Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on measures to eliminate consequences of the floods in the country’s Far East region, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia October 16, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS President Vladimir Putin stepped up Russia’s push for influence in Africa days before he hosts a summit with African

Photo/Somali Times Moscow, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his delegation have left for Russia to attend the Russian-Africa Cooperation Forum. The summit, which runs from 23rd to 24th, will be filled by leaders of the countries, the African Union, investors and experts on the future of bilateral relations,

Photo/Somali Times Somalia will press ahead with poverty reduction efforts and a major regional ports and corridors initiative if international creditors forgive the country’s $5 billion debt this February, as expected, the country’s finance minister said on Sunday. Finance Minister Abdirahman Duale Beileh said he was heartened by progress made during discussions with officials from

Photo/Daily Nation/A deserted construction site at Itare Dam in Kuresoi South, Nakuru County. A parliamentary committee has warned that the government risks not getting value for the Sh120 billion invested in the construction of eight dams across the country. It has emerged that some of the projects are way behind schedule while others stalled after

Photo/Somali Times Somalia is negotiating with Turkey and Eritrea for deployment of their military commanders and supply of equipment for the war against Al-Shabaab when the African peacekeepers under Amisom, finally withdraw in 2021. But the deployment can only be bilateral with the approval of the United Nations Security Council, which despite ordering the phased

Total of 10,480 African students graduate from Turkish universities so far, President Erdogan says Turkish President praised Saturday the high-level bilateral relations between Turkey and Africa. “As a result of our efforts, we have brought up Turkey-Africa relations to a level that could not have been even imagined 15 years ago,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said

Britain’s opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn listens as Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons as parliament discusses Brexit, sitting on a Saturday for the first time since the 1982 Falklands War, in London, Britain, October 19, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Parliament TV via REUTERS British

World Bank President David Malpass walks to the podium before he speaks at the opening ceremony of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank appealed to their 189 member countries on Friday to resolve widening disagreements

FILE PHOTO: A passenger bus passes a pro-Brexit demonstration in Westminster, London, Britain, September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo Britain clinched a last-minute Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday, but still faced a challenge in getting it approved by parliament. “Where there is a will there is a deal – we have one.

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Banadir Governor and Mogadishu mayor Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) met with the European Union Ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga at the Center House in Mogadishu. The Commissioner shared with the European Union Ambassador to Somalia the progress made in the region, in the reconstruction efforts and initiatives of for the Benadir Administration.