Somalia President receives warm welcome Puntland region

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, and his delegation arrived in Garowe, capital of Puntland State of Somalia.The President and his delegation welcomed the arrival of Gen. Mohamed Abshir, the governor of the Puntland State of Somalia, Mr Said Abdullahi Deni, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and

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Experts, images suggest a Saudi ballistic missile program

A military base deep inside Saudi Arabia appears to be testing and possibly manufacturing ballistic missiles, experts and satellite images suggest, evidence of the type of weapons program it has long criticized its archrival Iran for possessing. Further raising the stakes for any such program are comments by Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin

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Somalia’s President Mohamed due to attend governor ceremony in Puntland region

Mogadishu, Since President Mohamed took power Somalia is improving for better Somalian Puntland new governor ceremony will improve in co-operation, The president of the Federal government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is heading to Garowe for the ceremony of the newly elected governor of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni which is to take place in Garowe

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‘Dictatorship’ row in Nigeria after top judge suspended

President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement came just weeks away from presidential and parliamentary elections (AFP Photo/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI) Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday suspended the country’s top judge just weeks from elections, triggering condemnation from opposition parties who accused him of “an act of dictatorship” and mounting “a judicial coup”. The former military ruler, 76,

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EU puts Saudi Arabia on draft terrorism financing list, sources say

The European Commission has added Saudi Arabia to an EU draft list of countries that pose a threat to the bloc because of lax controls against terrorism financing and money laundering, two sources told Reuters on Friday. The move comes amid heightened international pressure on Saudi Arabia after the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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3 militia members face sentencing in Kansas bomb plot

Three militia members face the possibility of life in prison for a foiled plot to massacre Muslims in southwest Kansas by blowing up a mosque and apartments housing Somali immigrants. At separate sentencing hearings for the men on Friday, the government plans to play video clips of the intended victims talking about the impact the

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Somalia developing comprehensive plan to improve health of mothers, children and adolescents

WHO and partners support development of Somali reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health strategy Mogadishu, 24 January 2019 – With support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other United Nations partners, Somalia is currently developing a strategy that will change the rhetoric in the country and ensure Somali mothers and children can access

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A plot to overthrow the president of Ethiopia’s Somali region?

There is a secret plot to force the resignation of Ethiopia’s Somali region, Mustafa Omer, and his cabinet, amidst the infighting that split the regional party, it was said. Legal and human rights advisor to the President, Jamal Diriye told DW Amharic that certain former officials of the region, federal government lower officials, are preparing

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US stops touting how many al-Shabaab terrorists it’s killed in Somalia

America’s shadowy war in Somalia just got a little more shadowy. For more than a year, the U.S. Africa Command has been issuing regular press releases after each U.S. airstrike in Somalia detailing now many strikes were conducted and how many al-Shabaab militants were believed to have been killed. But in the latest release announcing

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Two charged with stripping Kenyan woman naked, taking videos

Ukrainian national Wectabe Shestavetskyi (left) and German Zerbin Sascha Marius Waldermar appear before a Shanzu court on January 25, 2019. They have been accused of forcefully undressing a Kenyan woman and taking nude photos and videos. Two foreigners have been charged with stripping a Kenyan woman naked and taking nude photos and videos against her

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