File Photo/Somali Times As Somali Times has learned, critical discussions have started recently in the Puntland presidency between the President of Puntland and the UN envoy to Somalia Catriona Laing. Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state Somalia still in United Nations Charter, Chapter VII: Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh dissolves federal government Action

VAB armoured personnel carrier vehicles are seen at the Arquus military vehicle production plant, a unit of Volvo AB, in Limoges, France, April 6, 2023. Photographer Benoit Tessier/File Photo By Reuters France will deliver hundreds of old armoured vehicles and new surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine in its war against Russia, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu

By Anadolu Agency The final results of the March 24 presidential election in Senegal were announced Friday with Bassirou Diomaye Faye winning with 54.2% of the vote. according to the Constitutional Council. Amadou Ba received 35.7% and Aliou Mamadou Dia garnered 2.8%. Former Dakar Mayor Khalifa Sall had 1.5%. The remaining 15 candidates did not

By Reuters The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to fight corruption in the military after taking over as its top commander, a move widely expected to accelerate his rise to eventually succeed his father. Museveni, 79, who has led Uganda for 38 years, named 49-year-old son Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the East African

By Anadolu Agency Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday that the Russian security firm Wagner has been helping the Malian army carry out raids and drone strikes since December that have killed many civilians, including children. In a report titled “Mali: Military and Wagner Group’s Atrocities against Civilians” published by HRW, attention was drawn to

File Photo/Somali Times The World Bank has sent a warning to the government of Somalia regarding the delay in submitting the audit report of the projects financed by the World Bank. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? The report that was supposed to be submitted on June 30, 2023, has not yet been submitted,

By Anadolu Agency Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Thursday vowed to respond to China in the disputed South China Sea where the two maritime neighbours are engaged in a tussle amid overlapping claims. “Over the succeeding weeks there shall be, implemented by the relevant national government agencies and instrumentalities, a response and countermeasure package that

A photograph appeared on the Internet The government of Djibouti has spoken again about its position on the understanding between Hargeisa administration and Ethiopia. The government of Djibouti has once again opposed the agreement between Hargeisa administration and Ethiopia, saying that the independence of Somalia is inviolable. Read: Who is Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh

Rumy-Al-Qahtani-Miss-Universe-Saudi-Arabia Ahmed Mohamed / ES Composite Evening Standard By Lydia Chantler-Hicks Saudi Arabia is to take part in the Miss Universe pageant for the first time. Model Rumy Alqahtani will be the Kingdom’s first-ever entrant in the global competition’s 73-year history, which this year’s contest to take place in Mexico in late September. Announcing her

People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Han Xu) By Xinhua News Agency The majority of Africa’s international migrants move primarily within the continent, according to a new report jointly released Tuesday by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations migration agency.