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Russian President Vladimir Putin has removed his long-standing ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister, the Kremlin has announced. The 68-year-old has been in the role since 2012 and is to be appointed secretary of Russia’s Security Council. Papers published by the upper chamber of the Russian parliament said Mr Shoigu will be replaced by Deputy...

The Iraqi government has requested that the United Nations end a mission set up to promote governance and human rights reforms in the country by the end of 2025, the latest in a series of international bodies operating in the nation that Iraq has sought to wind down. The letter sent Wednesday by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia...

The World Meteorological Organization warns that Tropical Cyclone Hidaya, which is projected to make landfall in Tanzania and Kenya this weekend, threatens to worsen the humanitarian crisis triggered by torrential rains in these and other heavily flooded countries in East Africa. “Hidaya is the first documented system to have reached tropical cyclone status in this...

Sadiq Khan has been elected mayor of London, winning a historic third term after a dramatic contest. Khan was declared the winner over the Conservative candidate, Susan Hall, on Saturday afternoon, with 43.8% of the vote. The London mayor was booed as he began his victory speech. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart,...

At the recently concluded Third Arab Economic and Cooperation Forum in Doha, the Arab Ministers of Foreign Affairs affirmed their solidarity and full support for the Federal Republic of Somalia’s position on its sovereignty over all its lands. The ministers backed Somalia’s stance that considers the “Memorandum of Understanding” signed on January 1, 2024 between...

According to data at the diplomatic missions in Mogadishu, there are more than 35,000 Ugandans in Somalia, remitting between $50,000 and $60,000 per day, compared with Kenyans, whose remittances average $500,000 million per day. “We just need to wake our people to add value to the skills that we want to market here in order...

NAIROBO (Raxanreeb )-Kenyans living in areas at risk of flooding or landslides will be asked to evacuate on Wednesday, the country’s president has said. William Ruto was speaking in Mai Mahiu, north of Nairobi, where an overflowing reservoir has wiped out a swathe of houses and swept dozens of people to their death. This is...

Hargaysa (Raxanreeb )- Officials from Somaliland and Ethiopia are on the brink of finalizing an agreement that could mark a significant shift in regional dynamics, despite opposition from Mogadishu. The proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) entails Ethiopia establishing a naval base along Somaliland’s coastline, potentially accompanied by recognition of Somaliland’s sovereignty, as revealed by Dr....

The Local Community Force is a group of people that organized themselves by clan to fight for freedom and the liberation of their town by the Al-Shabaab group, but this group is well known by the name of Macawisley, Somali County, and also because this name of Macawisley is very common in Somalia and outside...