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MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Somalia's International Minister Ahmed Awad has rejected an ambassadorial job provide from Villa Somalia, simply hours after he was fired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Thursday in a transfer that has raised suspicion and political nervousness within the nation. On Thursday, Awad, a minister in President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's administration, was launched from his duties in what's believed to be the confusion over the continuing Ethiopian disaster within the Tigray…

In Madagascar, we are seeing an increase in the prices of basic necessities. During two weeks, in the markets of the capital, but also in the provinces, the kilo of different rice varieties, a commodity that forms the basis of the Malagasy diet, has increased from 200 to 400 ariary. Oil and sugar prices are also rising. An increase that worries Malagasy households, which have already been hit hard by the economic and social crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the Analakely market in the center of the Malagasy…

Since the beginning of the conflict in Tigray, the possible involvement of Eritrea, the country bordering the Ethiopian province, has often been mentioned. But what do we know about the situation on the Eritrean front? The Ethiopian army operates freely from Eritrean territory with the support of the authorities in Asmara. If…

Hoggaamiyeyaasha xisbiyada Mucaaradka oo ay kujiraan madaxweyneyaal hore, Wasiiro, iyo Diblomaasiyiin  ayaa si wadajir ah u diiday in Xasan Cali Kheyre kaqaybgalo kulanka musharixiinta madaxtinimo oo maanta ka furmaya magaalada Muqdisho, ujeeddada diidmada kulankaas waxa lagu sheegay eedo ay hoggaamiye mucaaradka qaarkood katirsanayaan Kheyre, eedahaas ayaa dhacay intii Xasan Kheyre hayey xilka Wasiirka Koowaad. Eedaha ay hoggaamiyeyaasha mucaaradku u haystaan Ra’isalwasaarihii…

Raysul Wasaarihii hore ee Soomaaliya Xasan Cali Khayre oo shalay dib ugu soo laabtay Muqdisho ayaa xalay hoygiisa ugu tagay Hoggaamiyaha Xisbiga Wadajir Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur Warsame. Khayre ayaa Warsame kala hadlay weerarkii lagu qaaday hoygiisa ee dhacay 17-kii December 2017-kii, waxa uu xiligaas ahaa Raysul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Soomaaliya, waxaana ka dhashay khasaare kala duwan. Weerarkii ka dhacay Hoyga Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur waxaa uga dhintay xunbo la shaqeynayay,…

Burkinabé voters will be called to Sunday's by-elections, presidential and legislative elections. The campaign ended on Friday night. According to CENI, 10,660 national and international observers will be deployed in the field, including 3,800 code observers. The Convention on Civil Liberties Organizations for Domestic Election Observation brings together 19 Burkinabè civil society organizations. "When you arrive at your polling station, the voter list should appear in front of the station. If it is not, send a message to…

Maanta oo Sabti ah kuna beegan 21-ka November 2020 waxaa Magaalada Muqdisho ka furmaya Shirka wadatashiga Midowga Musharixiinta Hogaamiyaha Soomaaliya Doorashada 20/21 oo soconaya 21-ka ilaa 23-ka November 2020. Qodobada ay ka tashanayaan Musharixiinta waxaa kamid ah: Sidii ay u xoojin lahaayeen kulamadii ugu dambeeyay ee dhexmaray si ay u yeeshaan go’aan mideysan oo ay ku wajahayaan Doorashada 20/21 oo bisha December bilaabaneysa sida qorshuhu yahay. Sidoo kale waxa ay ka…

Two Sukhoi, Russian-made fighter jets belonging to the Angolan army, were at an air show in the sky over Kinshasa on Friday. These military maneuvers took place four days after Félix Tshisekedi's stay in Angola. The Congolese head of state spoke for a few hours on Monday, November 16, with his Angolan counterpart. The military exercise on Friday was intended to "enlarge the perfect understanding between the two air forces", the Congolese army explains. According to the cabinet of Félix Tshisekedi, this air meeting is "the…

In a decree dated 18 November, Cameroon's territorial administration ministers banned the movement of "10 million northerners" by journalist Guibai Gatama, head of the publication "l'Oeil du Sahel". This ban comes a few months after the association Survie Cameroun by the opponent Maurice Kamto. The authorities consider that this movement "undermines national unity and the principle of peaceful coexistence between the sociological components of the nation". For the Minister of Territorial Administration, the movement "10…

The three-day national and multisectoral strike, at the request of the country's first union group, UNTM, paralyzed many sectors in Mali between Wednesday and Friday. Negotiations can be resumed quickly between UNTM and the government, but the deviation continues. For Yacouba Katilé, president of the National Union of Workers of Mali, the strike was a success.The call to stop working for three days was well attended, especially in the banking sector, the mines or the public services for customs, finance and health. The…