Photo/Somali Times Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of Somalia this morning and held discussions at the office of the Prime Minister. inside their discussions, they raised bilateral issues of mutual interest, including further strengthening cooperation in regional peace and security. Prime Minister Abiy visited Somalia in June 2018. During last year’s

For every Sh100 Kenya is collecting in tax revenue, it is spending Sh130 to fund its budget needs, an overspending that is driving its voracious debt appetite to plug the shortfall. An analysis of the most recent expenditure data published by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that Kenya has been spending at least

Soccer Football – Champions League Final – Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool – Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain – June 1, 2019 Liverpool fans celebrate after the match REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Reaction to Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League final on Saturday. LIVERPOOL MANAGER JUERGEN KLOPP “I am so happy for the boys all

A digital platform called OBTranslate that aims to translate more than 2,000 African languages to enable rural dwellers to gain easy access to global markets has been launched. According to its creator, 63 per cent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to global markets because of language barriers. “Over 52 native

Expert predicts ‘hot, smoky future’ with climate change factor More than 10,000 people have fled communities in the Canadian province of Alberta as of Friday and hundreds of firefighters were battling blazes. Many evacuees are members of Indigenous and Metis communities and a significant number have lost more than their homes.“It’s like a burnt piece

By BEN FINLEY Emergency vehicles respond near the intersection of Princess Anne Road and Nimmo Parkway following a shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on Friday, May 31, 2019, in Virginia Beach, Va. At least one shooter wounded multiple people at a municipal center in Virginia Beach on Friday, according to police, who said

By Yella Hewings-Martin PhD How do energy drinks affect the heart? Energy drinks are popular, especially among teenagers and young adults. But a clinical trial reports that energy drinks caused disturbances to the volunteers’ heart rhythms and blood pressure. Energy drinks are the second most popular dietary supplement of choice for teenagers and young adults

Photo/Somali Times By Shams Ahsan and Ekleel Sallam MAKKAH — Arab and Gulf leaders gathered in the vicinity of Makkah late Thursday night called for intensifying diplomatic efforts between Arab and regional countries and international organizations to shed light on Iran’s policies and practices that endanger peace and security in the region. In communiqués issued

A surge in communal violence has coincided with the early days of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s tenure. Ahmed is shown last month at a conference in Beijing. (Alexey Nikolsky / Sputnik) On a drenched field in southern Ethiopia, hundreds of members of the ethnic Gedeo community are huddled together with nothing to do but

Afghans look at at a car hit damaged a suicide bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2019. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani A car bomb attack on a U.S. convoy in the Afghan capital on Friday, wounded four U.S. service members and killed at least four Afghan civilians, officials said, in the second attack in the