Kenya Seeks to Postpone Hearing of Somalia Maritime-Border Case

Kenya is seeking to delay a highly anticipated hearing of a territorial dispute with Somalia, less than a week before it’s scheduled to begin.“Due to exceptional circumstances occasioned by the need to recruit a new defense team, Kenya has sought to have the matter postponed,” the Attorney-General’s office said Tuesday in a statement. The hearing

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Opponents of ‘no-deal’ Brexit defeat British PM Johnson in parliament

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks after the announcement of the result of the vote in in the Parliament in London, Britain, Spetember 3, 2019, in this still image taken from Parliament TV footage. Parliament TV via REUTERS A cross-party alliance defeated Prime Minister Boris Johnson in parliament on Tuesday in a bid to prevent

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Who is David Matsanga?

David Matsanga is Ugandan National David Matsanga is a man who changes with the tide. The 62-year-old born in Bududa, then part of Mbale district, fled Uganda in 1986 after President Yoweri Museveni came to power. Matsanga claims he has a masters degree in Political Sciences and a Phd in Psychology. However, it is not

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Sudan’s PM chooses 14 members of first cabinet since Bashir’s ouster

Photo/Reuters/Sudan’s new Prime Minister in the transitional government Abdalla Hamdok Sudan’s prime minister has approved 14 members of his cabinet, the first to be appointed since the fall of long-term leader Omar al-Bashir in April, a source said on Tuesday. The nominations include Sudan’s first female foreign minister, and a former World Bank economist as

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Asian stocks lower after US-China trade jitters resurface

Photo (AP) Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday after investor jitters over U.S.-Chinese trade tension were revived by a report negotiators cannot agree on a schedule for talks this month. Tokyo’s market benchmark advanced while Shanghai, Hong Kong and South Korea declined. Markets reacted less strongly to last weekend’s U.S. and Chinese tariff hikes

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Kenyan MPs endorse Somaliland’s recognition

Kenyan parliamentarian has lauded Somaliland Gov for restoring law and order to its territory. Mr. Elias Bare Shill has said that Somaliland goal and its populace have gained reputation for maintaining the stability and peace for its citizens as well as Somalia speaking territories in the Horn. Mr. Elias, who is a Kenyan member of

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At least 3 killed, 4 injured in Somalia suicide bombing

Photo/Somali Times Bomb-laden car makes security check point in capital Mogadishu target A suicide car bomb blast targeted a security check point in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Monday, leaving at least three people dead, four others wounded, officials said.“The attack was a suicide bomb explosion which targeted our security checkpoint in ex-control Afgoye in Mogadishu. At

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Somaliland dismisses Somali federal government projects to be implemented in Berbera

Hargeisa, Somaliland Gov has on Sunday dismissed the development project that the SFG in Mogadishu claimed to implement in the port city of Berbera. The minister of planning of the weak SFG installed in Mogadishu yesterday inked 23 million Euro development project with the EU dubbed Yarisow development project. The SFG claims that it has

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Somalia bans direct flights to Kismayo from Kenya

. Aircraft from Kenya will not directly access the three main airports and tens of airstrips . Experts argue the current Government of Somalia might have difficulty in imposing such directives since has no machinery in place Somalia has ordered all aircraft originating from Kenya to land in Mogadishu as the diplomatic row over boundary

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Who will be the next elected president of Somalia in six months?

Photo/Somali Times Villa Somalia power sharing members of the opposition parties. Mogadishu,. Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire today welcomed the members of the opposition parties. in Villa Somalia MP Abdirahman Odawa, who recently announced that he is a candidate for the post of Galmudug president, MP Mahad Salad, MP Fiqi was among those attending.

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