Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye. Photo/AFP By AFP Burundi said on Thursday it had closed the border with Rwanda, nearly two weeks after accusing its neighbour of supporting rebels who carried out attacks on its soil. Burundi says the RED-Tabara group staged an attack on December 22 near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo

A view of the newly-commissioned Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria May 22, 2023. Photographer Temilade Adelaja By Reuters Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery has begun producing diesel and aviation fuel, the company said on Saturday, after years of construction delays at the 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) plant. The refinery, Africa’s largest, was built

By Anadolu Agency The US conducted a strike Saturday against a Houthi radar site in Yemen, according to the American military. “At 3:45 a.m. (Sana’a time) on Jan 13., U.S. forces conducted a strike against a Houthi radar site in Yemen. “This strike was conducted by the USS Carney (DDG 64) using Tomahawk Land Attack

A missile is launched from a warship during the U.S.-led coalition operation against military targets in Yemen, aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that has been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea, from an undisclosed location, in this handout picture released on January 12, 2024. US Central Command via X/Handout via Reuters By Reuters

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa By Anadolu Agency South Africa’s president said Thursday that he was pleased with how his country’s legal team argued its case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for allegedly committing genocide in Gaza.“I have never felt as proud as I felt today when our legal team was

File Photo/Somali Times The presidency of Puntland issued a statement from a meeting between president Said Abdullahi Deni, his deputy, the speaker of the parliament and former leaders of Puntland and the federal government. The text shows that Said Deni is ready to continue the war and conflict between the federal government after being re-elected

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock answers questions from reporters at a hotel in Makati, Philippines on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Germany’s top diplomat said Thursday that China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea violate the rights of Asian coastal states like the Philippines and threaten freedom of navigation but added that the territorial disputes

By Anadolu Agency Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi reiterated their rejection of the West’s “confrontational policy” toward their countries in a phone call Wednesday. “The general rejection of the confrontational policy of the Western bloc towards Russia and China, attempts to restrain their development through sanctions, deliberate provocations and

The new electric Citroen e-C3 SUV is unveiled during a presentation to the media in Meudon near Paris, France, October 17, 2023. Photographer Abdul Saboor/File Photo By Reuters Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) rose 31% in 2023, down from 60% growth in 2022, according to market research firm Rho Motion.

A photograph appear on the Internet A helicopter belonging to the United Nations and its accompanying personnel has been captures Al-Shabab terrorist group, after it landed wrongly in an area controlled by the group, according to Somali officials. The helicopter was said to have landed in an area near Xindheere in the Galgudud region, which