Prime Minister Khaire departs from the Villa Somalia team of Peace & Life

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Reports showing the day-to-day work of the Prime Minister of Somalia Hassan Ali Khaire posted on his Twitter account an unprecedented move! Unlike the government’s slogan of Peace & Life. Vision and Progress or Security and Service were used for supplementary information published on the Hassan Ali Khaire website. Prime Minister Khaire

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Parliament elects Labour lawmaker Hoyle as Speaker

Labour MP Chris Bryant gives a speech during the election for the new Speaker of the House of Commons, in London, Britain November 4, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Parliament TV via REUTERS. Opposition Labour lawmaker Lindsay Hoyle was elected speaker of Britain’s House of Commons on Monday and will take on

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The Somali Foreign Minister has given a diplomatic job to the son’s of the late mayor

Mogadishu, The Somali Foreign Minister has given a diplomatic job to the son’s of the late mayor Somalia’s Federal Government has appointed the son of the late Governor of Banadir region, Eng Abdirahman Omar Osman . A statement from the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia Ahmed Issa

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Western countries take sides in Kenya’s maritime row with Somalia

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of Somalia (left) and Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta.Their countries are in a row over territory. Daniel Irungu/EPA A dispute over maritime territory in the Indian Ocean between Kenya and Somalia has resulted in major western countries lining up on either side, depending on which of the two African nations best serves

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UN delivers vital supplies to flood-affected families in Belet Weyne

Belet Weyne, 4 November 2019 – The United Nations has joined the national efforts to provide immediate assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by floods that have devastated parts of Somalia, especially Belet Weyne district in Hirshabelle State. The World Food Programme (WFP), the food-assistance branch of the United Nations, and other partners

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Somali Parliament Speaker meets with British Ambassador to Somalia

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Somali Parliament Speaker Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman on Monday received a British Ambassador to Somalia. Ben Fender. The ambassador the discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations, and the ambassador briefed the Parliament Speaker on the plight of Somalia. British Ambassador to Somalia Ben Fender OBE, Chairman of the House of the People

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Investigation: Lead in some Canadian water worse than Flint

Photo (AP) Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been unwittingly exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water, with contamination in several cities consistently higher than they ever were in Flint, Michigan, according to an investigation that tested drinking water in hundreds of homes and reviewed thousands more previously undisclosed results. Residents in

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Qatar affirms support for Somalia’s development

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said that the State of Qatar will continue to be a key supporter of Somalia and will spare no effort in providing the necessary assistance for development plans and programmes of government of Somalia in partnership with the

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Ethiopia PM Abiy says death toll from recent protests rises to 86

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a session with the Members of the Parliament in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Sunday the death toll from protests last month had risen to 86 and urged citizens to resist forces threatening to impede the country’s progress.

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Somalia President meets World Bank Vice President

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has held a welcoming meeting with World Bank officials who have come to the country to finalize Somalia’s debt repayment process. The meeting, which was part of the World Bank’s prestigious luncheon, was attended by the Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire,

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