File Photo – China’s President Xi Jinping By Anadolu Agency China’s President Xi Jinping on Sunday opened the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) in Beijing by pledging to take control of Taiwan and advocating the “one country, two systems” policy, according to the state-run media. In a speech to nearly 2,300

Al-Shabab is a jihadi insurgent group active in Somalia and in recent years, increasingly in East African countries. The group developed in the early 2000s with the Union of Islamic Courts in the capital, Mogadishu, and installed themselves as Al-Shabab terrorist group in Mogadishu and much of Somalia in 2006. Al-Shabab comprised the young, radical

By The African Exponent The decision to halt production in the company comes after an investigation began earlier this month after multiple children died having consumed a cough syrup the company exports only to the Gambia. The Gambian government probed an investigation after noticing an increase in acute kidney injuries in children under five as

By The East African East African countries are facing an immediate risk of defaulting on their loans in the coming months due to a combination of rising debt servicing costs, more borrowing, rising costs of imports and higher inflationary pressures associated with the continued appreciation of the dollar. And this may undermine prospects of a

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari By Reuters Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Saturday he had summoned the U.S. ambassador after President Joe Biden questioned the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear programme. In a speech on Thursday, Biden said Pakistan is “maybe one of the most dangerous nations in the world” as it has “nuclear weapons without

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia president, Mukthar Robow founder Al-Shabab terrorist group Minister of Religion The Somalia government has banned coverage of Al-Shabab propaganda, limiting journalists from reporting on the terror group’s threats or plans. The decision published this week includes a list of 10 news sites and one TV channel. This was shorter than a

By Anadolu Agency The number of workers who were killed in a blast at a coal mine in northern Turkey increased to 40, according to the Turkish interior minister on Saturday. Suleyman Soylu said 11 wounded workers are under treatment in hospitals. “One of our injured has been discharged,” Soylu told reporters in the Amasra

New Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain, October 14, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls By Reuters Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that some taxes would go up and government spending would rise by less than previously planned as he warned of difficult decisions ahead to

By The East African Kenya’s President William Ruto has named former TV news anchor Hussein Mohamed as the new State House Spokesman, formalising a role he had played right from the time of campaigns. Mr Mohamed, a former Citizen TV news anchor known for hard-hitting questions during interviews, quit television two years ago before returning

Amnesty International Responding to news of the detention on 11 October of Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, Secretary General of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, Muleya Mwananyanda, said: “Abdalle Ahmed Mumin is being arbitrarily held solely for defending the right to freedom of expression in Somalia and for raising