Somalia’s Cabinet Appoints the Director-General and Deputy for the newly established independent National Bureau of Statistics
Mogadishu(ANN)- The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia has appointed Sharmarke Farah as the Director-General of the National Bureau of Statistics and Abdirahman Omar Dahir as his deputy. Abdirahman Omar Dahir The Cabinet stated that Sharmarke, who currently serves as the Lead Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister and the More...
#Africa: Global Finance names Ecobank Most Innovative Bank in Africa
PRESS RELEASE Global Finance names Ecobank Most Innovative Bank in Africa The announcement was made at the eighth Global Finance annual awards, the Innovators 2020, honoring entities that regularly identify More...
Johnson considers terminating Huawei role in UK 5G network
London(ANN)-Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is considering terminating the role of Chinese technology giant Huawei’s role in the development of the UK’s 5G network even before it began. The PM’s apparent change More...
Muslims pray in Berlin church to respect social distancing rules
A Berlin church is hosting Muslims who because of social distancing guidelines are unable to fit into their mosque for Friday prayers. Berlin(ANN)-The Dar Assalam mosque in the capital’s Neukölln district More...
#COVID19: Immune clue sparks treatment hope
London(ANN)-UK scientists are to begin testing a treatment that it is hoped could counter the effects of Covid-19 in the most seriously ill patients. It has been found those with the most severe form of the disease More...
Africa: Retool annual budgets toward agriculture production and expand food reserves, as COVID-19 exacerbates food scarcity, urges African Development Institute seminar
PRESS RELEASE Africa must now, more than ever, develop and implement policies to enhance capacity to compete in the agriculture sector, processing, trade and industry ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, (ANN)– African countries More...
Presence of Non-Amisom Troops in Somalia of Grave Concern to Opposition Parties
Mogadishu(ANN)-Somalia opposition parties have issued a statement in which they expressed grave concern over the increasing presence of non-AMISOM troops from the Ethiopian National Defense Force in several parts More...
COVID-19 deadliest in New York’s black, Latino neighborhoods
New York (ANN)- New data shows New York City’s black and Latino neighborhoods have seen death rates from the coronavirus nearly 15 times higher than others, highlighting social disparities in access to health. The More...
Britain bulk buys hydroxychloroquine as potential Covid-19 treatment Coronavirus outbreak
Lodnon(ANN)-Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug being taken by Donald Trump as an unproven protection against coronavirus, is being bought in bulk by the UK in case it does turn out to be an effective Covid-19 More...
Jailed Saudi royals hire Trump-tied lobbyists to counter MbS: NYT
New York(ANN)-A number of prominent jailed Saudi royals and their allies have reportedly hired influential lobbyists in the US to establish links with President Donald Trump’s circle and push for an end to “political More...
