Beijing-Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China is willing to cooperate with Africa to forge closer business ties, noting that China welcomes African entrepreneurs who want to come to China to do business and that Beijing also encourages Chinese businessmen to invest in Africa. Xi made the remarks in a speech at the

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines A second bomb blast killed one person and injured 13 others injured in the town of Isulan in southern Philippines Sultan Kudarat province Sunday night. According to initial updates from the Philippine National Police (PNP), the blast occurred inside a computer shop and killed an 18-year-old man who was brought to the

Ankara-Turkey on Sunday condemned the suicide attack in Somalia that killed at least five people.”We strongly condemn the treacherous attack in Mogadishu that aims to undermine the stability of Somalia,” said a Foreign Ministry statement. “We wish God’s mercy upon those who lost their lives, a speedy recovery to the wounded and convey our condolences

Beijing-The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Dr Abiy Ahmed. President Mohamed and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed discussed the importance of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum in the region and how the countries of the Horn of Africa will benefit from the current investment opportunities.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen admitted Saturday that “mistakes” had been made in an August airstrike on Yemen that killed 51 people including 40 children. An official said an investigation by the coalition had found “mistakes” were made in the strike on a crowded market in northern rebel-held Yemen, adding that those responsible must

PARIS/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shi’ite proxies in Iraq and is developing the capacity to build more there to deter attacks on its interests in the Middle East and to give it the means to hit regional foes, Iranian, Iraqi and Western sources said. Any sign that Iran is preparing a

Addis Ababa-Somalia and Ethiopia formed, for the first time, a Joint Committee in cooperation to establish a long-term cooperative relationship based on mutual respect and good-neighborliness, as well as the preservation and respect of the sovereignty and unity of both countries. The two sides have talked about issues that cooperate in the second cooperation in

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Zhao Leji Friday met with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed who will attend the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). China has always been committed to its friendly policy toward Somalia and firmly supported Somalia’s peace process, said Zhao, a member of the Standing

Beijing, August 31st, 2018: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. These talks are an introduction to the China-Africa Cooperation Forum. President Mohamed congratulated President Xi Jinping on the reforms he made in his country’s policies to bring China’s development to a wider

The Gulf of Aden is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, connecting Europe with the Middle East. The US Navy seized hundreds of small arms, including AK-47s, from an unflagged boat in the Gulf of Aden, a US defence official said on Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the incident took