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File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
Read MoreKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
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File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
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Featured ArticlesUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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Puntland Governor Deni rejects election one man, one vote in Somalia 2021
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Chinese investors monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Bejiing, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Shares are mostly higher in Asia with many world markets closed for Christmas holidays. (AP
Ethiopia approves accord with Djibouti to build gas pipeline: report
Members of the Ethiopian Parliament in Addis Ababa. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) The Ethiopian House of Peoples’ Representative (HoPR) approved an agreement
Turkey unveils first fully homemade car in $3.7 billion bet on electric
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan poses with a prototype of the domestic electric car project in Gebze, Turkey, December 27, 2019. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS Turkey unveiled its
UK launches full probe of Amazon investment in Deliveroo
Photo, a Deliveroo logo on a bicycle in London. British regulators said Friday Dec. 27, 2019, they are launching a full-scale investigation of Amazon’s plan to purchase a stake in Deliveroo
Israel’s Netanyahu sweeps party primary in re-election boost
Photo/AFP / Jack GUEZ/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to beat rival Gideon Saar but the convincing margin of victory strengthened his position in the party he has
12 killed, 49 hurt after plane crashes in Kazakhstan
In this handout photo provided by the Emergency Situations Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, police and rescuers work on the side of a plane crash near Almaty International Airport, outside
Puntland Governor Deni rejects election one man, one vote in Somalia 2021
Photo/Somali Times The phrase”one man, one vote” traces its roots to 1961 in Somalia. It is a powerful concept. Bosaso, For Somalia, such an election would have been the first
Trump, Egypt’s Sisi agree on need to end Libya conflict: White House
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after participating in a video teleconference with members of the U.S. military at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach,
Burundi’s president again says he won’t run for another term
Burundi’s president has again indicated he will not run for another term next year in the politically volatile East African nation. Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday Dec. 26, 2019, told reporters he
Turkey to send troops to Libya, upon invitation, Erdoğan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey will introduce a bill to send troops to Libya as soon as the Parliament resumes, in response to the country’s invitation. Erdoğan said
World shares mostly higher; China plans stimulus measures
Chinese investors monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Bejiing, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Shares are mostly higher in Asia with many world markets closed for Christmas holidays. (AP