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Exclusive: Somalia government received 1 million dollar bribe from Cuba to renew diplomatic ties

File Photo/Somali Times Cuba has sent an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in 46 years, renewing ties with the country. Somalia government received 1 million dollar bribe from Cuba to renew diplomatic ties, according to shady presidential office told Somali Times. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Mr Juan Manuel

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Report: Saudis, Iranians to reopen embassies, ease travel

In this picture released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, shakes hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, right, and Chineses counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP) By The Associated Press Iran’s semiofficial news agency ISNA reported

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Why are Turkey and Hungary against Sweden joining NATO?

By Reuters Sweden’s path to NATO membership remains blocked by Turkey and Hungary as neighbour Finland officially joined the 30-member alliance on Tuesday after its application was ratified in record time. Analysts do not expect Turkey to ratify Sweden’s application until after Turkey’s May 14 election at the earliest. Even then, it is unclear what

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Somalia president begs for military support from Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya

File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud said that his government has requested military support from the governments of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya, to take the next step against Al-Shabab. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? The shady president Hassan Sheikh said that Kenya and Ethiopia themselves faced Al-Shabab attacks and they will

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Washington trying to wreck Russia-Africa summit -Russia’s Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photographer Tiksa Negeri By Reuters The U.S. is trying to wreck Russia’s planned summit with African countries as part of efforts to isolate Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday. Lavrov told the news site Argumenty i Fakty that Moscow was different from Western countries

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Finland set to join NATO, in blow to Putin

An empty flagpole stands between the national flags of France and Estonia outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, April 3, 2023. Finland awaits an official green light to become the 31st member of the world’s biggest security alliance as NATO foreign ministers prepare to meet in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) By

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Trump arrives in New York for surrender, opposes TV court coverage

Dan Ray waves an American flag as plane carrying former U.S. President Donald Trump takes off from the Palm Beach International Airport, after Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 3, 2023. Reuters/Ricardo Arduengo By

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Egypt’s Sisi visits Saudi Arabia amid financial pressure, regional realignment

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 03, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Saudi state news agency SPA said, as Cairo seeks financial inflows to ease pressure on its currency and bolster

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Paris residents vote in favor of banning rental e-scooters

By Anadolu Agency Paris residents have voted for the prohibition of self-service electric scooters in the French capital, the mayor announced. On Sunday, a referendum has been held whether to ban the rental e-scooters which triggered a public row in the past months. Anne Hidalgo in a news conference said: “As of Sept. 1, there

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Why the national oil company of Kenya was locked out of UAE fuel deal

By Business Daily Africa Gulf oil companies rejected a proposal to use the National Oil Corporation of Kenya to import fuel on credit due to its poor cash position, forcing the State to allow them to nominate their preferred dealers. Industry sources privy to the talks, which started in September last year disclosed that Saudi

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