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Djibouti’s dictator President Ismail Guelleh fled to France, where he is in poor health-sources say

Credit: Associated Press Photo/Jason DeCrow/Djibouti’s President Ismael Omar Guelleh. Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh’s government announces health plan for the Djibouti president. The Djibouti government has denied reports on social media about the health of President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The news, which was widely circulated on social media and also reported by some media outlets,

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Marian Abdi Hussein first Somali lawmaker to join Norwegian parliament

Credit: Twitter Marian Abdi Hussein. Marian Abdi Hussein, a woman from Somalia, has made history by becoming the first Somali to become a member of the Norwegian parliament. Marian Abdi became the first Muslim woman to appear in the Norwegian parliament wearing a hijab after joining the council. Prior to her political career, Marian was

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Top US spy says Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Iraq represent greater terrorist threat than Afghanistan

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2021, during a Senate Armed Services Hearing to examine worldwide threats. CNN By Katie Bo Williams Afghanistan is no longer the US’ top concern among international terrorist threats to the American homeland, the nation’s top spy said at an intelligence

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Halima Aden: ‘I felt like one of the biggest tokens in the industry’

Halima Aden at the International Women of Power Awards in August 2021. Photograph: Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock The Guardian By Priya Elan The trailblazing former model has criticised the ‘desperate’ fashion world and says she always felt like an outsider Halima Aden, the trailblazing Somali-American modest fashion model who quit last year, has said she felt

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North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles

This combination of photos provided by the North Korean government on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, shows long-range cruise missiles tests held on Sept. 11 -12, 2021 in an undisclosed location of North Korea. North Korea says it successfully test fired what it described as newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known

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Shun political discord for stability, UN tells Somali leaders

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed who on September 12, 2021 called on Somali political leaders to shun political discord which may jeopardise the gains made in the country. AFP/Ashraf Shazly. By Xinhua News Agency United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed on Sunday called on Somali political leaders to shun political discord which may

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Prof Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad’s wife is linked to his abduction by Prime Minister Roble and Uhuru Kenyatta

File Photo/Somali Times Halima Mohamed, the wife of Prof. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad, who spoke to the media in Nairobi, Kenya, said that the abduction of her husband, Abdiwahab, has revealed that he was involved in the office of the Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble. Last Wednesday, Prof. Abdiwahab was abducted in central Nairobi,

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Nairobi is a hotspot for kidnapping and murder

Credit: Business Daily Africa Nairobi City skyline. At least 11 unidentified and unclaimed bodies are currently lying at the Garissa Referral Hospital mortuary, HAKI Africa, a Mombasa-based human rights organization has said. Haki Africa released a statement on Saturday following a visit to Garissa County saying the bodies were recovered from River Tana on diverse

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Cocaine worth £160m is found on luxury yacht off the coast of Plymouth

Credit: Plymouth Live/The Jamaican yacht Kahu was brought into Plymouth by the National Crime Agency, Australian Federal Police and the Border Force. Plymouth Live By Lee Trewhela Six men have been arrested following the dramatic operation More than two tonnes of cocaine worth around £160m has been seized and six men arrested in a dramatic

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US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks

File – In this Feb. 20, 2020, file pool photo, a member of the U.S. Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base in recent weeks, even

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