Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge Parliament has stripped the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) of powers to approve the opening, relocation and closure of any branch of a mortgage refinance company. The National Assembly annulled sections 26(2) and 42 of the Central Bank of Kenya (Mortgage Refinance Companies) Regulations, 2019. The regulations, Central

Selami Turker, chief of Special Police Unit of Turkish National Police, met with Somali officials and exchanged views Turkey’s police special operations chief is in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu to boost cooperation between the two countries, the Turkish Embassy in Somalia said Monday. In a statement, the embassy said the Chief of the Special Police Unit

Credit /AFP / Charly TRIBALLEAU, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/ President Hassan Rouhani sought support for the sanctions-hit Iranian economy during a visit to Japan Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan on Saturday as Tehran, under US sanctions pressure, sought economic support from Tokyo. Rouhani’s trip to Japan, the first by an Iranian

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, Malaysia’s Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, Malaysia’s First Lady Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photograph during Kuala

A shipment of 54 new Humvees arrived in Djibouti this week, as part of a $31 million train-and-equip partnership between the U.S. government and the Djiboutian military. The military vehicles will be delivered to the Djibouti armed forces for use by its new Rapid Intervention Battalion. By JOHN VANDIVER The U.S. delivered 54 new Humvees

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the debate on the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons Chamber, in London, Britain December 19, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval for his Brexit deal in parliament on Friday, the first step toward fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain’s

Credit: Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement following approval by the IMF Executive Board on a financing package for Somalia: “Today, the IMF Executive Board approved a financing plan that will help mobilize the resources

Photo/Somali Times BY Sonia Plaza In observance of the International Migrants Day, Dec 18 According to the National Academic of Science of the United States, climate change is linked to more intense and frequent disasters. For developing countries, especially those facing fragility, conflict and violence, the economic impact of climate change can be unbearably large.

People gather in front of the Presidential Palace during the “Chain of lights” protest against judicial overhaul in Warsaw, Poland July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Poland could end up leaving the European Union because of plans by the ruling nationalists that would allow judges to be fired if they question the legitimacy of the government’s

Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Ali Khaire and the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, met in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting, attended by the ministers from the two countries has discussed strengthening traditional relationship between the two countries are brothers. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s agenda and the meeting