File Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ordered the central bank governor not to release nearly $10 million in “illicit” money Friday that was seized from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2018 at Adan Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. Anadolu Agency reported. Farmajo President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, orders Governor of

Jawar Mohammed (L), an Oromo activist and a media mogul arrives at the Lideta First Instance Court with Bekele Gerba, an Oromo Congress Federalist Party deputy President. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri By Reuters Ethiopia has freed several opposition leaders from prison, the state broadcaster reported on Friday, as the government said it would begin dialogue with political

American and Saudi national flags are seen on a main road in Riyadh on 19 May, 2017 2020(AFP) Middle East Eye By Madawi al-Rasheed Riyadh’s marginalisation looks set to continue in the months ahead, as countries remain reluctant to deal with the scandal-plagued crown prince Internationally, Saudi Arabia has failed to reclaim the pivotal role

A file photo of former Sudan Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok speaking in the capital Khartoum on August 21, 2019. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP By Daily Nation Sudan’s major Western donors say they will not work with a new prime minister if appointed without the input of civilian movements. In a joint call, two days after Prime Minister

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. President George W. Bush, May 28, 2002, Italy, Rome (ANADOLU AGENCY-CHRIS WARDE-JONES) By Anadolu Agency Revelation comes as over 700,000 sign petition to strip former UK premier of his recently awarded knighthood Former British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon, who was in office during the Iraq War, claimed he was

The UN aviation regulator body has asked Somalia to postpone its plan of going ahead with an upgrade of its airspace noting the country had not met international standards mandatory for such transition. In a letter dated December 16, 2021, the International Civil Aviation Organisation raised questions about Somalia’s ability to implement an upgrade of

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s political crisis in shadow of foreign interventions of the international community led by UN head in Somalia James Swan joined in for the second day of the National Consultative Council meeting today amid expectations of a way forward to conclude the long-running elections in the country. Why Somalis can not resolve between

By Anadolu Agency Sudan’s prime minister resigned Sunday amid a political deadlock and nationwide pro-democracy protests that led to a violent backlash by security organs. In a televised address, Abdalla Hamdok admitted that the partnership between the military and the civilian leadership had failed to lead to the transition and establishment of the basis for

Labour’s analysis shows the number of black children in poor households has more than doubled in 10 years. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Alamy The Guardian By Andrew Sparrow Exclusive: Labour party research also finds black children at least twice as likely to grow up poor as white children More than half of black children in the UK

Firefighters work among the smoke after a fire broke out in the Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham By Reuters A fire at the South African parliament caused extensive damage on Sunday, collapsing the roof and gutting an entire floor in one building, with firefighters partially containing the blaze after several hours. By