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A delegation from Somalia to the ICJ maritime case

The federal government of Somalia has today sent a high-level delegation to the Netherlands, specifically to The Hague, to submit the case file currently before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The delegation will be led by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled, and will be joined by ministers, the attorney general and diplomats involved

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Minneapolis trial in George Floyd death starts with weeks of painstaking jury selection

By Jonathan Allen The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd was due to begin on Monday with the screening of jurors to weigh murder and manslaughter charges in a case seen as a referendum on police violence against Black Americans. The judge has set aside three weeks

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Djiboutian dictator Ismail Guelleh never gave up power for running a fifth term

Photo: Credit Wikipedia dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh. Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who recently announced his candidacy for re-election next month, said he had decided to run for a fifth term at the request of the people. The April 23 presidential election. He has ruled the country since 1999. The deadline for registering candidates is

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Egypt’s respect for Turkish continental shelf ‘important’

Turkey’s historical, cultural common values with Egypt may bring new developments in coming days: Defense chief It is a very important development that Egypt has made a tender on hydrocarbon exploration in the eastern Mediterranean respecting Turkey’s continental shelf limits, the Turkish national defense minister said on Saturday. “We have many historical and cultural values

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Pakistani premier wins vote of confidence in Parliament

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday won a vote of confidence in the lower house of Parliament, the speaker said. Khan won 178 votes in the 341-seat National Assembly, well above the 172 votes he needed to survive. On Wednesday, Khan announced to seek a vote of confidence from Parliament after his party’s unexpected

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Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence

A medical clinic that was looted and vandalized in Zana, is seen in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The United Nations in its latest humanitarian report on the situation in Tigray says the “humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate” as fighting intensifies across the northern region. (Medecins Sans Frontieres via AP)

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Syrian war cost $1.2 trillion since 2011: Aid group

Over past decade, cost of conflict in Syria estimated at $1.2 trillion in GDP, says report by humanitarian group In addition to millions of people dead or displaced, the economic cost of the decade-long Syrian war is more than $1.2 trillion in lost gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report by a humanitarian

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Oil Spills in Nigeria Reveal The Ugly, Ruthless Face of Capitalism

Oil spills By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. The environment and its inhabitants have to bear the brunt of such negligence. Africa is a continent that is abundantly blessed with natural resources. But ever since imperialism showed its grim face to the continent through brutal colonial conquests, the control of such natural resources passed from the hands

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Great-Power Competition Is Coming to Africa

A U.S.-led international training mission for African militaries in Diffa, Niger, March 2014 Joe Penney / Reuters By Marcus Hicks, Kyle Atwell, and Dan Collini The United States Needs to Think Regionally to Win Under President Donald Trump, the United States withdrew troops and resources from Africa as part of a broader national security shift

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Kenya-UAE puppets Said Deni and Ahmed Madobe reject regional leaders meeting

File Photo/Somali Times There may be a delay in the meeting called by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. At Thursday 04 March 2021 a meeting is scheduled for Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who called on regional and Benadir regional leaders to attend to finalize the 2021 election talks. The Governor of Puntland Said Deni and

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