Every four years, due to election impasse, the Somali People have to deal with the specter of political violence and civil strife instead of celebrating the results of peaceful, free, and fair election affirming the legitimacy of the authority of the federal Government. The last one-year election (2021-2022) jeopardized the viability of the Somali State. Nevertheless, the general public felt relief when new parliamentarians took the oath to sacrifice their personal interests and serve the interests of the Somali people with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, an oath betrayed.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud reaffirmed his government’s commitment to dialogue with Puntland and Jubbaland state leaders to resolve ongoing political divisions.

Maria Zakharova stressed that «the illustrative action was aimed at unambiguously demonstrating the country’s readiness to use its repressive machinery at any moment in order to shut down access to the information that it finds inconvenient»

The MOEX index accelerated its growth and amounted to 2,615.22 points, while the RTS index amounted to 846.49 points

«A powerful scientific complex will be located on board the vessel for research even in the harshest conditions, including studies of the ocean floor, atmosphere and space,» Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev said

The data, collected in the affected areas, are compared against background indicators to obtain information about the ecosystems conditions in areas around Norilsk Nickel's industrial assets and to see possible deviations from the «normal rates»

The gold price climbed to $2,800.4 per troy ounce

Some 1.2 million National Servicemen will receive $200 in LifeSG credits in November.  The credits, which will be disbursed by Nov 30, aim to recognise the contributions of past and present NSmen to Singapore's defence and security, said the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs in a joint statement on Wednesday (Oct 30).  This move was first announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in this year's Budget. Eligible NSmen, including those enlisting by Dec 31, will receive the credits via the LifeSG app.  Once the credits have been disbursed, an SMS will be sent from gov.sg to the serviceman's registered mobile number. A notification letter will also be sent to their registered address.  NSFs who enlisted after Sept 15 will receive their credits in December.  The credits are valid for one year from the date of disbursement. 

In a shocking revelation, vulnerable children and elderly beneficiaries of the Cash Transfer Programme in Thyolo district are falling victim to exploitation amidst the transition to an E-Payment system. During the launch of the 2024 Social Protection Week on October 29, Senior Chief Vumbwe exposed the alarming trend of relatives withdrawing funds from the beneficiaries’ […] The post E-Payment Chaos: Vulnerable Children and Elderly Duped Out of Cash as Relatives Exploit System! appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust has expressed alarm over the low turnout at voter registration centres in Ntchisi district. NICE District Program Officer Adam Disi reported that only 49,083 people have registered so far, representing just 25% of the 198,265 registered in 2019. Disi attributed the low numbers to infrastructural issues, […] The post NICE Raises Alarm Over Low Voter Registration Turnout in Ntchisi appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

In light of media reports revealing that national identity registration has yet to commence in certain centers where voter registration is underway, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Malawi’s main opposition and former ruling party, is contemplating significant measures in response to this delay. In an interview, DPP Secretary General, Peter Mukhito, stated that the party […] The post DPP considers court intervention over delays in simultaneous voter and ID registration appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Retired General Peter Namathanga of Malawi has been honored with the Merit in Leadership Award by the African Bar Association during its annual conference held on October 28, 2024, in Lusaka, Zambia. The conference, co-hosted by the Law Society of Zambia, focused on the theme: “Legal Framework for Peace and Security as the Backbone of […] The post General Namathanga Awarded Merit in Leadership by African Bar Association appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

SINGAPORE — Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng has been granted permission to leave Singapore amid ongoing court proceedings which saw him handed two charges earlier in the month. The 78-year-old, who appeared in the State Courts with his lawyer, Aaron Lee from Allen and Gledhill, just before noon on Oct 30, has to provide additional bail of $800,000 for a trip to London, Boston, Gibraltar and Spain for work and medical treatment. Ong, who will leave Singapore on Oct 31, must return by Nov 9 and surrender his passport within 24 hours. During his trip, he must also remain contactable by the investigation officer, and he is also not allowed to travel with his bailor. Ong was already on an $800,000 bail following his appearance in court on Oct 4 over a criminal investigation that involved former transport minister S.Iswaran. The billionaire was charged with one count of abetment under Section 165, which makes it an offence for a public servant to accept anything of value from any person with whom he is involved in an official capacity without payment or with inadequate payment.

The Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority's (SPGA) operation centre will be functional next week and will serve as an information base for the conservation work of protected areas. The announcement was made by the chief executive of the SPGA, Allen Cedras, after a training session for its staff to use EarthRanger software. This is a real-time software solution from the Allen Institute in the United States, which helps protected area managers, ecologists, and wildlife biologists make more informed operational decisions for wildlife conservation. It collects, integrates, and displays all historical and real-time data from a protected area - including wildlife, ranger patrols, spatial data, and observed threats. A group of SPGA personnel attended the training held by 51 Degrees' representative, Neil Davidson, the EarthRanger's partner in Nairobi, Kenya, supporting them with this project. So far, 25 SPGA personnel have been trained to use EarthRanger. Cedras told the press that SPGA has been working on the project for the last two years, with the training session being the final touches to have the system up and running. The SPGA has already started to set up some components that will link up with the EarthRanger system at the newly renovated Anse Major trail. There is a camera at the entrance of the trail, which will provide information on persons going in and exiting the trail. The Authority is responsible for managing the marine and terrestrial national parks with associated trails and gardens in Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean. There are two types of sensors being used - one to detect fires and another to detect people visiting different sites. Meanwhile, Cedras said that once the operations centre is up and running at the man-made Perseverance Island adjacent to the main island of Mahe, the Authority will be working with other authorities such as the Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency (SFRSA) and the police to share information. «With the information we will be collecting through the system, we will be able to tell where there are fires, and that will assist SFRSA in their duties as well,» he said. 

Kenya’s President William Ruto met with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Monday alongside his Kenyan counterpart, Noordin Haji, in Nairobi. Two years after an October 28, 2022, peace agreement ended the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, experts say complex issues remain unresolved. These, and more Africa-related news updates on today’s VOA 60.

NEW YORK — A Kenyan man who plotted a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building was training as a commercial pilot in the Philippines when his plans were interrupted, a federal prosecutor told a New York jury Tuesday.

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Google has announced a new $5.8 million investment through its Google.org initiative, aimed at bolstering artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity training across Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.

A residential building in the eastern part of the city of Khan Yunis in the south of the Palestinian enclave was also bombed

Wang Yi noted that China and Russia are comprehensive strategic partners

Earlier, the Palestinian enclave's Health Ministry reported that more than 43,000 people have been killed and more than 101,200 injured in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pointed to the importance of the new cooperation agreements reached by the two heads of state in Kazan

«The movement confirms that operations aimed at destroying the enemy's strongholds will be significantly intensified,» the militants said

A week before the election, the vice president delivers her closing argument at same place where Trump spoke before the assault on the Capitol in 2021.

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The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has continued its commitment to community development and educational support with its annual donation of The Gleaner’s Children’s Own to St Jude’s Primary School. St Jude’s is located on Norwich...

WESTERN BUREAU: Organisers of the Hanover 300th anniversary celebrations are gearing up to close off the year of activities with a bang with the events slated for November – the celebration’s final month. Andria Dehaney-Grant, deputy mayor of Lucea...

WESTERN BUREAU: DESPITE BEING physically impaired, Westmoreland’s newest centenarian, Percival Smith, is happy and thankful that he is alive to give God thanks for allowing him to celebrate such an important milestone. Last Saturday, Smith, who was...

WESTERN BUREAU: An outstanding accident report, which is to be provided by the Accident and Reconstruction Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), is being blamed for a further delay in the almost one-year case against 47-year-old Delroy...

ON WEDNESDAY, April 20, 1966, people started to gather at the Palisadoes Airport, near Port Royal. They were anticipating the arrival of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, the following day. They were mainly Rastafarians...

Nations could agree in December on a world-first treaty to reduce the amount of plastic leaking into the environment which, if nothing is done, is forecast to triple by 2060. How did we get here? And what are the impacts on the environment and the climate? - Plastic boom - Global production of synthetic polymers -- which form the building blocks of plastic -- has increased 230-fold since the 1950s, says the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Total production doubled between 2000 and 2019 to 460 million tons, faster than commodities like steel, aluminium or cement. By 2060, if left unchecked, that figure will have almost tripled to 1.2 billion tons, according to the OECD. The growth in plastic production has mainly occurred in the United States, the Middle East and China. - Demand - The Covid-19 pandemic and the economic crises that followed have had two notable -- and opposing -- impacts on plastic consumption. The first is a surge in consumption of single-use plastics in healthcare, food retail and e-commerce. The second is a decline in sectors affected by inflation and the global economic downturn such as the automotive and construction industries. - Trash problem - The sheer volume of plastic garbage produced around the globe has more than doubled in 20 years, from 156 million tonnes in 2000 to 353 million tonnes in 2019. It is expected to almost triple to just over one billion tonnes by 2060. More than two-thirds of this trash is made up of objects with a lifespan of less than five years like plastic packaging, consumer products and textiles. In 2019, 22 million tonnes of plastic found its way into the environment, including six million tonnes in rivers, lakes and oceans, according to the OECD. Plastics account for «at least 85 percent of total marine litter», according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The majority of the world's plastic trash is caused by poor waste management, with other lesser sources including littering, the abrasion of car tyres, and microplastics. By 2060, the OECD predicts the volume of waste in the environment will double to 44 million tonnes, mostly larger plastics but also tiny particles that have been detected in blood and breast milk. Just nine percent of the world's plastic waste is recycled; 19 percent is burned; and nearly 50 percent ends up in controlled landfills. The remaining 22 percent is abandoned in illegal dumps, burned in the open air or released into the environment, putting human health at great risk. - 'It's everywhere' - The impact on the environment, climate and human health is getting worse, the OECD says. The plastic that accumulates in the environment is non-biodegradable, takes hundreds of years to decompose and breaks down into tiny microscopic particles. They «asphyxiate marine species, have a negative impact on soils, poison groundwater», and can have serious repercussions on health, according to UNEP. «Plastic particles are everywhere, in tap water, in drinking water, in groundwater», adds Greenpeace. Plastics also bear a significant carbon footprint. In 2019, plastics generated 1.8 billion tonnes of planet-warming greenhouse gases, or 3.4 percent of the global total, said the OECD and UNEP. Around 90 percent of these emissions came from the production and processing of plastics, which are derived from crude oil and natural gas, according to the OECD and UNEP. © Agence France-Presse

Muscat: Qais Mohammed Al Yousef, Minister of Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, on Tuesday received in Muscat Hassan Hussein Mohamed, Minister of Livestock, Forestry and Range in the Federal Republic of Somalia, who is currently visiting the Sultanate of Oman.