Duncan Miriri, Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s president confirmed the acting finance minister to the job on Tuesday, reshuffled his cabinet and announced the government’s economic strategy for the next few months. President Uhuru Kenyatta named Ukur Yatani, who has been acting in the role since last July, as the finance minister. He replaces Henry Rotich, who was arrested on...
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Turkey says ready to act against Haftar if Libya attacks continue
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will not refrain from “teaching a lesson” to Khalifa Haftar if his eastern Libyan forces continue attacks against the country’s internationally recognized government, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. He said Haftar had “run away” from Moscow after Monday’s peace talks between him and the head of the Tripoli-based government, Fayez al-Serraj, failed to lead to...
The President of Somalia arrives in Oman
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, received the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, according to the Oman News Agency (ONA) ONA said in a statement: “His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, received at Al Alam Palace, His Excellency Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and his accompanying delegation, to offer...
Why Somalia Telecom companies do not block Pornographic traffic on their networks?
By Ahmed Bashir At 4:30 pm on January 30, 2020, a Google search of the terms “porn” and “addiction” yields 149,000,000 results. This is because porn is easily accessible on the internet almost for free. Unlike, earlier years where Hollywood and the Adult industry made billions of dollars from the trade, nowadays, pornography is available on the internet easily and...
Chase Bank ex-chair’s illicit plan to open Somalia bank
By BRIAN WASUNA On June 16, 2016, Mr Shahad Haider of Dubai’s Sajjad Haider Chartered Accountants was hired to liquidate the Iman Holding Group. This is a private firm registered in the United Arab Emirates by former Chase Bank chairman Zafrullah Khan, his Islamic banking General Manager Iman Hussein and Genghis Capital Managing Director Ali Cheema. The timing of Mr...
New oil law in Somalia tests uneasy peace
By Ed Reed Somalia’s Upper House has voted to approve the Petroleum Law, following its third reading on January 6. A statement said 28 of the senators had voted in support of the law, which was approved by the lower house in May 2019. This law will go some way to sorting out the difficulties of investing in Somalia but,...
Djibouti: A window to observe China in Africa
By Shen Shiwei “Africa first” embodies 30 years of diplomatic tradition for the Chinese foreign minister to start the new year with a tour of the continent. This year Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea, Burundi and Zimbabwe are on the agenda as they have attracted attention due to dynamic changes in those regions and because the US, Russia, France and Japan have...
Ethiopia asks South Africa to help to resolve dam dispute
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has accepted the task, saying that a solution was surely possible. Egyptian officials have occasionally threatened military action against the dam. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday said he has asked South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in an ongoing dispute with Egypt and Sudan over Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam. The filling of the dam has...
Yahya Jammeh warned not to return to The Gambia
The Gambia has warned its ousted leader Yahya Jammeh not to try to return home from his exile in Equatorial Guinea. Mr Jammeh’s safety couldn’t be guaranteed if he did return without permission, a government spokesman told the BBC. A spokesman for Mr Jammeh’s party said he could arrive back at any time. The Gambia’s neighbours forced Mr Jammeh into...
Ethiopian PM reacts to Trump complaint over peace prize
Hassan Isilow PRETORIA, South Africa, Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent complaint about not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for resolving Ethiopia’s decades-long border conflict with Eritrea should be brought up with the selection committee. “The issue of President Trump must go to the Nobel Peace Prize committee. I’m not aware of how they...