Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Sisi, who is in China on a state visit, will attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference

Zhang Jinlong, chairman of the UK Chinese Business Association, speaks at the 3rd United Kingdom (UK)-China Business Leaders Summit in London, Britain, on May 28, 2024. Business leaders and government officials attending the ongoing 3rd United Kingdom (UK)-China Business Leaders Summit here conveyed confidence in the prospect of trade, investment and bilateral ties of the

By Reuters Africa’s economic growth is set to accelerate to 3.7% this year and 4.3% next from 3.1% in 2023, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina said on Wednesday, expressing hope that the bank can boost infrastructure investment with IMF help. “African economies are experiencing great resilience despite the challenges posed by climate change,

Christine Mutimura-Wekesa, deputy registrar of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). Photo Pool By The East African The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has cancelled its court sessions for June, which were to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, citing a lack of funds. In a statement Monday, the court said that cases before

File Photo/Somali Times Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, is today attending the annual meeting of the African Development Bank in Nairobi, Kenya. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia African Development Bank conference is focused on restructuring Africa’s financial structure. Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread throughout the regime Read: US

A locals gather amid the damage after a landslide in Maip Mulitaka, Enga province, Papua New Guinea May 24, 2024 in this obtained image. Emmanuel Eralia via Reuters By Reuters Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide three days ago buried more than 2,000 people, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and difficulties transporting aid

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the ninth Trilateral Summit Meeting among China, Japan and South Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Bin) By Xinhua News Agency Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday called on Japan to work with China in the same

File Photo/Somali Times The regional government of Puntland strongly opposed the news from the federal government of Somalia that the armed forces in Puntland with the help of international forces have carried out an operation against Al-Shabab in the areas of Calmadow in Sanag region. Somalia still is a colony, not a free state. The

Credit Photo Facebook/Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan By The East African President Samia Suluhu Hassan will visit China in September for the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (Focac), where she is expected to sign new loan deals as Tanzania begins to implement a freshly revised foreign policy. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East

May 25, 2024. Photographer Juan Medina By Reuters Thousands of people protested in Spain’s Balearic Islands on Saturday against mass tourism ahead of the summer season. Holding posters reading SOS Residents, Enough Mass Tourism, protesters marched through Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the largest Balearic Island. About 10,000 demonstrators took part, a Spanish National