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Somali foreign minister arrives in Khartoum

Khartoum -A delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia Mr. Ahmed Isa Awad has arrived in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on the occasion of the International Airport in Khartoum with the Somali Ambassador to Sudan The ambassador of the emirate Sheikh Ahmed Ibrahim Burfule and some

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Turkey’s president to start Africa tour Monday

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to go on a five-day official visit to four African countries starting Monday According to a statement release by the president’s office, Erdogan will hold talks with his counterparts in Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal and Mali in one-on-one and inter-delegation meetings. The leaders are expected to discuss regional and

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Who will be Ethiopia’s next prime minister

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, the Ethiopia Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front EPRDF has set a date for its much awaited congress, local media portal, the Addis Standard reports. The EPRDF’s Council is expected to begin its meeting on Thursday March 1, 2018. The gathering is supposed to run for three days at the end of which the

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East Africa seeks $78 billion to fund infrastructure projects

The East African Community  needs $78 billion in the next ten years to fund more than 200 infrastructure projects in the five member states. The key projects to be funded include the Standard Gauge Railway hydropower, oil and gas projects across the region, which together are to cost $62.2 billion. Leaders from the EAC member

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Djibouti’s legislative polls boycotted by main opposition

Polling stations on Friday opened in Djibouti for legislative elections boycotted by the main opposition, Movement for Development and Freedom party. According to the party, three years after promise of electoral reforms, nothing has been done in that direction. They argue that the process lacks transparency and credibility. The ruling party is, however, expected to

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Zimbabwe: Parly – Mpofu Refuse to Answer Questions Over the Missing $15 Billion

Chaos reigned in Parliament Thursday after cabinet minister Obert Mpofu refused to answer questions regarding the claimed theft of $15 billion in revenues due to government from diamond mining at Marange. Mpofu was appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy. He was mines minister when, according to former president Robert Mugabe, the

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Kenya Can Still Access $1.5 Billion Precautionary Loan, IMF Now Says

Nairobi — The International Monetary Fund IMF has refuted claims that Kenya lost access to its $1.5 billion standby loan in June clarifying that the precautionary financing remains in place until the end of March 2018. IMF representative in Kenya Jan Mikkelsen says the government continues to have access to resources since last June, “subject

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Turkey offers diplomatic training to Ten Somali diplomats

Ankara-Diplomatic training for Ten Somali diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation under the auspices of the Turkish Diplomatic Academy began yesterday on Monday in Ankara, In a speech to the minister plenipotentiary of the Turkish Diplomatic Academy, Ms. Burcu Çevik, stressed the depth of fraternal relations between Somalia and Turkey, noting

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Ethiopia’s state of emergency to last six months

Ethiopia’s defence minister has told journalists that the state of emergency declared yesterday will last six months. The country’s Council of Ministers declared a state of emergency barely 24 hours after the resignation of the prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn. The council “came to the conclusion that imposing emergency rule would be vital to safeguarding the

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Qatar: Saudi Arabia pressures on the poorer countries to donate!

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who attended the meeting discussed security  in Munich / Germany, said that Gulf tensions are created by the allied Saudi Arabia said it would be dangerous to the security and economy of the region. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani also said Saudi Arabia has put pressure

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