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Weeraryahanka Liverpool Divock Origi ayaa lagu soo daray kooxdiisa isku diyaarineysa Champions League xilli ciyaareedkaan, inkastoo xiddiga garabka ka ciyaara ee Lazar Markovic laga saaray liiska. Origi ayaa la filayay inuu ka tago Liverpool xagaagan ka dib markii uu xilli ciyaareedkii hore amaah ku…

Team to resolve Isiolo-Garissa border dispute

The dispute often leads to conflicts that have left several people killed and dozens injured. Garissa county commissioner Joshua Chepcheing said the committee will include 15 people from each side and will be tasked with reconciling the communities. The committee was formed last week during a leaders…

How China's giant solar farms are transforming world energy

Together, and with the other adjacent panels included, they form a 100-megawatt farm covering 248 acres. It's actually a relatively small solar park by China's standards – but it is certainly patriotic. "It is designed and built as the image of the Chinese national treasure – the giant…

Somali militants kill soldiers, kidnap scores of elders

The militants drove up to a tuk-tuk vehicle carrying the soldiers in Mogadishu's Karan district and opened fire, killing all four of them on Tuesday, police said. "We heard the gunfire and we rushed to the scene but ... the killers escaped," police captain Farah Aden told Reuters. Al Shabaab…

Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia to Hold trilateral Talks on Economic Integration.

The president of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is leading efforts to consolidate gains made at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation by facilitating the prospect of a tripartite agreement on economic Integration between the countries of the Horn. President Farmajo, Ethiopian…

Wajir motorists protest high fuel prices by petrol station owners

A litre of petrol in the county now costs Sh145, up from the Sh125 drivers paid before the introduction of the 16 percent VAT. SERIOUS EFFECTS In the demonstration on Tuesday, taxi, tuk tuk and truck drivers met at Wajir Qorahey grounds and then marched to the county commissioner's office to present…

Qatar lifts controversial exit visa system for workers

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar amended its residency laws on Tuesday to allow foreign workers to leave the country without exit permits from their employers, a provision which labor rights groups have long said should be abolished. Doha is keen to show it is tackling allegations of worker exploitation as it…

New book by Woodward says Trump wanted Syrian leader killed

Excerpts from the book, "Fear: Trump in the White House," written by famed Watergate reporter Bob Woodward, were published by the Washington Post on Tuesday. The book, which is scheduled for release on Sept. 11, is the latest to detail tensions within the White House under Trump's 20-month-old…

Somali president tours Huawei's offices in China

Farmajo said he looks forward to seeing Huawei contributing to a digitalised Somalia. He expected Huawei's active involvement in construction of Somalia by leveraging the power of ICT, to contribute to economic and social development of Somalia. Guided by Somalia's National Development Plan…

Foreign shop owners fearing for their lives

A number of shops owned by foreign nationals closed at the weekend after the circulation of a message which stated that next Saturday was the deadline for them to leave. Business owner Jamal Mahmoud said: "Our brothers are fearing for their lives. Some shops are closed in anticipation of what's…

Ethiopia's former minister returns home as reconciliation deepens

Sado, who had served as Ethiopia's minister of transport as well as other high-level government roles, followed the footstep of many other opposition figures, journalists and activists who returned following the government's reconciliation effort. Sado's homecoming on Monday came a day after…

Somali kids in danger as malnutrition persists

The food insecurity is prevalent among populations who lost most of their animals and who became destitute during the 2016-2017 severe drought, flooding in April and May 2018 and others who were affected by large-scale and protracted displacement due to a combination of conflict and natural hazards.

Taliban: Haqqani network leader dead

Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the Haqqani network insurgent group, has passed away, according to the Afghan Taliban. He led one of the most potent military factions operating in Afghanistan. The founder and head of the Haqqani network insurgent group, Jalaluddin Haqqani, has passed away after a long illness,…

All of Africa is now competing for Chinese money. Except for one country.

As more than 40 African heads of state arrived at the China-Africa Cooperation summit Monday, one figure stood out: $60 billion. That's how much additional funding Chinese President Xi Jinping promised the continent as the two-day summit got underway. And all of Africa is competing for it — except…

Nearly 90 Elephants Found Dead Near Botswana Sanctuary, Killed By Poachers

The carcasses of 87 elephants have been discovered near a Botswana protected sanctuary, killed and stripped for their tusks. The elephants were discovered by Elephants Without Borders, a conservation nonprofit. The organization said they "discovered the alarming rate while flying the Botswana government…

Al-Shabaab Launches 418 Attacks in Six Months

Seventy percent of the actions from October 2017 to April 2018 of that organization allied to Al Kaeda were in the south of the country, 26 percent in this capital and four percent in neighboring Kenya, the main target of those militias after their country of origin. Al Shabab's targets are especially…

AMISOM puts a smile on the faces of cleft lip patients in Kismayo

The two-week medical camp, being held at Kismayo General Hospital, plans to benefit more than 100 patients in Jubbaland state. AMISOM doctors are conducting the surgeries in partnership with the international cleft lip charity, Smile Train, and Washington-based Company, Bancroft Global Development.…

Isreal Interior Ministry demanded deposit of an Ethiopian Jew visiting ill mother

Lalyn Caseh, 40 years old, married and father of four, is a member of the community of the remainder of Ethiopian Jews awaiting to complete aliyah. Caseh arrived in Israel under unfortunate circumstances – to visit his mother, who is suffering from a dire illness, and whom he hasn't seen in 20…

PRESS RELEASE: NUSOJ Organizes a Panel Discussion on Protection and Safety of Women Journalists in Conflict Situations in Mogadishu

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has held a one-day panel discussion on the protection and the safety of the women journalists in conflict situations in Mogadishu, hosting representatives from media houses, government officials, lawyers, female reporters, journalists, women activists…

Myanmar judge convicts two Reuters reporters in landmark secrets case

Yangon northern district judge Ye Lwin said Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, breached the colonial-era Official Secrets Act when they collected and obtained confidential documents.

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