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Ruto Signs Decree Ending Discriminatory ID Vetting in Wajir

07/02/2025 - 12:05:47
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Nairobi (diplomat.so) - In a significant move to address discrimination, President William Samoei Ruto announced the end of extra-vetting and ethnic profiling for citizens from Northern Kenya seeking national identification documents.

U.S. Plans Troop Withdrawal from Syria

05/02/2025 - 20:57:01
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Washington (diplomat.so) - The U.S. Department of Defense is developing plans for a complete withdrawal of American forces from Syria, according to NBC News, citing two defense officials. The move follows discussions within the administration, with President Donald Trump and senior officials expressing…

BJP Dominance Raises Concerns Over Muslim Representation in Indian Politics

09/04/2024 - 09:38:07
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New Delhi, India (diplomat.so) - In Rampur, a city where over half of the voters are Muslim, the Member of Parliament staunchly supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-centric policies, highlighting broader challenges facing minority representation in Indian politics. Despite Muslims comprising…

Ethiopia's PM Affirms Peaceful Intentions Towards Somalia

08/02/2024 - 18:26:47
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Addis Ababa (diplomat.so) - In a parliamentary address, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reiterated his country's commitment to maintaining amicable relations with neighboring Somalia, stating that Ethiopia harbors no hostile intentions towards its neighbor. This statement follows Somalia's…
Former US President Donald Trump departs after speaking to the press after attending the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York State Supreme Court, in New York City on January 11, 2024. JOHN LAMPARSKI/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Defamation Trial Delayed Due to Juror's COVID

22/01/2024 - 22:02:15
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New York (diplomat.so) - The defamation trial against former President Donald Trump faced an unexpected delay as a juror reported COVID symptoms on Monday, the day before the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary. The civil case, in which Trump has expressed his intention to testify, was temporarily…

Israeli Airstrike in Damascus Claims Lives of Iranian Military Advisers

20/01/2024 - 22:52:20
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Tehran (diplomat.so) - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) confirmed the loss of four Iranian military advisers during an Israeli airstrike in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The IRGC Public Relations Department released a statement on Saturday condemning the action, referring to it as an act of…

U.S. Forces strikes target 14 Iran-Backed Houthi missiles

18/01/2024 - 12:50:07
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Tampa, Florida, U.S. (diplomat.so) - In the ongoing collaborative efforts to safeguard freedom of navigation and counter potential threats to U.S. and allied maritime traffic in the Red Sea, U.S. Central Command forces executed precision strikes on the night of January 17, at approximately 11:59 p.m.…
Somaliland Administration president, Muse Bihi Abdi sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali, on January 1, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Ethiopia's Controversial Red Sea Access Agreement Sparks Regional Tensions

17/01/2024 - 10:54:27
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Cairo (Diplomat.so) - Ethiopia has entered into an illicit pact to secure access to the Red Sea, in collaboration with the leadership of the Somaliland administration, a region in northwestern Somalia seeking secession since 1991. The agreement, inked in Addis Ababa on January 1, has stirred anger not…

Somali Cabinet ratifies the National Diaspora Policy

06/04/2023 - 20:14:18
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Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Cabinet of the Federal Government of Somalia on Thursday endorsed the National Diaspora Policy after consulting with all government institutions, federal member states and civil society as well as the Somali communities and diaspora.
Angolan President Joao Lourenco

Angolan President Joao Lourenco elected for a second term

30/08/2022 - 09:18:56
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LUANDA (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - A second term for Angolan President Joao Lourenco may have disappointed many voters keen to break with five decades of one-party rule, but many would still admit he's done much to tackle corruption within its ranks.
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant occupied by Russian forces, in Ukraine on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, that the U.N. nuclear watchdog's long-awaited expert mission to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine "is now on its way." (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

IAEA to visit Ukraine nuclear plant amid renewed shelling

29/08/2022 - 15:00:04
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KYIV (AP + Diplomat.so) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday injected a ray of hope in the standoff over the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine by announcing that its mission of top experts "is now on its way" to the facility even as renewed shelling in the…