The proposed “fake” East African Sheafra. Photo Credit: EastAfricaGov By The African Exponent In a world where digital information zips across the globe in the blink of an eye, the truth often finds itself in a gripping race against fiction. This was vividly illustrated in the recent hullabaloo surrounding the proposed East African Community (EAC)

File-In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a Taurus missile flies during a drill off the country’s western coast in South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. The German government on Monday vehemently rejected allegations that Russia’s leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication that Germany was preparing a

Credit Photo Reuters/Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman By Xinhua News Agency Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday the extension of its voluntary cut of oil production of 1 million barrels per day to support the stability and balance of oil markets, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The reduction was implemented in July 2023 until

By The East African Kenya’s President William Ruto has engaged a higher gear for back channels to ease tension between Ethiopia and Somalia, motivated by business fervor in both countries. And, from this week, both Addis and Mogadishu are expected to tone down their public rhetoric against each other, sources privy to the discussions indicated.

By Anadolu Agency Houthi Yemeni group accused on Saturday the US and UK of causing an outage in international communication cables in the Red Sea. This came in a statement issued by the Ministry of Transportation in the Houthi government (not internationally recognized), published by the Saba News Agency affiliated with the group. “The hostile

Turkish Naval Forces/Credit Photo Daily Sabah Officials from the Somali and Turkish navies on Friday began exploring military bases in the sea, especially the coasts of the northern regions of Hargeisa administration, to protect Ethiopia from the Somali sea. According to Somali Times, the most important bases are located in the cities of Lughaye and

The former presidents of Somalia Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo held a meeting last night in Mogadishu, while they are building a coalition against President Hassan Sheikh and his government. The meeting came a day after Farmajo returned to the country on Friday, having been away in Qatar where he resided since losing

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak By Anadolu Agency UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak denounced what he described as a concerning surge in extremist activities in the country during an unexpected address Friday outside Downing Street. Sunak stressed the pivotal role of democracy, cautioning against forces seeking to undermine its integrity. Directly addressing participants of recent

File – Britain’s Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration Michael Tomlinson, left, and Home Secretary James Cleverly, attend a press conference in Downing Street, London, held by Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on Jan. 18, 2024. The British government’s contentious plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda could cost nearly

Credit Photo Facebook/Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed serial killer killing his own people, West ignoring By Reuters Ethiopian government forces battled militiamen on Friday in the capital of the Amhara region, Bahir Dar, the regional administration and residents said, in the first fighting there since the early days of the conflict last year. Ethiopia’s military has