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Egypt and Somalia are getting closer while Ethiopia is concerned

A photograph appear on the Internet The governments of Somalia and Egypt are getting closer to each other while Ethiopia is looking at the surface and is worried about the alliance between Mogadishu and Cairo. The Prime Minister of the federal government of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, yesterday received the Egyptian Ambassador to Somalia,

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Biden, Truss seek to smooth over N Ireland divide

President Joe Biden meets with British Prime Minister Liz Truss during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By The Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss declared themselves staunch allies Wednesday as they tried to

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Putin declares partial military mobilization in Russia

By Anadolu Agency President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia. “I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff to declare partial mobilization in the Russian Federation,” he said in a televised address to the nation. With a relevant decree already signed, mobilization activities

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Somalia president Hassan Sheikh launched campaigning UN conference to get money from the international community

The President of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who is currently in the United States, attended the opening of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Corrupt president Hassan Sheikh launched campaigning UN conference to get money from the international community. This year’s conference will focus on issues such as

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48 Somalis living in Minnesota charged with stealing $250 million from child feeding program

Aimee Bock, the executive director of the nonprofit Feeding program . (Shari L. Gross/Star Tribune via AP) The United States government has announced charges against 48 Somalis who are accused of embezzling $250 million intended to feed needy children during the Corona Virus outbreak, according to The Associated Press reported. A statement from the US

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Turkish leader to United Nations: Be ‘much more influential’

By The Associated Press Turkey’s leader, overseeing a nation encircled by regional disputes, used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to shine a spotlight on Turkish maneuvering in conflicts that span from Syria to Ukraine. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech comes as Turkey is beset by staggeringly high inflation — officially at

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EU’s silence on free transfer of Russian fertilizers to developing countries ‘height of cynicism:’ Putin

By Anadolu Agency The EU’s refusal to respond to Russia’s proposal to transfer 300,000 tons of fertilizers from the European ports to developing countries free of charge is the “height of cynicism,” the Russian president said on Tuesday. “It is clear that they do not want to let our companies earn. But we want to

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1.8 tons of cocaine seized, 5 arrested in Nigerian bust

Credit: Reuters Photographer Karen Toro/File Photo By The Associated Press Nigeria’s anti-drug agency seized a record 1.8 tons of cocaine valued at $278 million at a Lagos warehouse in what it described Monday as likely the country’s largest bust ever. Five people – the warehouse manager and four “drug barons” including one profiled as a

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Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto splash half a billion on travel in three months before polls

By Business Daily Africa President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta more than doubled the spending on local travel to Sh579 million in the three months to June as campaigns for the August elections picked up momentum. Although Dr Ruto was the incumbent Deputy President, Mr Kenyatta had thrown his weight behind opposition leader

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Biden: US would defend Taiwan against Chinese invasion

President Joe Biden speaks during the United We Stand Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By The Associated Press China’s government on Monday criticized President Joe Biden’s statement that American forces would defend Taiwan if Beijing tries to invade as a violation of U.S. commitments about the

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