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People believed to be migrants, disembark from a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain, April, 29, 2024. Photographer Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo By
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File Photo/Somali Times By Xinhua News Agency The African Union (AU) on Tuesday extended condolences over the tragic loss of live in Kenya due to devastating floods. Heavy rains have pounded
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British Conservative Party MP Tim Loughton. Credit Photo/Twitter X A member of the British Conservative Party said that he was refused a trip to Djibouti because of the close relationship the
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Credit Photo/Reuters By The Associated Press A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against
Read MoreUK crime agency alerts teachers on “sextortion” after rise in cases
Pedestrians walk past the National Crime Agency (NCA) headquarters in London October 7, 2013. The new body has been launched to pursue organised criminals. Photographer Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
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UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda
People believed to be migrants, disembark from a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain, April, 29, 2024. Photographer Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo By
Read MoreAfrican Union extends condolences over devastating floods in Kenya
File Photo/Somali Times By Xinhua News Agency The African Union (AU) on Tuesday extended condolences over the tragic loss of live in Kenya due to devastating floods. Heavy rains have pounded
Read MoreDjibouti detained and deported British Conservative Party MP Tim Loughton who campaigned for the recognition of Hargeisa
British Conservative Party MP Tim Loughton. Credit Photo/Twitter X A member of the British Conservative Party said that he was refused a trip to Djibouti because of the close relationship the
Read MoreMissile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
Credit Photo/Reuters By The Associated Press A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against
Read MoreUK crime agency alerts teachers on “sextortion” after rise in cases
Pedestrians walk past the National Crime Agency (NCA) headquarters in London October 7, 2013. The new body has been launched to pursue organised criminals. Photographer Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
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Featured ArticlesUK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda
People believed to be migrants, disembark from a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain, April, 29, 2024. Photographer Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo By
UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda
People believed to be migrants, disembark from a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain, April, 29, 2024. Photographer Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo By
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSomalia now seeking Turkey, Eritrea support
Photo/Somali Times Somalia is negotiating with Turkey and Eritrea for deployment of their military commanders and supply of equipment for the war against Al-Shabaab when the African peacekeepers
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Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning Prof Njuguna Ndung’u (C), Rwanda Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa (R) and looking on, South Sudan Finance and Economic Planning
Read MoreUK signs agreements worth £31m to support development in Somaliland
The United Kingdom signed an agreement with the government of Somaliland and the Netherlands to support the implementation of Phase II of the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF2) programme, which
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Somalia now seeking Turkey, Eritrea support
Photo/Somali Times Somalia is negotiating with Turkey and Eritrea for deployment of their military commanders and supply of equipment for the war against Al-Shabaab when the African peacekeepers
Read More7 African nations set to receive $1bn from IMF
Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning Prof Njuguna Ndung’u (C), Rwanda Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa (R) and looking on, South Sudan Finance and Economic Planning
Read MoreUK signs agreements worth £31m to support development in Somaliland
The United Kingdom signed an agreement with the government of Somaliland and the Netherlands to support the implementation of Phase II of the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF2) programme, which
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Blog PostsWhy rising Somali numbers scare us
A photograph appear on the Internet/East Africa Colonial Map By The Star, Kenya We are afraid of the tables being turned Afraid that once they are numerous enough to control state resources, they
Kenyan group sues UK government over what it calls colonial-era land theft
A tea plantation in Kenya’s Kericho highlands in Kericho county. The Kipsigis community says it was forcefully evicted from the land in 1934 : Photographer Tony Karumba/AFP By Reuters A
Shipping industry says piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer a threat
In 2009, in one of the most high-profile cases, later turned into a film, a US-flagged ship, the Maersk Alabama, was hijacked by Somali pirates. The crew was eventually rescued by the US Navy. ©
Shanta eyes Sh60 million West Kenya gold licences
Artisanal gold miners work at one of the mining sites in Macalder on October 7, 2021 By Business Daily Africa London-listed exploration firm Shanta Gold is eyeing three additional prospecting
Rwandan lady faces two years in jail for dressing fashion
A photograph appear on the Internet Lilliane Mugabekazi Social media was set ablaze on Thursday after news surfaced that a woman could be sentenced to 2 years in prison for ‘indecent
Bulgaria energy minister calls Gazprom talks ‘inevitable’
Russian energy Gazprom is the largest supplier of natural gas to Europe and Turkey/Photograph: Reuters By The Associated Press Bulgaria’s interim government signaled its readiness to negotiate
Germans feeling the squeeze over surging food, energy prices
By Anadolu Agency Middle- and low-income families in Germany are struggling to cope with rising inflation and skyrocketing energy prices, angered by what they see as government inaction over
Supporters gather at home of Pakistan’s former PM Khan, aiming to foil arrest
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan/Photograph: Reuters By Reuters Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, gathered on Monday outside his
Qatar detains workers protesting late pay before World Cup
File – Branding is displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2022. Qatar recently arrested at least 60 workers who protested going months without
Treating refugees like ‘waste people’ is abhorrent, wherever they end up
Priti Patel said criticism of the scheme “speaks of inbuilt prejudice and… racism’. Photograph: Reuters The Guardian By Kenan Malik The email from a Foreign Office official to colleagues in the
Why rising Somali numbers scare us
A photograph appear on the Internet/East Africa Colonial Map By The Star, Kenya We are afraid of the tables being turned Afraid that once they are numerous enough to control state resources, they
Kenyan group sues UK government over what it calls colonial-era land theft
A tea plantation in Kenya’s Kericho highlands in Kericho county. The Kipsigis community says it was forcefully evicted from the land in 1934 : Photographer Tony Karumba/AFP By Reuters A
Shipping industry says piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer a threat
In 2009, in one of the most high-profile cases, later turned into a film, a US-flagged ship, the Maersk Alabama, was hijacked by Somali pirates. The crew was eventually rescued by the US Navy. ©
Shanta eyes Sh60 million West Kenya gold licences
Artisanal gold miners work at one of the mining sites in Macalder on October 7, 2021 By Business Daily Africa London-listed exploration firm Shanta Gold is eyeing three additional prospecting
Rwandan lady faces two years in jail for dressing fashion
A photograph appear on the Internet Lilliane Mugabekazi Social media was set ablaze on Thursday after news surfaced that a woman could be sentenced to 2 years in prison for ‘indecent
Bulgaria energy minister calls Gazprom talks ‘inevitable’
Russian energy Gazprom is the largest supplier of natural gas to Europe and Turkey/Photograph: Reuters By The Associated Press Bulgaria’s interim government signaled its readiness to negotiate
Germans feeling the squeeze over surging food, energy prices
By Anadolu Agency Middle- and low-income families in Germany are struggling to cope with rising inflation and skyrocketing energy prices, angered by what they see as government inaction over
Supporters gather at home of Pakistan’s former PM Khan, aiming to foil arrest
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan/Photograph: Reuters By Reuters Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, gathered on Monday outside his
Qatar detains workers protesting late pay before World Cup
File – Branding is displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2022. Qatar recently arrested at least 60 workers who protested going months without
Treating refugees like ‘waste people’ is abhorrent, wherever they end up
Priti Patel said criticism of the scheme “speaks of inbuilt prejudice and… racism’. Photograph: Reuters The Guardian By Kenan Malik The email from a Foreign Office official to colleagues in the