East Africa

Rabat - Somalia introduced on Friday its plans to open an embassy in Rabat and a consulate in Dakhla, and reiterated its curiosity in strengthening cross-sectoral cooperation with Morocco. "Somalia decides to open an embassy in Rabat and a consulate general in Dakhla," Somali Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Jama mentioned after a gathering along with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. A Moroccan press launch quoted Somalia's chief diplomat as saying that Rabat…

Most of the 4 dozen individuals charged in an alleged $250 million scheme to defraud federal baby diet applications are usually not being jailed because the sprawling case progresses. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Minneapolis says three of the suspects have left the nation, however prosecutors nonetheless don't imagine a lot of the others pose a flight danger and haven't requested judges to detain them. Authorities allege that Aimee Bock, who based a nonprofit group known as Feeding Our Future, led a conspiracy to fleece…

Amid drought, Somalis flee to neighboring international locations MOGADISHU, Somalia - Thousands of Somalis are fleeing to neighboring international locations following an escalating drought that has triggered extreme meals shortages, the United Nations has famous whereas calling on the world to step in and assist the Horn of the East nation. Africa. United Nations…

New York  - The Somali authorities has introduced in New York that it intends to open diplomatic workplaces in Morocco. "Somalia has decided to open an embassy in Rabat and a consulate general in Dakhla," mentioned Abshir Omar Jama Huruse, Somalia's international minister. The announcement got here after a gathering on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly between the minister and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. Bourita final met with Somali officers in April at an occasion in Dakhla, a city within the…

UN specialists element quite a few struggle crimes in Tigray battle GENEVA - UN-backed investigators mentioned on Thursday they'd discovered proof of struggle crimes and crimes towards humanity dedicated by Ethiopian authorities forces, Tigray forces and the Eritrean military - together with rape, killing and looting - in the course of the practically two-year…

American Muslims are as seemingly as some other religion group to serve within the US army, a brand new ballot by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (Ispu) has discovered. More particularly, white Muslims are extra seemingly than white non-Muslims amongst the overall American public to serve within the army. The figures within the opinion ballot got here all the way down to 17 p.c towards 11 p.c. The outcomes have been listed in ISPU's American Muslim Poll 2022: A Politics and Pandemic Status Report.…

In Madagascar, the impartial anti-corruption workplace (Bianco) offered yesterday, Friday, September 23, its annual report for the yr 2021. A "very contrasting" yr within the battle towards corruption, in response to the director common of this establishment.…

The profitable liberation of some cities in Hiiraan from Alshabab by an area militia known as Hawadle Macaawisleey in August hints on the tougher mission of liberating the a lot bigger cities of Somalia. Relatively efficient coordination of Somali forces, US Air Force and important intelligence, and forces from Hawadle tribes and townspeople led to Alshabab being ousted sooner than anticipated, regardless of native militias or Macaawisleey receiving no help from the Somali federal authorities risked compromising the…

The President of the DR Congo declared to FRANCE 24 that he wanted to launch a "cry of truth" and put an end to hypocrisy by denouncing in the United Nations Tribune the "direct military aggression" of Rwanda against his country. Tshisekedi added that he conveyed this same message to Rwandan President Paul Kagame during a meeting in New York, which was also attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. He also touched on the electoral calendar and confirmed that the presidential and legislative elections would take place…

LONDON: Faith leaders in Britain have warned that violent clashes between teams of Hindus and Muslims may unfold throughout the nation after a flare-up of tensions within the Staffordshire city of Smethwick. It comes after 47 folks have been arrested on the weekend in town of Leicester, with different incidents reported in neighboring cities this week, fueled by inter-communal tensions within the UK and in India, and facilitated by false rumors of violence on social media. There have additionally been solutions that…