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Somali government, African Union prepares plan for Amisom withdrawal

A photograph appear on the Internet. The Somali government has launched a roadmap to take over responsibility for security in the country, following the completion of Amisom troops. A technical committee of the government and the African Union will jointly prepare a roadmap for the Federal Government of Somalia to take over the security of

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Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, at United Nations headquarters in New York. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP) Associated Press By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, the climate crisis and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at

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Somali officials who signed a Memorandum of Understanding, Presidential Candidates close to Kenya and its allies

A photograph appear on the Internet. Dr Abdi Ulusso, the former Somalia Foreign Ministry Director General, said Twitter that he had been fired for submitting the Memorandum of Understanding signed with Kenya in 2009 to the Somali Transitional Federal Parliament. Dr Abdi Ulusso described the memo as a treason. “Sadly, though the same people who

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EU ministers agree on bloc’s approach toward Afghanistan

By Anadolu Agency Bloc maintains minimal presence in Kabul to monitor situation, facilitate humanitarian aid EU foreign ministers on Tuesday adopted a document guiding the bloc’s approach toward the Taliban-appointed interim government in Afghanistan. The conclusion officially confirmed the main findings of the EU foreign ministers’ informal meeting hosted by the Slovenian presidency of the

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Australia PM says no opportunity for meeting with French president in New York

French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hold a news conference as they meet at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Reuters By Colin Packham Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he will not speak with the French president at the United Nations this week

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Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister announces date for the ICJ ruling maritime case

Credit: Twitter Somalia’s defence team maritime case. The Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, Mahdi Mohamed Guled, has issued a statement announcing the timing of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling in Somalia’s disputed territorial waters. “Praise be to God, I am pleased to share with the Somali people that the International Court of

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Will Turkey’s Détente with Egypt and the Gulf Extend to the Horn of Africa?

Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Credit Anadolu Agency. The National Interest By Aykan Erdemir, Varsha Koduvayur Although the extent to which the climate of détente will affect the Horn is not certain, the relative calm offers a unique opportunity for Washington to claim leadership and prevent the kind of violent rivalry that proved disastrous in

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Thousands flee as volcano erupts on Spain’s La Palma island, homes destroyed

A house burns due to lava from the eruption of a volcano in the Cumbre Vieja national park at Los Llanos de Aridane, on the Canary Island of La Palma, September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez Reuters By Borja Suarez The Canary Islands’ first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced the evacuation of about 5,000

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Shooting in Russian university leaves 8 dead

People stand behind the fence near the Perm State University with the a Posguardia (National Guardia) on the left, in Perm, Russia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. A gunman opened fire in a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday morning, leaving at list five people dead and others wounded, according to Russia’s Investigative

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Prof Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad released by Kenyan intelligent after ten days of captivity-sources say

A photograph appear on the Internet Prof Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad. Prof Abdiwahab declined to elaborate on the reasons for his abduction, but said he was in good condition, and could talk about what happened soon. His wife, Halima Mohamed, had previously said Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and Uhuru Kenyatta of being involved in

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