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An ex-officer of the East German secret police has received a ten-year prison sentence, marking a significant ruling in a case that dates back fifty years involving the fatal shooting of a Polish individual attempting to escape to the West. This landmark conviction, nearly 35 years after the Berlin Wall’s collapse, represents the very first instance where a former Stasi official has been held accountable for taking a life in the line of duty, as noted by historians. At a Berlin court, Martin Manfred Naumann, now 80 years…

• The President of Somalia has already contacted several international organizations, such as the European Union, African Union, the U.S., China, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). • He has also reached out to regional bodies like the East African Community, which includes Somalia and Ethiopia, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). In this snapshot, you see Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed shaking hands with Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Image: HANDOUT Somalia’s…