Kenya: IED kills 10 police officers near Somalia border

The remains of the vehicle the officers were traveling in. Ten police officers from Harhar GSU Camp in Garissa County have lost their lives when their vehicle ran through an explosive device. The officers were on patrol along the Damajale Harehare road near the Kenya-Somalia border at around 5.30pm when the incident occurred, according to

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Kenya plane with 55 people crashes

Bystanders watch the Fokker 50, 5Y-IZO plane operated by Silverstone Air that crash landed after take-off from the Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya October 11, 2019. (Reuters Photo) Several passengers sustain injuries, rushed to various hospitals in capital Nairobi, Kenyan officials say A Kenyan plane operated by Silverstone Air company crashed while taking off on

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Mogadishu Mayor has held a meeting James Swan, the UN envoy in Somalia

Mogadishu mayor, Omar Mohamud Mohamed has held a meeting with the James Swan, the UN envoy in Somalia in which he sought to have the UN play a greater role in rebuilding the city. The mayor said that the city had set in place plans to rebuild the city and that more hands would be

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Ethiopia’s reformist PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel peace prize

FILE – In this Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 file photo, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize was given to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, file) The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to a dynamic young

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Trump’s Anti-Somali Refugee Comments at Minnesota Rally Weren’t Even a Dog Whistle

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Donald Trump, the president of the United States, launched into an anti-immigrant invective during a campaign rally in Minnesota Thursday night that served as the latest example of how he has grown more brazen, more explicit in his

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EU, British negotiators hold ‘constructive’ meeting on Brexit deal as departure date nears

European Council, President Donald Tusk attends a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/Pool The British and European Union chief Brexit negotiators held a “constructive” meeting in Brussels on Friday, both sides said, as efforts to secure a deal by Britain’s scheduled departure date of Oct. 31 intensified.

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Somali President Farmajo attended the East Africa Conference

Photo/Somali Times Addis Ababa, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, in his opening remarks at the opening of the Unity Park, a tourism project in Ethiopia, said that facilitating direct flights between Somalia and Ethiopia has had a positive impact on bilateral trade. The President pointed out that the countries

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Iran reports Explosion at Iran oil tanker off Saudi Arabia

Photo/Irna news An explosion damaged an Iranian oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian media reported. There was no immediate word from Saudi Arabia on the reported blast. State television said the explosion damaged two storerooms aboard the unnamed oil tanker and caused an oil leak into the Red

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Two businessmen linked to Trump Ukraine scandal arrested on U.S. charges

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has coffee with Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, U.S. September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Aram Roston/File Photo Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who have been helping President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer investigate political rival Joe Biden have been arrested on charges of

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A Delegation led by President Farmajo arrives in Addis Ababa

Photo/Somali Times Addis Ababa, Somali President Mohamed Abdulahi Farmajo a delegation arrives in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital on Thursday. Upon arrival at Bole Int’l airport, President Farmajo and his entourage were warmly received by Ethiopian PM, Abiy Ahmed. The mission behind the visit of the Somalian leader to Ethiopia is to participate the IGAD

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