WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has officially announced the creation of an advisory group aimed at carrying out dramatic cuts to the U.S. government, attracting immediate lawsuits challenging its operations. The group — dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, or “DOGE” — is being co-run by Tesla (TSLA.O), CEO Elon Musk and has grandiose goals of...
Mogadishu, (SONNA) – The Chairman of the National Electoral Commission and Boundaries, Abdikarin Ahmed Hassan, held a press conference in Mogadishu to outline the election schedule, political party registration, and the commission’s recent activities. Chairman Abdikarin announced that the registration of political associations officially commenced today, January 20, 2025, and will continue until March 31,...
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States will exit the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises. Trump said the WHO had failed to act independently from the “inappropriate political influence of WHO member states” and required “unfairly onerous payments”...
KIAMBU, Kenya (AP) — Turn into Tatu City on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and it feels like entering a different world. Even the country’s most reckless drivers are transformed, slowing to a crawl and not tossing trash out the window — thanks to surveillance cameras and rigorously enforced penalties for speeding and littering. For the...
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mohammed Salem CAIRO/GAZA, (Reuters) – Thousands of Palestinians burst into the streets across Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday, some in celebration, others to visit the graves of relatives, while many rushed back to see what remained of their homes. “I feel alive again,” said Aya, a displaced woman from Gaza...
By Mohamed A Yasin “When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” This African proverb poignantly captures the essence of Somalia’s political turmoil, where the power struggles and conflicts among leaders disproportionately harm the ordinary people. Under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the country’s political landscape has become a battleground of personal agendas, leaving the...
SOMALI REGION, Ethiopia – In support of areas that have been severely affected by the El Niño-induced drought, UNFPA handed over reproductive health medicines, equipment and supplies to support Basic and Comprehensive Obstetric and Newborn care services at four health centres plus Sitti Zonal Hospital in the Somali Region. The supplies included 15 delivery coaches,...
TikTok buzzed with nervous anticipation across the U.S. on Saturday as a looming federal ban threatened to sever access to the Chinese-owned app that has captivated nearly half of all Americans, powered small businesses and shaped online culture. The company said late Friday that it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe...
One thousand internally displaced families in Garowe, capital city of Puntland in northeastern Somalia, have been moving in to permanent homes on a resettlement site, offering them a fresh start after years of hardship in makeshift camps. Each family received a stone-built house with a toilet, located on a 169-square-metre plot of land in Hoodaale....
Egypt has rejected presence by non-littoral states on the Red Sea coast, raising speculation about what it might be up to next, especially with diligent attempts by landlocked Ethiopia to be commercially and militarily present on the same coast. At a press briefing with his Ethiopian and Eritrean counterparts in Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr...