Photo: Credit AFP. Demonstrators chant from atop of a car during an Oromo community protest after the death of musician and activist Hachalu Hundessa on July 1, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The death toll from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia last week following the murder of a popular singer from the

Photo: Credit AFP After sharks are captured off the coast of Somalia, their meat is salted, sun-dried and transported overland to Kismayo for export to Mombasa, Kenya, the main market in East Africa. Shark fins, on the other hand, are flown to Hong Kong and Singapore, where they are regarded as a delicacy while liver

Actor Johnny Depp leaves the High Court in London, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The libel case by Depp against a British tabloid newspaper started Tuesday over a 2018 article that branded him violent and abusive to then-wife Amber Heard. Depp strongly denies the claim. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp said Tuesday

A Kenyan policeman running to arrest a protester slips and falls over just as he reaches him, before proceeding to arrest him, during a demonstration in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Kenyan police have fired tear gas and detained scores of protesters who were demanding an end to police brutality. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Photo/Somali Times The Somali government reiterated its commitment to maintaining China’s independence and territorial integrity, as Taiwan, Somaliland, has established diplomatic relations with the Somaliland administration. Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad, who attended the online forum at the China-Arab Cooperation Forum, said Somalia has a long-standing historical relationship, based on mutual respect and mutual

The attack on Soleimani’s convoy as it left Baghdad airport violated the UN Charter, Agnes Callamard wrote in her report (AFP) The January US drone strike in Iraq that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and nine other people represented a violation of international law, a UN human rights investigator said on Monday. The United

200706-N-VW723-1114 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 6, 2020) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 5 and Carrier Air Wing 17 fly in formation over the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force (CSF). The USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Carrier Strike Groups are conducting dual carrier operations in the Indo-Pacific as the Nimitz CSF. (U.S.

Somali President Mohamed Farmajo has held talks with Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Qin Jian, focusing on the respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two countries. During the meeting held at the president’s office on Saturday, the two sides stressed the importance of strengthening the historical relationship between the two countries and their

Photo capture the screen shot The number of people killed in protests in Ethiopia following the slaying of a popular singer has jumped to 156 from the initial tally of 80, a senior regional security official told Reuters on Sunday. The protests were sparked by the assassination of musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa on Monday night and

Taiwan’s potential to form a military base in Somaliland, particularly on the coast of Berbera, is part of a bilateral agreement with the Somaliland authorities that is internationally recognized as a region of Somalia. On July 1, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu announced that the governments of Taiwan and Somaliland have agreed to establish offices