Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya as election protests rake Mogadishu
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Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya as election protests rake Mogadishu

ByBrian Kithinji

Somalia has cut diplomatic relations with neighboring Kenya, accusing the East African nation of meddling in its politics even as protests and gunfire erupted in the capital Mogadishu over delayed elections. The diplomatic dispute may undermine cooperation in the fight against the Islamist group al Shabaab that controls huge swathes of southern and central Somalia….

Eswatini’s prime minister becomes first global leader to die of COVID-19
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Eswatini’s prime minister becomes first global leader to die of COVID-19

ByBrian Kithinji

Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, has died at age 52, after battling a bout of COVID-19 illness in neighboring South Africa. Dlamini tested positive for COVID-19 four weeks ago and was rushed across the border on December 1 for medical care. At that time, Deputy Prime Minister Themba Masuku said Dlamini was stable and responding…