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India halts production at factory linked to Gambia deaths

India halts production at factory linked to Gambia deaths
BY: AFP Indian authorities on Wednesday halted production at a pharmaceutical factory under investigation over the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia, according to local media. The World Health Organisation last week...

Boost for terror fight as US, Kenya sign pact

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III (L) and Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale at Ministry of Defence situated at Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya as they sign Defence Cooperation Agreement between the two countries on September 25, 2023. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG
By:Daily Nation Kenya’s fight against the terrorist group Al Shabaab received a major boost on Monday with the signing of a cooperation agreement with the United States that will see Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers trained and provided...

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain cut ties to Qatar

Dispute over Qatar news agency hack spirals with Saudi pulling Qatari troops from Yemen as diplomatic ties are severed. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain say they are severing diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Saudi kingdom said it was cutting ties to its...

China’s ban on ivory trade a game-changer

The New Year started on a mixed note with a number of lives lost in Iraq, Turkey and Somalia. But to conservationists, 2017 began in an excellent way: China pledged to stop the ivory trade, a move that is widely seen as a possible game-changer...

Erdogan: More than 1.68M quake-affected people provided shelter

Erdogan says nearly 15,000 survivors have been rescued so far from the rubble following the quakes. (AA)
By: TRT WORLD Türkiye has provided shelter to over 1.68 million people who were affected by twin earthquakes that jolted the country's south on February 6, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. The...

US special forces in Somalia reportedly facing major cuts

The United States is considering a sharp reduction in its special forces operations in Somalia and other African countries, the New York Times reported on Monday. As many as half of the US counter-terrorism troops based on the continent could be withdrawn over the next three years,...

Nearly 4,000 Somalis Set to Be Deported from US

The U.S. is home to about 7 percent of the world’s Somali migrant population. Two months after the first chartered plane with Somalis took off in January, a surge in Somali deportations — with an estimated 4,000 to come — has been reported by the...

Somaliland and Taiwan Discuss Strengthening of bilateral cooperation

President Tsai (right) greets Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud (left), Somaliland's first representative to Taiwan, with Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (center). CNA photo Oct. 12, 2020
Taiwan and  Somaliland will benefit from their bilateral cooperation in ways that will strengthen and diversify their development, given their strategic geographical locations, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Monday. The appointment of Somaliland's first representative to Taiwan Mohamed Hagi Mohamoud and the reciprocal opening...

Somaliland:Africa’s ‘Iron Lady’ Is Nearly 80, But She’s Still Fighting FGM

Edna Adan went from the first Somali female to drive a car to a fearless FGM activist. Brought to you by: ICS Dr. Edna Adan, 79, was the first Somali-trained midwife in the UK, the first Somali woman to drive a car, and the first ‘First...

French President Arrives in Lalibela for a Two-Day State Visit to Ethiopia

President Emmanuel Macron Arrives in Lalibela for a Two-Day State Visit to Ethiopia
Horndiplomat-President Emmanuel Macron of France has arrived in the town of Lalibela this afternoon (March 12) for a two-day state visit to Ethiopia. Upon arrival at Lalibela Airport, President Macron was warmly welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and other high-level government officials. PM Abiy Ahmed...