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Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed yet to respond to Djibouti’s Tadjourah Port offer

File Photo/Somali Times The government of Djibouti says it has yet to hear back from Ethiopian counterparts on its offer to hand over the full administration of Tadjourah Port. Four months ago, in what was a landmark diplomatic overture, the Djiboutian government offered Ethiopia complete control of management of the strategic port in a bid

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Turkish Embassy in Damascus resumes operations after 12 years

By Anadolu Agency The Turkish flag was raised at its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday as the mission resumed operations following a hiatus of 12 years. The embassy, which had suspended operations in 2012, officially reopened with Burhan Koroglu, Türkiye’s ambassador to Mauritania, as acting charge d’affaires. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

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Kenya takes action against Hassan Sheikh’s militia

The Kenyan government has now taken a new step in the tension between Hassan Sheikh and the Jubaland government, following the heavy fighting that took place on Wednesday in the Raskambooni area of ​​Lower Juba region. Read: Somali warlord Hassan Sheikh and militia lost war of Raskamboni Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh becomes a warlord

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EU launches new humanitarian air bridge to support Syrian people amid political transition

By Anadolu Agency The European Commission on Friday announced the launch of a new Humanitarian Air Bridge operation to deliver critical health care and essential supplies to those most in need in Syria. This initiative coincides with increased humanitarian funding from the EU, underscoring its commitment to addressing the volatile and challenging situation on the

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Dozens of UAE flights head to airstrip UN says supplies arms to Sudan rebels

The satellite image shows IL-76 cargo plane parked on the tarmac at Amdjarass International Airport, Ouadi Koudjinli, Chad October 1, 2024. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/USG, Courtesy of Conflict Observatory/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Since civil war erupted in Sudan last year, dozens of cargo planes from the United Arab Emirates have landed at a small airstrip in

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Somalia agrees to allow its territory in Ethiopia to have a maritime naval base-loophole

File Photo/Somali Times President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a joint press conference with Somali President Hassan Sheikh and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the presidential palace. Read: Face-to-face talks will take place between Hassan Sheikh and Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed in Turkey The joint meeting came after a separate meeting with the two leaders

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Beyoncé’s mom Tina Knowles opens up about shocking reaction to Jay-Z’s rape accusations

Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Credit Photo/Facebook By Face2Face Africa Tina Knowles has denied responding to the accusations against her son-in-law on social media. On Monday, December 9, Knowles’ verified Instagram account “liked” an Instagram post from ABC 7 Chicago featuring a picture of Jay-Z and Combs with the headline, “Breaking News: Jay-Z, Diddy Named in Lawsuit

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Rights groups raise alarm over Kenya’s decline in civic rights

By Kenyan foreign policy Leading human rights organizations have expressed concern over Kenya’s worsening score in civic freedoms under President William Ruto’s administration. The December report by Civicus, a global alliance of civil society organizations, highlights an alarming decline in civic freedoms across Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the People Power Under Attack 2024 report, Kenya’s

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Syria’s deposed president arrives with his family in Moscow, as Russia offers them asylum

Credit Photo/Facebook By Anadolu Agency Syria’s deposed President Bashar al-Assad, and his family on Sunday arrived in Moscow, where Russia offered them asylum, Russian state news agency reported. “Assad and his family members arrived in Moscow. Being guided by humanitarian considerations, Russia has granted asylum for them,” TASS said, citing a Kremlin source. Read: Syrian

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Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad regime collapses

Sixty-one years of Baath Party rule in Syria collapsed on Sunday when the capital Damascus fell out of the hands of regime control. The Arab Socialist Baath Party had come to power in Syria in 1963, in a coup. In 1970, Hafez al-Assad – the father of Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s newly deposed ruler – seized

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