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How Shukri Abdi’s death led to concerns over structural racism

Photo/Credit Associated Press/ Protesters holding placards in support of Shukri Abdi during the demonstration. Protesters came together to mark the first anniversary of the death of 12 yr. old, By Diane Taylor and Nazia Parveen She always came home on time until one day she didn’t, sparking a high-profile campaign for justice At 7.34pm on

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Keep off Kenya’s affairs, Uhuru tells Western countries

By Anita Chepkoech President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned development partners against interfering with the running of the country even as Kenya opened itself up to tough conditions that come with debt suspension requests. President Kenyatta on Friday took a swipe at the unnamed development partners, saying “nchi ina wenyewe (the country has owners)”. Kenya is

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Qatar foreign minister flags movement on resolving Gulf row

Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani is seen during talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar, September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari/File Photo Qatar’s foreign minister said on Friday there has been movement on resolving a bitter diplomatic dispute among the Gulf countries

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Attorney charged with plot to steal Somali government funds

Photo: Credit Pinterest By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN A Maryland attorney has been indicted on charges he engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $12.5 million in Somali government assets from financial institutions and was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a law firm that kept more than $3 million of the money. A

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Ethiopian forces said to block refugees from entering Sudan

Sudanese forces stand alert on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border after Ethiopian forces blocked people from crossing into Sudan, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. The Sudanese forces, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the events, said people tried to cross from Ethiopia

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Somali officials says the Kenyan Government is interfering with elections in Somalia.

Somali officials says the Kenya Government is interfering with elections in Somalia. The relationship between the Somali government and the Kenyan government has deteriorated over the past week. The Somali Times has learned from diplomatic sources that the government’s intentions are as follows: 1. Pressure on Kenya to suspend Somali opposition meetings in Kenya. 2:

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China hits out at US after report of new visa restrictions

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday accused critics in the U.S. government of “an escalation of political suppression” against Beijing following a report of new visa restrictions on members of China’s ruling Communist Party and their immediate family members. Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said China would “make representations” to the U.S. following the report

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France to inspect 76 mosques in coming days

France’s President Emmanuel Macron waits for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez before a meeting at the Elysee Palace, Paris, July 15, 2020. (AP Photo) France will be inspecting 76 mosques in the coming days in a “massive and unprecedented” operation against separatism, the country’s interior minister said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Gerald Darmanin said state services

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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts southeastern Turkey

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded in Turkey’s southeastern Siirt province on Thursday morning, according to the country’s disaster management agency. ”The tremor occurred at a depth of 14.02 kilometers (8.7 miles) in the Kurtalan district at 08:45 a.m. local time (0545GMT), the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. No reports of casualties were

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Saudi Arabia: Gulf crisis could end within 24 hours

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have severed ties with Qatar [File photo] The current crisis between Qatar and the Gulf states could end “within 24 hours”, Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdullah Bin Yahya Al-Mouallimi, said yesterday. “If Qatar recedes from its previous stances, stops its support for terrorists, halts grants

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