Archive for October 23rd, 2021
The U.N.'s World Food Program says thousands of destitute people in Cameroon's crisis-prone western regions are going hungry and their situations may become worse if the separatist crisis there continues. Chris Nikoi, WFP regional director for west and...
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October 23, 2021 Web Desk
General
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A U.S. envoy underlined Washington's support for a democratic transition to civilian rule in Sudan on Saturday during talks with the head of its ruling council and the prime minister, the U.S. embassy in Khartoum said.It tweeted that Jeffrey Feltman, s...
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October 23, 2021 Web Desk
General
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At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 wounded on Saturday when a moderate Islamist group clashed with Somali government troops over control of a town in central Somalia, according to witnesses and regional officials.The clashes started at daw...
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October 23, 2021 Web Desk
General
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Somali filmmaker Khadar Ahmed won the top prize at the FESPACO film festival in Burkina Faso on Saturday for "The Gravedigger's Wife," which he wrote and directed.The 40-year-old was not at the ceremony to receive the Golden Stallion award, but his wor...
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October 23, 2021 Web Desk
Culture
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