Mogadishu, 7 February 2022 –The African Union Commission has appointed Ms. Fiona Lortan as the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) to Somalia and Deputy Head of Mission. Ms. Lortan takes a wealth of experience to the position and will play an important role in the transition phase of […]
MAJ. GEN. ABEL KANDIHO IS THE NEW CHIEF OF JOINT STAFF AT UGANDA POLICE KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Museveni who doubles as the Chief Commander of the UPDF armed forces has appointed former CMI boss Maj Gen Abel Kandiho as the new Chief of Joint Staff of Uganda Police Force. The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces –
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The president of the International Olympic Committee said he held a face-to-face meeting with Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who retreated from the public eye after accusing a former top Chinese Communist Party official of sexual assault. Peng also gave her first international interview on Sunday since the saga, speaking out in a carefully
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Former President Trump said Joe Rogan should “stop apologizing” amid ongoing controversy surrounding the podcast host. © Associated Press/Ross D. Franklin Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. “Joe Rogan is an interesting and popular guy, but he’s got to stop apologizing to the Fake News and Radical
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In the latest push for a diplomatic solution to the rising tensions, the leaders of Germany, France and Poland gathered in Berlin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said all three were united on their assessment.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish President Andrzej Duda in Berlin on Tuesday, on the heels of
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Joe Biden and Donald Trump of damaging the reputation of the United States in rare direct criticism of U.S. presidents, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday. © Reuters/Handout . FILE PHOTO: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised speech, in Tehran“These days, the
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Several thousand protesters marched in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to denounce the agreement reached between the government of centre-left President Alberto Fernandez and the IMF on the repayment of a $44 billion loan. © ALEJANDRO PAGNI Members of Argentine leftist groups demonstrated in the capital against the IMF on the eve of a $730 million instalment
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Wellington, New Zealand – New Zealand is one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, with some 93 percent of people over the age of 12 fully vaccinated, according to the latest figures.But as the country prepares for a wave of Omicron, Māori experts say New Zealand’s response has left the Māori population uniquely vulnerable.
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Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday during what Israel described as an operation against a “terrorist cell”. The Palestinian health ministry and Israel’s border police both confirmed three deaths. © JAAFAR ASHTIYEH Palestinians inspect the bullet-riddled car in which three Palestinians were travelling when they
Emmanuel Macron held talks with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Kyiv on Tuesday amid confusion over French claims that Russia has privately agreed not to carry out any new “military initiatives”. French officials made the suggestion after six hours of talks late on Monday between Macron and Vladimir Putin. The officials, speaking anonymously, said Putin
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