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Somali President Hassan Sheikh official visit to Eritrea

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud arrived in the city of Asmara in Eritrea yesterday afternoon. President Hassan Sheikh has started a two-day official visit to Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, according to the Somali Times. Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud arrived in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, on Monday for

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Number of migrants reaching Italy’s shores so far this year exceeds 20,000

By Anadolu Agency The number of irregular migrants who have arrived in Italy by sea since the start of the year has exceeded 20,000, according to official figures. Data from Italy’s Interior Ministry showed that 20,017 irregular migrants came to the country via the Mediterranean in the Jan. 1 to March 13 period compared with

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Rwanda hosts FIFA Congress with eye on Africa sports hub status

Rwanda President Paul Kagame and Fifa President Gianni Infantino at a past event in Kigali in 2018. Photo Presidency By The East African The world governing football association, FIFA , will expand its schools’ programme in Rwanda, which is hosting the annual congress, with a $100 million investment. The Football for Schools kitty will target

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Anti-government protests resume in Israel for 10th straight week

By Anadolu Agency Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets Saturday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing policies and a plan that would restrict the powers of the judiciary. Israelis have held demonstrations every Saturday against the judicial regulation of the extreme right-wing coalition government led by Netanyahu. They were on the

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China helps arch-foes Iran, Saudi Arabia break diplomatic ice

By Anadolu Agency Regional arch-foes and estranged neighbors, Iran and Saudi Arabia, finally broke the diplomatic ice after almost two years of marathon efforts to resume ties and reopen embassies. The surprise announcement came on Friday after several days of intense deliberations between the top security officials of the two countries in Beijing, facilitated by

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Seven foreigners to serve life for trafficking heroin worth Sh1.3bn

Seven foreigners at a Mombasa Court in Mombasa County on Friday, March 10, 2023 The Standard By Joackim Bwana Seven foreigners condemned to life imprisonment on Friday for drug trafficking have described the sentence as a death penalty as the prosecution hailed it as a bold move by the courts. In a landmark case, a

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UK Home Secretary to visit Kigali over migrants relocation

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman. She will visit Kigali to meet with Rwanda’s Foreign minister Vincent Biruta to discuss the pending implementation of a controversial deal that seeks to control illegal immigration in the UK. Credit to Photo/AFP By The East African UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman, currently under fire for the Illegal Immigration Bill

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Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume diplomatic ties, reopen embassies

By Anadolu Agency Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume bilateral diplomatic ties after several days of deliberations between top security officials of the two countries in Beijing. According to Iran’s state media, Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani held several rounds of talks with his Saudi counterpart in the Chinese capital, after which

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Events surrounding ‘foreign agents’ bill in Georgia amount to coup attempt: Russia’s Lavrov

By Anadolu Agency Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the events surrounding the “foreign agents” bill in Georgia amounted to an “attempt to change the government by force.” “There is no doubt that the law on the registration of non-governmental organizations … was just an excuse to start an attempt to change

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Meet the Ugandan man with 12 wives, 102 children and as many as 578 grandchildren

Photo Credit: Badru Katumba/AFP By Face2Face Africa Musa Hasahya Kasera of Uganda is filled with anxiety and sleepless nights over the uncertainty starring him concerning the future of his large immediate family. At 68, Hasahya already has 12 wives, 102 children, and about 578 grandchildren, and his home has turned into a somewhat tourist destination,

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