Baidoa(HOL) — The South West administration has successfully expelled a clan militia from the town of Dinsoor.

Abshir Rageh had to sneak out from home to see bootleg Indian films and “Rambo” at a makeshift cinema. Now, he’s creating dramas that draw millions of online views in a country inching toward stability.

Kampala Uganda, April 19, 2024—Somali authorities should drop all criminal investigations against the Somali Journalists Syndicate and desist from weaponizing the judicial system to obstruct the work of the media rights organization, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday.

Sergey Lavrov gave a wide-ranging interview on the Ukraine conflict and Middle East tensions to Russian media Read Full Article at RT.com

L'Assemblée des fidèles de l'église évangélique du Gabon (ADFEEG) a ouvert les travaux de leur première assemblée consécutive, ce 19 avril à Baraka mission, siège national de cette confession religieuse depuis sa création en 2004. L'objectif de ces assises est de donner une nouvelle direction et des nouvelles missions à cette œuvre désormais de L'EEG selon les statuts et règlements qui régissent le fonctionnement de ses œuvres. Créée en 2004 à la paroisse de Gros Bouquet, l'Assemblée des (...) - RELIGION / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

La Renaissance sportive de Berkane, club de football marocain, se voit interdire l'accès sur le territoire algérien. Les joueurs allaient à Alger pour disputer la demi-finale aller de la Coupe de la Confédération africaine de football (CAF) contre le club de l'Union sportive de la médina d'Alger (USMA). La rencontre était prévue le dimanche 21 avril 2024. L'information est surprenante à plus d'un titre. Il a été interdit au club La Renaissance sportive de Berkane, club de football (...) - INTERNATIONAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

London's police service issued a statement on Friday afternoon apologising after Jewish man Gideon Falter was stopped from walking through a pro-Palestine march last Saturday.

[Malaria Consortium] A child dies almost every minute from malaria. While huge gains have been made in recent history in reducing the burden of malaria -- with deaths falling by 50 percent between 2000 and 2015 -- progress has stalled and we have seen the numbers of cases and deaths creeping back up in recent years. Achieving malaria elimination is a moving target, in more ways than one.

[RFI] Africa's millionaire population is expected to rise by 65 percent within the next 10 years, a report published this week has found. The new recruits to the rich club will come from the fintech and the media sector, says analysis from the Africa Wealth Report.

[VOA] Harare -- Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to 4,000 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the country's crowded jails.

Missile defense is technically complex and expensive. It's almost like firing a bullet to deflect an incoming bullet. However, with the sheer operational criticality of air and missile defence systems reinforced by Israel and Iran's tit-for-tat attacks, India must significantly ramp up efforts to make its airspace as impenetrable as possible.

Most Gujaratis strive for commercial success, but Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee of Surat took it a step farther by building a mall and a five-star hotel on land acquired by the Gujarat government in the 1960s for the benefit of farmers. SC bench of Chandrachud and J B Pardiwala castigated Surat APMC for frittering away land meant for welfare of farmers.

The High Court has dismissed embattled Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa’s preliminary application for the court not to hear DPP’s application to vacate an injunction which restrained the party from removing him from the position. In his ruling, High Court Judge Simeon Mdeza has stated that he has problems to appreciate Nankhumwa’s arguments […] The post Court rebuffs Nankhumwa’s application for the court not to hear DPP’s application to vacate his injunction appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi Government, through the NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA), put aside MK1 billion which it has dubbed “NGO Fund” to be used for building the capacity of local NGOs in sustainable project management, among other crucial areas. Briefing stakeholders during a luncheon on Friday in Lilongwe, NGORA Chief Executive Officer Edward Chileka Banda said the first […] The post Govt sets aside MK1bn fund to capacitate Malawian NGOs appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Super Sakuwa Steel Limited—suppliers of high quality iron sheets and other construction materials—has come to the aid of Kamuzu Barracks FC, who began this season’s TNM supper league “without any sponsor”. Among other things, Super Sakuwa Steel Limited has bought and rebranded the new jersey for Kamuzu Barracks FC and is bankrolling man of the […] The post Super Sakuwa Steel Limited sponsoring Kamuzu Barracks FC in TNM supper league appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

With the National Women’s Football Championship set to start this coming Monday, there appears to be unresolved logistical issues between Prophet Bushiri’s Goshen Trust, which is a co-sponsor, and Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on how the championship will be rolled out and both sides have agreed to meet and discuss way forward. At the […] The post FAM, Bushiri’s Goshen Trust to hold talks over resumption of women football championship appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Seed Traders Association of Malawi (STAM) has bemoaned low adoption of certified seeds and other associated technologies in the country. Speaking during Agrodealers training on capacity building on Friday in Lilongwe, STAM Secretary General, Nesemu Munyama said despite agriculture being the mainstay of the country ‘s economy, production per area of land for cereals and […] The post Association bemoans low adoption of certified seeds in Malawi appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

During a long career, I have come face to face with Afghan warlords, murderous Albanian criminals, and razor-wielding thugs who rule the favela slums of Rio de Janeiro.

ALTHOUGH she wasn't ­photographed, Annie Walker did show up at the Etihad stadium on Wednesday night to watch Kyle Walker play in the Champions League quarter-finals.

NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya began three days of mourning on Friday after its defense chief and nine other senior officers were killed in a helicopter crash, the latest military accident involving a high-profile figure.

MOGADISHU (HOL) — The federal government has postponed the National Consultative Council (NCC) summit, formerly scheduled to commence in Mogadishu on Saturday, following the withdrawal of two regional leaders from attending the meeting, reports say.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government has welcomed the Communiqué released by the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Italy, which expresses concerns regarding the Ethiopia-Somaliland Memorandum of Understanding signed in Addis Ababa in January 2024.

Would you willingly part with your money to make yourself feel less lonely?  Some men, who have been described as «drunkards who are not interested in drinking», have been doing so — even if it's only for a short while.  According to Shin Min Daily News on April 19, 30 to 40 Vietnamese women were accused of accompanying male patrons at a Geylang coffee shop for a quick buck.  They would walk between different tables and strike up conversations with middle-aged to old men.  These women are allegedly in Singapore with tourist visas.  While there is no specific price set, these men would generally pay around $20 to $30 for the 'services'. Some of the more generous ones are willing to pay more. «These women are also very good at observing people's behaviour. Once they find some generous guests, they will automatically approach them,» a witness told Shin Min Daily News.  It doesn't just stop at a few flirty exchanges of words.  The witness also revealed that if both parties «like each other» and a price can be agreed on, the men would accompany the women for shopping trips or bring them to hotels. 

«The Economist can't resist sneering,» said Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam of the British publication's commentary piece on Singapore's leadership transition. The 740-word article, published on Thursday (April 18), said that Lawrence Wong will only be the fourth prime minister in Singapore's history« and he »remains relatively unknown among Singaporeans«. »He was not the 4G's first choice,« The Economist added while describing Wong as a »guitar-strumming, self confessed nerd« who is more relatable to Singaporeans than »most of the governing elites«. The article also claimed that the ruling People's Action Party will win the upcoming General Election due to its »unrelenting attacks on the opposition" among other reasons.

Upon first glance, the post on Facebook group Singapore Blessing Give Away by a woman named Katrina Rose seemed harmless enough.  Katrina had simply mentioned that she and her husband were moving away and wanted to sell some of their items as they were unable to bring everything along with them.  Some of these included a Samsung microwave for $260, a 2015 Macbook Air for $500 and a dark brown coffee table for $300.  However, upon further inspection, netizen Kiong Boon Wee noticed something was a little off — Katrina said she was moving to Pulau Tekong. In a TikTok uploaded on April 12, an amused Boon Wee pointed out that Katrina may be a scammer.  «This lady wants to trick others but did not even do proper research and even claimed to be moving to Tekong with her husband!» he wrote in the captions.  «Since when did Pulau Tekong have housing estates for people to stay at.» For the uninitiated, Pulau Tekong is unhabitable as it is used for Basic Military Training (BMT).

Seychelles will have at least three participants in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris from July 26 to August 24 according to a top official.  So far no athletes from Seychelles have qualified for the Games but the island nation will compete as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will issue invitations to ensure that every nation can be represented at the games. The secretary general of the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (SOCGA), Alain Alcindor, told reporters, «In athletics, one athlete will be invited, unlike before when it was two.» He explained the Seychelles Athletics Federation will have three events they can apply to participate in; 100m sprint, 800m and the marathon. Two athletes will be invited in the swimming competition, a male and a female, and «this already guarantees that we will have at least three athletes at the games.» said Alcindor. He said that late last year, «we were asked to submit the names of the athletes that we believe could be invited based on their 2023 performance, which is called a universality place, and we have applied for mainly the athletes that are on the Olympic scholarships.» Alcindor explained that not all disciplines will accept the universality place and that includes swimming and athletics, since they will receive an invite through their federations. According to SOCGA, there are five Seychellois athletes on the Olympic Scholarship and they are swimmer Felicity Passon, sprinters Ned Azemia and Sharry Dodin, boxer Shain Boniface and sailor Dean Mathiot.   Alcindor explained that more places could become available as there are times when countries decide not to send their athletes to the games even if they have qualified. When this happens, spots remain open and the IOC redistributes it to other nations. Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, has been participating in the Olympic Games since 1980 after it set up a National Olympic Committee in 1979 now the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (SOCGA). In the last competition in Tokyo, Japan, five Seychellois took part. Two athletes qualified for a spot - sailor Rodney Govinden and swimmer Felicity Passon. Swimmer Simon Bachmann was invited in view of his performance and participation in high level competitions.  Ned Azemia made his second appearance in the Games after his debut in the 2016 Rio Olympic in which he competed in the 400-metre hurdles while judoka Nantenaina Finesse, made his Olympic debut by invitation. Paris 2024 will feature the debut of breakdancing as an Olympic event and will be the final Olympic Games held during the presidency of IOC President Thomas Bach. The Games will be the first to feature an identical number of athletes between men and women.

The town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., has declared a state of emergency following «several explosions» at the site of an uncontrolled fire burning near explosive material. No injuries have been reported, but residents in the area have been urged to evacuate their homes.

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Indian voters are conscious of New Delhi’s stand on the global stage, foreign policy expert tells RT, as the country goes to the polls Read Full Article at RT.com

Dmitry Polyansky noted that the IAEA chief is being very cautious about the issue of attacks on the nuclear facility

According to Al Jazeera, air strikes hit the towns of Deir al Balah and Rafah

According to Al Jazeera, Israeli security forces have killed at least five people over the past 24 hours

SC's recent verdicts reshaped election laws, mandating CEC appointments by a 3-member panel, striking down electoral bonds scheme for political donors' anonymity, and emphasizing voter rights protection and transparency in poll funding.