed an agreement on the status of EU training mission in Somalia. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Mr Ahmed Issa Awad, and Ambassador of the European Union to the Federal Republic

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Hail democracy, but long live autocracy in the Horn

Photo/Somali Times By Peter Kagwanja Two years ago, the Horn of Africa was on the cusp of a democratic revolution. “There is a wind of hope blowing in the Horn of Africa,” said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. REGIME CHANGE However, although Ethiopia and Somalia are among 14 African countries holding elections in 2020, democratic

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If Uhuru doesn’t want the DP, he should ask him to resign — Abduba Dida said

DP Ruto William at a past function. [Source/Dr William Samoei Ruto PhD/Twitter] Former Presidential candidate Abduba Dida has weighed in on the perceived fallout between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto. In a tweet on Sunday, Dida said that the president has the freedom to ask the second in command to resign if

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Friends and foes gather in Oman to mourn Qaboos

Oman’s newly sworn-in Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said receives condolences from Britain’s Prince Charles in Muscat, Oman January 12, 2020. Oman News Agency/Handout via REUTERS World and regional leaders, many at odds with one another, met Oman’s new ruler on Sunday to offer condolences for the death of Sultan Qaboos whose quiet diplomacy during five

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