Photo/Somali Times Addis Ababa, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and delegation arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, as they attend the IGAD regular summit. Bole International Airport in Ethiopia was welcomed  President Farmajo and his delegation by Sahle-Work Zewde and other members. Leaders of IGAD countries are

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and delegation have traveled to Addis Ababa, where they will attend the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Summit. Leaders of IGAD countries are discussing a new reform plan of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on the basis that the

Pound coins are seen in this photo illustration taken in Manchester, Britain September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Sterling briefly touched near seven-month highs against the euro and rose against the U.S. dollar after a poll suggested Britain’s governing Conservative Party would win a comfortable majority in the Dec. 12 election. British Prime Minister Boris

AFP / ATTA KENARE/Pro-government supporters held a mass rally earlier this week to condemn days of ‘rioting’ which Iran has blamed on foreign foes Iran has arrested eight people accused of links to the CIA and gathering information to send abroad during deadly street violence that erupted after a fuel price hike triggered demonstrations. A

A video screen grab shows the moment that Mahdi Mohamud began to stab unsuspecting victims at a Manchester, Britain, trains station. BBC A U.K. judge has sentenced a man who screamed “allahu Akbar” while stabbing commuters at random in Manchester’s Victoria Train station on New Year’s Eve to at least 11 years in prison. Judge

A protester holds American flags during a demonstration in Central, the financial district of Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. China reacted furiously to President Donald Trump’s signing of two bills on Hong Kong human rights and said the U.S. will bear the unspecified consequences. A foreign ministry statement Thursday repeated heated condemnations of the

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The Governor of Banadir region and the mayor of Mogadishu, Mr. Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Omar Filish) held a special meeting with officials of the country’s armed forces, discussing the strength of the fight against al-Shabaab. Abdullahi Gafow, a former NISA commander and other members of the Benadir regional administration, was present at

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta holds hands with Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and Opposition leader Raila Odinga during the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), a government report intended to address cyclical election violence in Nairobi, Kenya, November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Monica Mwangi Kenya should create more senior political posts including that of prime minister

We, the undersigned regional and international partners* of Somaliland, recall the significant agreement between political parties in July 2019 which recognised the “critical importance of holding the long due Parliamentary and Local Council Elections” and “agreed to hold the elections as soon as they will be politically and technically possible”. We are concerned that events

CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has defied an order from the Treasury for State agencies to surrender cash and Treasury bills, saying that the banking regulator is not in the business of bailing out a cash-strapped government. CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge Tuesday said it would not be coaxed to surrender