Yemen government and separatists sign deal to end power struggle in south

Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) are seen during a signing ceremony of a saudi-brokered deal between Yemen’s government and southern separatists to end a power struggle in the southern port of Aden in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,

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Somalia to launch first oil licensing round in December

By Wendell Roelf Up to 15 blocks could be offered in first round Blocks may contain 30 bln barrels of oil – minister Somalia is planning to launch its first ever oil and gas licensing round in December, its oil minister said on Tuesday, as the frontier market looks to attract new investment after decades

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Police contact more than 100 families after nursery worker arrested over child sex abuse allegations

Jack and Jill Childcare nursery in Torquay is at the centre of a police investigation into child sex abuse (Picture: PA) By Ross McGuinness Police have contacted more than 100 families over alleged sexual abuse at a children’s nursery. A male teenage worker has been arrested on suspicion of sex offences at Jack and Jill

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Zanzibar tests drones spraying rice fields to fight malaria

In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, Eduardo Rodriguez, left, of drone manufacturer DJI, trains Khadija Ali Abdulla, right, from the State University of Zanzibar, how to fly a drone to spray the breeding grounds of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, at Cheju paddy farms in the southern Cheju region of the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania. Drones

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UK issues Wilson air travel alert over mishaps

The United Kingdom has issued a travel warning to its citizens over the use of planes that operate at Wilson Airport in Nairobi following several mishaps. In a fresh travel guidance, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) urged Britons to review the safety records of aircraft that mostly serve domestic and regional routes—ahead of boarding.

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American tycoons jet into Kenya today in hunt for deals

American officials, accompanied by business tycoons, will jet into Nairobi today to start a packed two-day meeting with government and private sector leaders in hunt for trade and investment deals in Kenya. The US delegation led by Deputy US Trade Representative C.J. Mahoney is expected to scout for business opportunities in East Africa’s largest economy

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Iran says it will inject gas into centrifuges at Fordow on Wednesday

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during press conference in Tehran, Iran, October 14, 2019. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS Iran will take a new step in reducing commitments to a landmark 2015 nuclear deal on Wednesday by injecting gas into 1,044 centrifuges at its Fordow plant, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in a speech

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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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