Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Banadir Governor and Mogadishu mayor Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) met with the European Union Ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga at the Center House in Mogadishu. The Commissioner shared with the European Union Ambassador to Somalia the progress made in the region, in the reconstruction efforts and initiatives of for the Benadir Administration.

Al-Shabab has mostly struck Kenya when attacking outside of Somalia’s borders. But after recent arrests of alleged al-Shabab fighters in Ethiopia, is the Islamist group turning to Ethiopia as a new target? The al-Shabab militant group has sown fear and terror in Eastern Africa for more than a decade. The terrorist group is fighting to

Nearly half of all religious hate crimes were perpetrated against Muslims, Jewish says Home Office in report The number of hate crimes in England and Wales rose 10% in the past year to a record 103,379, the Home Office said Tuesday in an annual report. Hate crimes are defined as being motivated by aggravation with

Photo/Somali Times Turkey’s humanitarian and development aid to Somalia is the backbone of the strong friendship between the two historically close allies President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Somalia with his family in 2011, when he was the prime minister, and took important steps eight years ago to ensure lasting peace in the region. Following that

Kenya’s total public debt load edged closer to the Sh6 trillion mark in the first week of this month even as it emerged that 44 new foreign loan agreements have recently been put before Parliament for approval, or are under negotiation. Total domestic debt is at Sh2.836 trillion while the total external public liability was

Britain’s Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan pose after a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate on Tuesday met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, a former international cricket star who the prince played cricket with in London as a

The UK International Development Minister Baroness Sugg visited Ghana to strengthen trade and investment ties ahead of the UK-Africa Investment Summit in 2020. Co-hosting the UK-Ghana Business Council alongside the Ghanaian Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, Baroness Sugg discussed how UK aid and investment can help Ghana move beyond aid by creating jobs, boosting growth and driving

People are pictured after being rescued by police in Sabon Garin, in Daura local government area of Katsina state, Nigeria October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to “inhuman and degrading treatments.” The raid in Katsina,

President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Targeting Turkey’s economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions aimed at restraining the Turks’ assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria — an assault Turkey began after Trump announced he was moving U.S. troops out of

Lwam Bekele, who claims Raila family has not been supporting her, says if it’s proved twins were sired by Fidel, she would include them as beneficiaries. We bring you details of the story that Standard Newspaper killed to save face for the Raila family, Mama Ida Odinga, the wife of Raila Odinga, is a reserved