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Hassan Sheikh wants to ask forgiveness from Abiy Ahmed

File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud wants to ask forgiveness from Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, according to sources told Somali Times. Our sources add Abiy Ahmed negotiating with the leaders of the regional governments of Somalia. This issue is coming as the relationship between the two sides is getting worse, and

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Pakistani court bars police from arresting ex-premier Khan

Former Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File) By The Associated Press A Pakistani court on Thursday extended former premier Imran Khan’s protection from arrest through the end of the month, officials said, after police filed terrorism charges against the country’s popular opposition leader. The court protected Khan from arrest until Sept. 1

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US urges permanent end to conflict in Ethiopia amid renewed violence

By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the opposing sides involved in the conflict in Ethiopia late Wednesday to work towards a permanent cease-fire amid renewed clashes in the East African country. “Five months ago, a truce was declared in northern Ethiopia, which reduced violence and saved lives. We are concerned that

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Ethiopia says it shot down a plane carrying weapons for the TPLF terror group

The Ethiopian government said it shot down an army plane that the government said was carrying weapons for the TPLF group, which is at war with the Ethiopian government. Major General Tesfaye Ayalew, the Chief of Operations of the Ethiopian Military, said that the plane crossed from Sudan, which is a neighbor of Ethiopia. On

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UK trade unions launch campaign for higher minimum wage amid cost of living crisis

By Anadolu Agency UK’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) launched a campaign on Wednesday to increase the minimum wage to £15 ($17.74) an hour amid a biting cost-of-living crisis. The TUC is a federation of trade unions in England and Wales. TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “Millions of low-paid workers live wage packet to wage

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Why rising Somali numbers scare us

A photograph appear on the Internet/East Africa Colonial Map By The Star, Kenya We are afraid of the tables being turned Afraid that once they are numerous enough to control state resources, they will treat the rest of us just as we have treated them since Independence. An impassioned storm was recently ignited on social

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Kenyan group sues UK government over what it calls colonial-era land theft

A tea plantation in Kenya’s Kericho highlands in Kericho county. The Kipsigis community says it was forcefully evicted from the land in 1934 : Photographer Tony Karumba/AFP By Reuters A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era

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Rwandan lady faces two years in jail for dressing fashion

A photograph appear on the Internet Lilliane Mugabekazi Social media was set ablaze on Thursday after news surfaced that a woman could be sentenced to 2 years in prison for ‘indecent dressing’ in Kigali, Rwanda. Lilliane who is Rwandan was arrested by the country’s police force on 7th August for wearing what has been described

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Germans feeling the squeeze over surging food, energy prices

By Anadolu Agency Middle- and low-income families in Germany are struggling to cope with rising inflation and skyrocketing energy prices, angered by what they see as government inaction over their plight. Inflation has soared in recent months, hitting 7.5% in June, and according to the latest German central bank estimate, it is likely to rise

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Supporters gather at home of Pakistan’s former PM Khan, aiming to foil arrest

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan/Photograph: Reuters By Reuters Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, gathered on Monday outside his hilltop mansion in the capital, vowing to prevent his arrest on anti-terrorism accusations, officials of his political party said. The move follows a police case filed against Khan on Saturday for

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