The United States government has dismissed reports that the US special envoy to the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, praised the controversial agreement between Hargeisa administration and Ethiopia, after a recent trip to Addis Ababa. Read: Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report “The news about the statement made by the special

British pound banknote is displayed on U.S. Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken, February 14, 2022. Photographer Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Sterling strengthened to a four-month high on Thursday after comments from Bank of England policymakers prompted markets to scale back bets of an August rate cut, while the dollar inched lower ahead of

By Anadolu Agency Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering avoiding a stopover in Europe on his way to the US over fears that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is readying to issue an arrest warrant against him over the Israeli army’s crimes in Gaza. Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to the US and to

Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in Port Sudan on July 9, 2024. Sudanese Presidency Media Office/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Ethiopian Premier Abiy Ahmed met Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday, becoming the first foreign leader to visit him in his war capital Port

By Anadolu Agency The White House denied Monday that US President Joe Biden is being treated for Parkinson’s disease after visitor logs showed that a leading neurologist who specializes in the malady visited the executive mansion eight times in as many months. The records, available to the public on the White House website, indicate that

By The East African Kenya has thrown a fresh hurdle on Uganda’s direct fuel import scheme, doubling the bond fee for imported consignments destined for Kampala to $45 million. Uganda’s Energy and Mineral Resources minister Ruth Nankabirwa said Kenya increased the requirement on the size of bond fees at the Vitol Tank Terminal International (VTTI)

File Photo/Somali Times The leader of SSC-Khatumo Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali, who is on an official visit to the Republic of Djibouti, had a critical meeting with the ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh. Read: Ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh brought together SNM militia leader, Somalia president Read: The oldest African dictators The leader briefed

Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a gathering with his supporters at the shrine of Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2024. Credit Photo/Reuters By Daily Sabah Iran’s newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, delivered his first public address since winning the presidential runoff vote, emphasizing collaboration with parliament and the judiciary

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to media at the Stormont Parliament Buildings, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 8, 2024. Photographer Clodagh Kilcoyne By Reuters Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Monday to secure an improved agreement with the European Union on post-Brexit trading rules and revamp the “botched deal” signed by former

By Anadolu Agency The US is removing all its forces and equipment from Niger ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set under an agreement with the ruling junta. US forces will be removed from a small base this weekend, while around 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country