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Senior CPC official meets with Somali president

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Zhao Leji Friday met with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed who will attend the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). China has always been committed to its friendly policy toward Somalia and firmly supported Somalia’s peace process, said Zhao, a member of the Standing

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Somalia, President, holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Beijing, August 31st, 2018: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. These talks are an introduction to the China-Africa Cooperation Forum. President Mohamed congratulated President Xi Jinping on the reforms he made in his country’s policies to bring China’s development to a wider

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Theresa May boosts Uhuru Kenyatta’s corruption fight

In the furtherance of the fight against terrorism, Mrs May said Kenyan and British soldiers will now train jointly, with the UK PM expected to witness a joint training session in Laikipia after the briefing. The training session will be on handling improvised devices, most of which are now being used by terrorists in the

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South Sudan anxious to restart oil production following peace deal

Emboldened by a new peace deal, civil war-torn South Sudan says it will resume oil production in a key region next month to make up for more than $4 billion of revenue lost during years of fighting. South Sudan, with Africa’s third-largest oil reserves, will renew drilling in northern Unity State for the first time

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Turkish economy strong enough to overcome pressure: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday that Turkey will overcome the economic hardships it is currently facing due to external economic pressure amid a diplomatic row with the United States. Speaking at the Media Oscars award ceremony held by the Broadcast Journalists Association, Erdoğan said: “It is obvious that there are structural economic problems that

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A delegation led by Somali President takes part in the China-Africa Cooperation Forum

Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and a delegation led by China will participate in the China-Africa Cooperation Forum. President Mohamed will open a session with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping ahead of the opening ceremony. The two presidents will discuss the Chinese historical and historical ties, which

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Britain will use aid budget to boost trade in Africa – PM May

Cape Town (Reuters) –  Britain will use its international aid budget to boost its own interests while also seeking to deepen trade ties with Africa, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, countering critics who say aid funds would be better spent at home. May, battling to unite her divided Conservative Party over her plan

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Report: Massive Internet Disruption Costing Somalia $10M a Day

An extended internet outage in Somalia is being called a “major disaster” to the war-torn country’s economy. The outage across the country’s south, including the capital Mogadishu, was caused by damage to an undersea fibre-optic cable two weeks ago, and is costing $10 million per day according to the government.“We lost $130 million (about Sh13.5

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US delivers new Chinook helicopter to Turkey despite F-35 problem

Turkey has started to receive the second batch of CH-47 Chinook heavy transport helicopters from the U.S., despite the ongoing crisis with the country regarding delivery of F-35 jets. The Presidency of the Defense Industry announced that the first of five helicopters, part of the second delivery of Chinooks, entered the inventory of the Turkish

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What Uhuru will be seeking from talks with Trump and May

President Uhuru Kenyatta has turned a blind eye to the political problems facing US and UK leaders in their backyards as he prepares to meet them next week in part to cement trade and diplomatic ties between Kenya and the two nations. Diplomats told the Nation that the President in his visit to Washington tomorrow

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