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Somalia deploys former Puntland State forces to Sool front lines as president plans landmark Las Anod visit Units from Danab Brigade and Puntland State Security Force bolster positions near Gumays as Mogadishu consolidates authority in newly recognized Northeastern Regional State. LAS ANOD, Somalia — Somalia’s federal government has deployed former Puntland State regional forces — including units of the elite Danab Brigade and the Puntland State Security Force — to front-line positions in the Sool region, regional officials…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said a new 20-point plan aimed at ending Russia’s invasion would freeze the current front line and open the way to possible troop withdrawals and demilitarized zones, while dropping a requirement that Kyiv legally renounce its NATO aspirations. Zelensky said the latest draft, agreed by U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators, is now being reviewed by Russia. He acknowledged some provisions are unpalatable to him and warned that the Kremlin is unlikely to abandon its hardline territorial demands.…

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has signed a $311 million agreement with pan-African infrastructure fund Africa50 and PowerGrid Corporation of India to design, finance, build and operate two high-voltage electricity transmission lines under a public-private partnership, the finance ministry said Monday. The deal marks one of the East African nation’s largest power-grid concessions to date and is intended to ease chronic constraints on the network as demand grows. The project company will manage the full life cycle of the assets —…

Somalia: Government Forces Seize Al-Shabaab Supplies MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali security forces have successfully intercepted a shipment of supplies intended for Al-Shabaab in the northern regions of the nation. This operation was executed by the Somali National Army (SNA), strategically positioned in a zone marked by porous borders. Reports indicate that troops in the Mudug region halted a vehicle that was heading toward territories held by Al-Shabaab. These militants have developed a pattern of infiltrating areas where…

It is up to religious denominations, eight of which are recognized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to nominate the candidate for president of the Independent National Electoral Commission and another member of the House. During the three previous election cycles, in this phase of the process, they have always been divided, the Catholic Church was alone in front of the others and condemned a…

The new Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde will present his government's program on Monday 26 April at the People's Palace in order to get his investment. What are the main programs in this program? Building a strong, prosperous and united state between 2021 and 2023 is the title of this 64-page program presented on April 20 at the National Assembly's office. It is based on 15 pillars and 62 axles, divided into measures to be implemented. No one is quantified, but it is an ambitious program where it is often about…

The Ethiopian Human Rights Fee says greater than 100 other people were killed within the most up-to-date bloodbath alongside ethnic strains within the western element of the rustic. Amhara Mass Media Company, affiliated with the rustic's Amhara area, quoted witnesses in a separate record as pronouncing that the assault came about early on Wednesday within the Metekel zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz area. The assault got here an afternoon after Top Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the area and spoke concerning…