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Saudi-Qatar talks to end lengthy Gulf dispute falter: sources

Photo Credit Reuters Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani Talks between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to resolve a bitter Gulf dispute broke down soon after starting, six sources said, leaving in place a political and trade embargo of Doha that hampers joint Gulf Arab efforts to counter Iran. The discussions that began in

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Libya’s Haftar sued in US for alleged war crimes

Lawsuit filed in federal court seeks $1 billion in damages for families Six Libyan families sued Libyan renegade commander Khalifa Haftar and the United Arab Emirates government in a federal U.S. court Monday for their alleged roles in committing war crimes in Libya. In a lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court of the District

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Top 10 Most Educated African Presidents 2020

Africa’s Presidents By Sebastiane Ebatamehi. The educational credentials of African presidents proves that education is not a criterion for good leadership The educational qualification of African leaders in juxtaposition to their performances is an irony. Africa has the most educated leaders in the world, and the continent continues to experience plodding progress. Many critics and

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Kenya: Mandera leaders demand Jubbaland Security Minister Janan leaves Kenya as tensions rise

Photo/ Somali Times Nairobi-Leaders from Mandera have demanded that wanted Jubbaland Security Minister Abdirashid Janan leaves the country with immediate and also called on the Kenyan government to make its position clear on the matter. Speaking during a press conference in Nairobi, the leaders led by Mandera governor Ali Roba, the leaders said Janan’s stay

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AU slams US ‘Deal of Century’

Addressing the annual summit of the African Union (AU) leaders, the chairman of the bloc heavily criticised the US’ so-called peace plan in Middle East, Anadolu Agency reports. “We all suffered from the unresolved Palestinian right to self-determination and dignity. The American-Israeli peace plan, the so-called ‘Deal of the Century’, had been prepared without any

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Kibaki given private viewing of Moi’s body

Photo Credit / Daily Nation/ Former President Mwai Kibaki meets Raymond and Gideon Moi at Parliament buildings after viewing the body of their father, former President Daniel arap Moi, on February 8, 2020. Former President Mwai Kibaki on Sunday led thousands of Kenyans in the public viewing of former head of state Daniel arap Moi’s

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Tension high in Mandera over fugitive Somali minister

Photo/ Somali Times Tension has remained high in Mandera town for the fourth day now with reports that troops of the Somalia National Army troops are converging along the border, planning to raid a hotel where a Jubbaland minister is allegedly holed up. Somalia has accused Nairobi of harbouring fugitive Jubbaland security minister Abdirashid Hassan

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DCI detectives arrest Chinese man caught on viral video caning Kenyan employee

A video emerged on social media showing a Chinese man beating up a Kenyan employee at Chez Wou restaurant in Kileleshwa- Detectives raided the restaurant on Sunday, February 9, and arrested four Chinese nationals. They were found not in possession of valid work documents and are set to be arraigned on Monday Detectives from Kilimani

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U.S. warns Israel against ‘unilateral’ West Bank moves

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends a conference in Jerusalem January 8, 2020 REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washington’s consent, pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultra-nationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. U.S. President

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Kenya Revenue Authority seizes five high-end cars smuggled from the UK

First Secretary at the British High Commission to Kenya, Waqar Qureshi and Chief Manager port operations Abdi Malik during the verification exercise at the Port of Mombasa on the seized high-end vehicles stolen from UK. Kenya Revenue Authority has seized five high-end motor vehicles and two motorcycles at the Port of Mombasa, suspected to have

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