Artisanal miners sluice for gold by pouring water through gravel at an unlicensed mine near the city of Doropo, Ivory Coast. Credit to Photo Reuters Business Daily Africa By HF Markets Artisanal gold mining, an ancient practice undertaken by small-scale miners around the world, plays a significant role in the global gold supply. However, this

By Anadolu Agency The US military said Tuesday that it shot down 12 drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land-attack cruise missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels at ships in the southern Red Sea. ”U.S. assets, to include the USS LABOON (DDG 58) and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group,

Turkey’s Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç confirmed that Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, the son of Somalia president, will soon arrive in Turkey to face trial in a car accident in Istanbul, killing a Turkish national. Emre Göçer, died after he was seriously injured in the accident that was responsible for the son of the Somalia

A general view shows the cityscape of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017. Photographer Tiksa Negeri/File Photo By Reuters Ethiopia became Africa’s third default in as many years on Tuesday after it failed to make a $33 million “coupon” payment on its only international government bond. Africa’s second most populous country announced earlier this

A demonstrator holds a banner outside The Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, in London, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Britain is one of the world’s oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threat. They point to restrictions on protest imposed by the Conservative government that have

UK Covid rules warning as NHS nurses demand action be taken (Image: PA) Birmingham Mail By James Rodger Bosses at the Royal College of Nursing have written to health officials across the UK demanding that they fall in line with World Health Organisation rules and make everyone ‘mask up’. They have written to nursing officers

By Anadolu Agency Crude oil prices stayed in a narrow range on Tuesday’s light trade over the Christmas holiday as markets weighed the prospect of supply disruptions in Red Sea trading routes. The international benchmark crude Brent traded at $78.99 per barrel at 0659 GMT, a 0.24% increase from the closing price of $78.80 a

Men board the plane grounded by police at the Vatry airport , Monday, Dec. 25, 2023 in Vatry, eastern France. A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left some 300 Indians en route for Central America blocked inside

Soldiers of the last French troops in Niger board in a military plane as they prepare to leave Niamey, Niger December 22, 2023. Photographer Mahamadou Hamidou By Reuters Niger has suspended all cooperation with the international organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively severs ties with former colonial ruler France.

File Photo/Somali Times The structure of Puntland which was agreed upon 25 years ago Mohamoud Saleban’s community holding power The SSC-Khatumo clan leaders held a critical meeting in the city of Las Anod, the capital of Sool region. The statement Khatumo state said that they will not participate in the elections in Puntland, saying that