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What was the topic of discussion between Hamza and Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Guelleh?
File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting
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File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting
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File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting
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Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools
A burqa clad Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close
Speaker of the Upper House meets with British Ambassador to Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Senator Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, had a private meeting with the new British Ambassador to Somalia, Ms. Kate
Turkish police nab 18 Chinese nationals in fake cryptocurrency gang bust
Turkish Police escort suspected gang members in Istanbul on Saturday, March 13, 2021 (DHA Photo) Turkish police busted a gang, nabbing 18 Chinese nationals who rented nine separate villas in
Morocco’s Cannabis Legalization: Benkirane Freezes PJD Membership
Photo: Credit Anadolu Agency By Safaa Kasraoui Morocco adopted a bill legalizing cannabis use for therapeutic use today, making the country one of the few states in Africa to adopt the measure.
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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has overseen an extensive crackdown on political dissent that has steadily tightened in recent years (AFP) Joint statement from 31 countries calls on
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By EDITH M. LEDERER The U.N. Security Council urged Somalia’s government on Friday to organize elections “without delay” in a resolution that stressed the pressing threat to the country’s
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Credit to photo /Business Daily Africa, Nairobi Skyline. Other ingenious avenues to pave the way for digital transformation in Africa. In the Age of Information, technology plays a vital role in
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File – In this file photo dated Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, lorries pass a checkpoint to embark by ferry to Europe, at the port in Dover, England. Britain’s Office for National
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