The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, met with his Eritrean counterpart, Isaias Afwerki, as they discussed the independence of Somalia and the stability of the region. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? The leaders of the two countries, during their official meeting, underlined the urgent need to respect the independence of Somalia, pointing

Uganda’s Finance Minister Matia Kasaija By The East African The Uganda government is struggling to raise money to finance its budget amid high loan rejection rates by commercial banks and offshore investors keeping away from the bond market. The government had hoped that listing its securities on the FTSE Frontier Emerging Markets Index in June

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (C) witnesses the signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in New Administrative Capital, Egypt, on Feb. 23, 2024. Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed the deal on Friday to build a new city on Egypt’s northern coast, with the aim of boosting tourism,

Credit: @PM_ViktorOrban, X By Anadolu Agency A positive atmosphere prevailed at a meeting of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban with his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson held in Budapest just days before the Hungarian parliament’s expected vote on Sweden’s NATO bid on Monday. At a joint news conference after the meeting with Kristersson, Orban said, “Today’s

Credit Photo Facebook/Abiy Ahmed killing his own people By Reuters An airstrike in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed at least 15 civilians, including children and elderly people, when it hit a truck carrying them to a village this week, three residents said. The strike took place on Monday around 24 km (15 miles) from where Ethiopian

By Anadolu Agency Senegal’s president announced Thursday that his mandate as president will end on April 2 and consultations for the organization of the election of his successor will start next week. Speaking in a media interview in the capital Dakar, Macky Sall said the date for holding presidential elections he had postponed remains open

Dr. Candice Matthews, left, listens as state representative Ron Reynolds, right, with Darryl George, center, makes comments before a hearing regarding George’s punishment for violating school dress code policy because of his hair style, Thursday Feb. 22, 2024 at the Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac, Texas. A judge has ruled that George’s monthslong punishment by

Labourers carry out surfacing work on a road near the Zambian capital Lusaka November 15, 2013. Photographer Mackson Wasamunu/File Photo By Reuters Zambia’s kwacha is Africa’s best performing currency against the U.S. dollar so far this year after the central bank sharply tightened monetary policy, but analysts said it would strengthen sustainably only if the

Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Defence Agreement between Somalia and Turkey is the best thing President Hassan Sheikh has done yet. It is commendable how it was swiftly passed in the parliament despite the damning presence of more than 200 dual national MPs who ‘report’ back to many western countries who are against the strong, stable

By Anadolu Agency The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Wednesday that the world cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the ongoing tragedy in Gaza. “Too many innocent lives have been lost. Ninety percent of the population is being displaced from their homes. This humanitarian catastrophe is not a natural one. It is