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Somali citizens killed in South Africa

Reports from Phillipi, one of the areas under the city of Cape Town in South Africa, say that armed robbers have killed two Somali citizens there, the armed bandits killed the two Somali citizens in their business in Phillipi area, and it was said that after the killing, they stole the important items from the

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Is landlocked Ethiopia starting another war over ports in Horn of Africa?

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh counterpart Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Al Jazeera By Zecharias Zelalem Since 1991 when Eritrea gained independence from neighbouring Ethiopia, one of the world’s oldest countries and Africa’s second most populous country, has been landlocked. With Eritrea in control of the Assab port that had serviced Ethiopia for

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Lloyd’s of London to invest $65 million following slavery report

Signage is seen inside the Lloyd’s of London building in the City of London financial district in London, Britain, April 16, 2019. Photographer Hannah McKay/File photo By Reuters Lloyd’s of London will invest 40 million pounds ($49.6 million) in regions affected by the transatlantic slave trade, it said on Wednesday, after a report showed the

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US vice president says Israeli settlers must hold accountable for ‘violent acts’ in West Bank

By Anadolu Agency US Vice President Kamala Harris has reiterated her government support for Israel, but she, in her talks with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, emphasized the need to “hold extremist settlers accountable for acts of violence” in the West Bank of Palestine. The duo discussed the ongoing armed conflict in Israel, Gaza, and the

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Nadia Mohamed became the first Somali-American elected mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota

A photograph appear on the Internet Nadia Mohamed became the first Somali-American to be elected mayor St. Louis Park, Minnesota The first city in the United States to elect a female Somali-American mayor. Nadia Mohamed defeated Dale A. Anderson by a majority vote, becoming the first Somali-American to be elected mayor and the first black

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German federal government to pay $8,000 for each refugee

By Anadolu Agency After lengthy discussions in Berlin, Germany’s federal government and states have reached an agreement on sharing the financial burden of the refugee crisis. Chancellor Olaf Scholz told a news conference Tuesday that the federal government will pay €7,500 ($8,000) annually for each refugee accommodated by the federal states, beginning from January 2024.

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Ethiopia recovery from Tigray war dragged on by Amhara violence

Amhara regional forces who were ordered by the Ethiopian government to intergrade into the country’s army on April 6, 2023. Photo Eduardo Soteras/AFP By The East African Ethiopia says it has moved on from the horrors of the war in Tigray, rebuilding its international image as it seeks to reconcile communities. But such efforts have

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Germany’s Scholz faces pressure to curb migration as he meets state governors

File- A Federal Police officer speaks into his radio as he and a colleague track down a group of migrants who have illegally crossed the border from Poland into Germany, while on patrol in a forest near Forst south east of Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 11, 2023. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to meet Germany’s 16

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Israeli minister says dropping ‘nuclear bomb’ on Gaza is ‘option’

By Anadolu Agency Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said on Sunday that dropping an “nuclear bomb” on the Gaza Strip is “an option,” according to local media. Eliyahu, a minister from the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, said that “one of Israel’s options in the war in Gaza is to drop a nuclear bomb on the

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Somalia now eyes IMF funding as budget goes past $1bn mark

File Photo/Somali Times By The East African Somalia is eyeing funding from the International Monetary Funds as budgetary estimates reach $1 billion mark for the first time in history. According to financial proposals endorsed by the country’s Council of Ministers this week, the budget for the next fiscal year will reach $1,025,687,991, exceeding last year’s,

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