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MOGADISHU, Somalia - Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, who is also the coordinator of government functions, skipped dinner for outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Thursday evening tomark the 10th anniversary of Somali-Turkish cooperation. It was activated in 2011 when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan first visited Somalia as PrimeMinister. Since then, Ankara and Mogadishu have beencelebrating the day to strengthen their relationship. Relations with Farmaajo While the country prepares to hold general…

As in most African countries, and despite rapid urbanization, the agricultural sector is the main source of employment and income for the people of Senegal. But in rural areas, local shop stewards emphasize that income from agriculture does not eradicate poverty. Fadel Diop:in reality, the potential for family farms is not…

Deputies from the Tillabéri region of Niger - 18 signatories out of a total of 26 - are challenging the country's authorities in a statement on the security situation in this part of the country. In the course of a month, 98 civilians and 19 gendarmes were killed in three of the six departments in the region, elected officials…

Chelsea are considering a bid for Monaco star Aurelien Tchouameni this month, 90 minutes to go.The 21-year-old has been hugely impressive for the principality since she arrived from Bordeaux in 2020.Monaco paid just over £ 15 million for the young midfielder and they are ready to listen to offers, but they want about double what they originally paid if they were to approve a deal in this window.A number of clubs from all over Europe have been in contact with Monaco, but it is Chelsea who have had the most advanced talks,…

Jurgen Klopp has indicated that talks are underway with Mohamed Salah about a new Liverpool contract.The Egyptian forward has two years left to run on his current Anfield contract. Liverpool recently announced new contracts for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk, and will hope that new terms can be agreed with Salah.Klopp has said that it is natural to assume that talks will take place with Salah, but that he would only talk openly about the subject when some official announcement has been made by…

US military releases report on civilian casualties in Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya - The US Africa Command on Friday released a report on civilian casualties in Somalia, which assesses the operations of troops who have assisted local forces, including through aerial surveillance in the fight against Al-Shabaab. The civilian casualty assessment was introduced in 2020 following complaints of deaths…

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman has revealed that he "counts" Philippe Coutinho to step up and play a big role this season after Lionel Messi moved to Paris Saint-Germain.Coutinho has never really settled at Camp Nou since his blockbuster moved from Liverpool in January 2018. He has been on the fringes of the squad since then and even spent the 2019/20 season at Bayern Munich.The Brazilian national team player has not yet been assigned a squad number by Barcelona for the 2021/22 campaign and has consistently been linked to a…

Pep Guardiola has insisted that he is happy with his Manchester City squad regardless of whether they can bring in a new striker before the end of the transfer window, and that Robert Lewandowski will definitely not join him at the Etihad Stadium.City are still chasing a deal for Harry Kane, and sources have told 90min that they will continue to run Tottenham for a transfer until 31 August.Guardiola's side were ironically defeated by Spurs last week in Kane's absence, and the home crowd even sang 'are you watching, Harry…

The West African Economic Community Court (ECOWAS) asked Mali to provide a brief justification on August 28 for the house arrest of Moctar Ouane, former prime minister of the transition, and Bah Ndaw, former president of the transition. The two personalities have been deprived of their liberty since May 24 after a military coup that removed them from their posts.…

Much of Libya has been without water for a week already. The source of this shortcoming is that an armed group in the water supply center ceases to demand the release of a man who was previously close to the ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi. This is Abdallah al-Senoussi, a former interior minister and Gaddafi's brother-in-law.…