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Kenyan Labour leader says Somalis could become president of Kenya

The head of the Kenyan Confederation of Trade Unions, Francis Atwoli, who has been in Kenyan politics for over 20 years said, it is time for Somalis to become president of Kenya. Politician Atwoli seemed to be showing that change is needed to leave where we are, and he gave an example of a visit

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China launches new data relay satellite

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-05 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 27, 2025. The Tianlian II-05 satellite was launched at 11:54 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit. Photographer Yang Xi By Xinhua News Agency

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Multiple dead, injured in Vancouver after vehicle plows into Filipino festival

Police officers work at the scene, after a vehicle drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu day block party, in which police say multiple people were killed and injured, in Vancouver, Canada April 26, 2025. Photographer Chris Helgren By Reuters A number of people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after

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Russia says latest round of talks between Putin, US envoy Witkoff ‘constructive, useful’

By Anadolu Agency Russia said on Friday said the latest round of talks between President Vladimir Putin and visiting US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff were “constructive and useful.” “A three-hour conversation took place, which was constructive and very useful,” Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters in Moscow following the meeting. Ushakov was part of the

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China, Kenya elevate ties as Xi, Ruto hold talks

By Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Kenyan President William Ruto in Beijing on Thursday, with the two sides agreeing to elevate their ties to a China-Kenya community with a shared future for the new era. Noting that the move is a strategic choice for both sides, Xi said that in

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Top 10 political risks investors are watching in Africa in 2025

File Photo/Somali Times By The African Exponent Leadership transitions and elections in 2025 are reshaping investor sentiment across Africa, with major changes in countries like Senegal, Cameroon, Chad, and South Sudan influencing economic policy and international confidence. Several African countries are implementing difficult but strategic economic reforms tied to IMF agreements, such as floating exchange

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EU fines Apple, Meta amid transatlantic trade strains

By Xinhua News Agency The European Union (EU) on Wednesday imposed fines totaling 700 million euros (798.7 million U.S. dollars) on American tech giants Apple and Meta, a move expected to intensify already strained transatlantic trade relations. Apple received a 500-million-euro fine for preventing app developers from informing users about alternative purchasing options outside its

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Rubio says Iran can pursue civilian nuclear program if it abandons enrichment

By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Iran can pursue a civilian nuclear program if it agrees to abandon uranium enrichment. “If Iran wants a civil nuclear program, they can have one just like many other countries in the world have one, and that is they import enriched material,” Rubio

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Chinese agriculture poised for breakthroughs in new quality productive forces

By Xinhua News Agency A latest report projects systemic breakthroughs in China’s new quality productive forces in terms of agriculture over the next decade, with grain yield per unit area expected to increase by 7.8 percent. The China Agricultural Outlook Report (2025-2034), released at the 2025 Agricultural Outlook Conference held at the Chinese Academy of

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African Space Agency’s headquarters inaugurated in Egypt’s Cairo

By Xinhua News Agency Egypt inaugurated on Sunday the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA) in the Egyptian Space City in Cairo. “Egypt has made extensive efforts to establish the agency, which embodies the vision of ‘The Africa We Want’ outlined in the African Union’s Agenda 2063,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said at

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