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By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
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World Bank launches probe into Ruto’s multi-billion loan programme
By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
Read MoreUAE says it intercepted an Iranian drone after weekend US strikes on rocket launchers in Iran
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Featured ArticlesWorld Bank launches probe into Ruto’s multi-billion loan programme
By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
World Bank launches probe into Ruto’s multi-billion loan programme
By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKUK PM Sunak strikes deal with EU over Northern Ireland – source
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news conference at Windsor Guildhall, Britain, February 27, 2023. Photographer Dan Kitwood/Reuters
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UK PM Sunak strikes deal with EU over Northern Ireland – source
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news conference at Windsor Guildhall, Britain, February 27, 2023. Photographer Dan Kitwood/Reuters
Read MoreMore than 60 Senegalese migrants feared dead on monthlong voyage to Spain
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Blog PostsPresident Farmajo orders airlines to not carry Upper House Speaker Abdi Hashi to the Dhusamareb conference
Photo/Somali Times According to information obtained by Somali Times, the Somali government last night ordered airlines not to carry Speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi. Last night Abdi Hashi Abdullahi
The Djiboutian opposition party sent a message to ruthless dictator Omar Guelleh
Photo: Credit Wikipedia Djiboutian ruthless dictator President Omar Guelleh. The chairman of Djibouti’s opposition RAD party has issued a statement calling on President Ismail Omar Guelleh
Tesla to recall 134,951 U.S. vehicles under pressure from auto safety regulators
A Tesla Model S electric car is seen at its dealership in Seoul, South Korea July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and
Farmajo’s statements make the opening conference in Dhusamareb hopeless
Photo/Somali Times Somali Times reports political analysts who already understand that the conference announced today in Dhusamareb will not yield any results. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi
Turkey’s exports hit highest January figure so far
Surpassing $15 billion last month, Turkey’s exports hit the highest January figure of the country’s history, the trade minister said on Tuesday. Turkey’s exports in January rose
Tanzania says no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines
Credit: Associated Press President John Magufuli. DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s health ministry says it has no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines, just days after the president of
President Farmajo arrives at Dhusamareb conference
Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo recently arrived in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state, where a conference between the heads of the federal government,
EU nations have received 18.5 million COVID-19 vaccines
A nurse holds a bottle of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Nurse Isabel Zendal Hospital in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) By SAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS
Wealthy Kenyans rush for cosmetic surgery during Covid-19 lockdown
Plastic and reconstructive doctors are seeing a rising demand for elective and cosmetic surgery in Covid-19 times, as wealthy Kenyans opt for laser eye correction, chin and breast augmentation,
Lafta-Green Farmajo allied arrives at Dhusamareb conference
Photo/Somali Times The President of the South West State of Somalia, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed (Lafta Gareen) recently arrived in Dhusamareb, becoming the first leader to visit the town. Lafta
President Farmajo orders airlines to not carry Upper House Speaker Abdi Hashi to the Dhusamareb conference
Photo/Somali Times According to information obtained by Somali Times, the Somali government last night ordered airlines not to carry Speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi. Last night Abdi Hashi Abdullahi
The Djiboutian opposition party sent a message to ruthless dictator Omar Guelleh
Photo: Credit Wikipedia Djiboutian ruthless dictator President Omar Guelleh. The chairman of Djibouti’s opposition RAD party has issued a statement calling on President Ismail Omar Guelleh
Tesla to recall 134,951 U.S. vehicles under pressure from auto safety regulators
A Tesla Model S electric car is seen at its dealership in Seoul, South Korea July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and
Farmajo’s statements make the opening conference in Dhusamareb hopeless
Photo/Somali Times Somali Times reports political analysts who already understand that the conference announced today in Dhusamareb will not yield any results. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi
Turkey’s exports hit highest January figure so far
Surpassing $15 billion last month, Turkey’s exports hit the highest January figure of the country’s history, the trade minister said on Tuesday. Turkey’s exports in January rose
Tanzania says no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines
Credit: Associated Press President John Magufuli. DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s health ministry says it has no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines, just days after the president of
President Farmajo arrives at Dhusamareb conference
Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo recently arrived in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state, where a conference between the heads of the federal government,
EU nations have received 18.5 million COVID-19 vaccines
A nurse holds a bottle of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Nurse Isabel Zendal Hospital in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) By SAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS
Wealthy Kenyans rush for cosmetic surgery during Covid-19 lockdown
Plastic and reconstructive doctors are seeing a rising demand for elective and cosmetic surgery in Covid-19 times, as wealthy Kenyans opt for laser eye correction, chin and breast augmentation,
Lafta-Green Farmajo allied arrives at Dhusamareb conference
Photo/Somali Times The President of the South West State of Somalia, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed (Lafta Gareen) recently arrived in Dhusamareb, becoming the first leader to visit the town. Lafta