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Hassan Sheikh got away selling Somali girls to Saudi Arabia, now want to be Somalia president

Worst ever Somalia president has Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud got away with selling Somali girls to Saudi Arabia. Somali Women were a keystone of our culture. It was as near as sacred; the respect for Somali women was wrapped up deeply with our sense of national pride. Saudis have had to look for cheaper alternatives, and

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With Marcos Jr. tipped to win, Philippines at tenuous moment

Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late dictator, votes at a polling center in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, northern Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. Filipinos were voting for a new president Monday, with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders in

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Ukrainians fear fiercer assault as Russia marks Soviet WW2 victory

Russian service members take part in a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2022. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov By Reuters Ukrainians were urged to heed air raid sirens and stay in bomb shelters on

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Warlord Somali Speaker Adan Madobe approves fake 16 lawmakers MPs UAE ambassador involve paying bribes

The puppet of United Arab Emirates Somali Speaker of the House of the People of the Somali Parliament, who issued an official resolution on the disputed lawmakers in Gedo region, recognized the elected members of El-Waq as legitimate representatives of the region. United Arab Emirates ambassador involve paying bribes to Warlord Adan Madobe, according Somali

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Saudi king admitted to hospital for medical tests

File- In this photo released by Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi King Salman attends the G20 Leaders’ Summit via videoconference at the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Oct. 30, 2021. Saudi Arabia’s octogenarian monarch underwent medical tests on Sunday, May 8, 2022, state-run media reported, just weeks after he had the battery of his

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The man leading the only company licensed to grow and export cannabis legally in Uganda

Benjamin Cadet. Photo credit: DW By Face2Face Africa Benjamin Cadet is a Ugandan entrepreneur and former Member of Parliament who is into the cultivation of cannabis. He is the CEO of the only company licensed to grow and export cannabis legally in Uganda. Since Industrial Hemp acquired a license in 2012, no other company has

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30 Burundian AU soldiers killed in Al-Shabab terror attack in Somalia

Credit to Photograph/Reuters At least 30 Burundian soldiers were killed and 20 others injured in Tuesday’s attack by al-Shabab militants on an African Union base in southern Somalia, according to a Burundian official. According to The Observer, Uganda reported. The official, who requested anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to media, told VOA

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UK Labour Party leader Starmer says election is big turning point

British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and wife Victoria Starmer walk outside a polling station during the local elections in Kentish Town, London, Britain May 5, 2022. Reuters/John Sibley By Reuters The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party Keir Starmer said local election results were a turning point for the party, hailing gains in London

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US calls for free, fair and peaceful elections in Kenya

US Chargé d’Affaires Kenya Eric Kneedler By Business Daily Africa The United States (US) on Thursday called on Kenya to ensure that the August 9 general election is free, fair and peaceful. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Eric W. Kneedler at the US Embassy urged for the preservation of democracy and inclusion during and after the

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UK PM Johnson suffers heavy losses in London in local elections

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to vote at a polling station during the local elections, in London, Britain May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered losses elsewhere in local elections, early results on Friday showed, as voters punished

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