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UN envoy to Somalia James Swan will not please Hassan Sheikh

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been

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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Supports Somalia’s Efforts to Achieve Debt Relief

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), met with Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia yesterday in Washington and issued the following

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Japan’s Suga wins ruling party leadership race to replace Abe

Photo: Credit Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Yoshihide Suga, a long-time ally of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election on

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Egypt plans to drill 35 new gas wells to increase production

A view of a gas plant seen from the desert road of Suez outside Cairo, Egypt. Credit Reuters By Xinhua News Agency Egypt is planning to drill 35 new natural gas wells in the Mediterranean Sea and

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