Somalia

Consultations between Chadian political-military groups continue in Doha. Qatar, which was to mediate, asked them to appoint ten delegates among themselves to lead the negotiations among the 52 movements present at the opening. The discussions are moving…

Spain paved the way on Friday for a solution to a dispute over Western Sahara, which has been claimed by Morocco for almost 50 years, suggesting that making the region operate autonomously under Rabat's rule is "the most serious, realistic and credible" initiative. . This marked a huge departure from Spain's previous position to regard Morocco's grip on Western Sahara as an occupation. The shift followed months of frosty diplomatic relations and led to the announcement of a flurry of visits by Spanish…

MOGADISHU (AXADLE) Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) is once again involved in a scandal over human rights violations, following the resignation of a female agent earlier this month at Godka Jila'ow, a notorious detention and torture center. by NISA, shows a note. In December 2018, Somalia announced that it has closed the jail where the government has detained extremist suspects and journalists due to allegations of abuse of prisoners. However, it is still used actively. The underground…

WASHINGTON (AXADLE) The United States has now distributed more than 500 million safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses, free of charge, to more than 110 countries and economies around the world - with the sole purpose of saving lives. Since the start of the pandemic, the U.S. government has provided nearly $ 20 billion in health, humanitarian, economic and development assistance to over 120 countries, including rapid response support for urgent health needs and technical assistance to expand…

MALABO (AXADLE) More than 50 African countries will meet at the 32nd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Conference on Africa (ARC32) to define regional priorities in the transformation of agri-food systems. The meeting comes because 250 million people in Africa do not have enough food to eat every day, close to a billion people in Africa cannot afford nutritious food, and as countries continue to struggle with the economic consequences of the COVID-19…

Clentélex is a 23-year-old Ivorian who has overcome obstacles. He grew up in a poor neighborhood of Abidjan. Unlike many of his contemporaries drawn to violence and crime, Clentélex used comedy as his weapon of choice. He won his native country's top comedy prize, an award that allowed him to perform at the prestigious Montreux Comedy Festival in Switzerland. Noémie Mayaudon and Jean-Charles Guichard tell us her incredible story in this documentary.

Ferdinand Kambere, who has already spent more than two months in Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa, was charged with attempted murder of a PPRD comrade. The prosecutor had requested the death penalty, but the court chose a lighter sentence, which the previous…

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Libya's interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah met with US Ambassador Richard Norland on Thursday to discuss developments in the war-torn nation. "The current political situation with a special focus on preventing outbreaks of violence was discussed," Norland said on Twitter. "I called for the immediate reopening of Libya's airspace for domestic flights," Norland said, stressing the importance of "participating in mediation efforts in good faith to help Libya maintain stability." The meeting also…

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