Latest NewsPuntland demands UN projects be directed to its institutions, not corrupt Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland government has announced its commitment to convincing the United Nations and all donor agencies in Somalia to deal directly with it. Puntland demands UN
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Puntland demands UN projects be directed to its institutions, not corrupt Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland government has announced its commitment to convincing the United Nations and all donor agencies in Somalia to deal directly with it. Puntland demands UN
Read MoreUS, China talks sketch out rare earths, tariff pause for Trump and Xi to consider
President Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, 2019. By Reuters Top Chinese and U.S.
Read MoreTanzania’s Zanzibar elder gains new lease on life through Chinese medical expertise
Chinese and Tanzanian doctors pose for photos with patient Omar Haji Makame after a successful laparoscopic surgery at Lumumba Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Oct. 20, 2025. The 35th Chinese
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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, 83, waves at supporters during a final political rally ahead of Ivory Coast’s presidential election, scheduled for October 25, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
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Featured ArticlesPuntland demands UN projects be directed to its institutions, not corrupt Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland government has announced its commitment to convincing the United Nations and all donor agencies in Somalia to deal directly with it. Puntland demands UN
Puntland demands UN projects be directed to its institutions, not corrupt Somalia president Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland government has announced its commitment to convincing the United Nations and all donor agencies in Somalia to deal directly with it. Puntland demands UN
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKMajor security shake-up after emergency cabinet meeting in Villa Somalia.
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Read MoreMortars hit parts of Mogadishu, but Hassan Sheikh is doing nothing about it
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Major security shake-up after emergency cabinet meeting in Villa Somalia.
Mogadishu – The Somalia government has launched a major security shake-up on Monday after an emergency meeting held by cabinet ministers in Villa Somalia. Immediate changes were made to the
Read MoreChina silent amid global calls to give Africa debt relief
In this May 30, 2017, file photo, a Standard Gauge Railway cargo train rides from the port container depot on a Chinese-backed railway costing nearly $3.3 billion, opened by Kenya’s
Read MoreMortars hit parts of Mogadishu, but Hassan Sheikh is doing nothing about it
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The Secret Service assists Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.
IMF slashes Botswana’s 2024 growth forecast amid diamond market woes
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Turkish President Erdogan engages in intense diplomacy at NATO summit in Washington
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has engaged in intense diplomacy at the NATO leaders’ summit in Washington. NATO leaders gathered on Tuesday in the US capital for a
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Cameroon President Paul Biya waves as he leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris. Credit Photo/AFP By The East African When Cameroon holds its next presidential election, Paul Biya will be 93. But the
Kenya’s President Ruto sacks entire Cabinet
President William Ruto making his address at State House on July 11, 2024 when he announced the dismissal of all Cabinet Secretaries By The East African Kenya’s President William Ruto has
US Embassy in Somalia denied the news spread on social media
The United States government has dismissed reports that the US special envoy to the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, praised the controversial agreement between Hargeisa administration and Ethiopia,
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British pound banknote is displayed on U.S. Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken, February 14, 2022. Photographer Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Sterling strengthened to a
Fearing arrest, Netanyahu could avoid Europe stopover on way to US
By Anadolu Agency Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering avoiding a stopover in Europe on his way to the US over fears that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is readying to
Ethiopia’s Abiy visits Sudan’s army chief on Red Sea coast
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