China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea

File – In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, speaks in front of what the North says an intercontinental ballistic missile displayed at an exhibition of weapons systems in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 11, 2021. North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two

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Dollar sinks to one-month low as Fed rate hike bets ease

U.S. dollar notes are seen in front of a stock graph in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The U.S. dollar sank to a one-month low versus major rivals on Friday as traders lowered Federal Reserve rate hike expectations amid signs the central bank might slow or even pause its

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Wealthy aircraft, car owners get relief in Kenya Revenue Authority seizure plan

By Business Daily Africa Lawmakers have opened a window for businesses and wealthy individuals to avoid prompt disposal of property such as ships, planes, and cars for tax evasion. The Finance and Planning Committee of the National Assembly has recommended further changes to the Finance Bill 2022, forestalling sell of frozen assets within two months

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Somalia new spy chief Mahad Salad plan to revenge previous government

Credit to Photo/Facebook Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud appointed as the new director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency Mahad Salad. The National Intelligence and Security Agency is one of the country’s largest and most important security agencies. Mahad Mohamed Salad is one of corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud’s closest allies, his right-hand

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U.S. seizes Iranian oil cargo near Greek island – sources

The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022. Reuters/Costas Baltas By Reuters The United States has confiscated an Iranian oil cargo held on a Russian-operated ship near Greece and will send the

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African Women are Lured and Trafficked to the Middle East for Cheap Labour

Human trafficking By The African Exponent There has been a growing trend of desperate African women being trafficked and exploited in middle eastern nations like Oman and Kuwait. Police in many African countries have issued warnings to the public after uncovering a human trafficking ring that entices young women to the Middle East under the

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Norway’s child welfare agency comes under fire

By Anadolu Agency Norway’s child welfare agency Barnevernet has been the subject of controversy, with its decisions fueling growing concern among families, human rights lawyers and activists. In some cases that families brought to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Norway has been convicted several times in connection with Article 8 of the convention

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Talk to Ukraine about ports, not us, says Russia ahead of U.N. talks in Moscow

A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is mechanically poured into a 40,000 ton ship at a Ukrainian agricultural exporter’s shipment terminal in the southern Ukrainian city of Nikolaev July 9, 2013. Reuters/Vincent Mundy/File Photo By Reuters A senior U.N. official is due to visit Moscow in the coming days to discuss reviving fertilizer exports,

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Exclusive: Said Deni lost election turn to alcohol and taking regular cocaine

Credit to Photo Facebook Somalia Puntland’s biggest victory is the overthrow of the Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo regime, although Puntland governor Said Abdullahi Deni has made strenuous efforts to succeed, but unfortunately he has not been fit to become President of Somalia, it is estimated. The warlord Said Deni has spent $ 13 million on the

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Turkey rising power in defense of Africa

By Anadolu Agency The writer is an associate professor at SSUA Institute for Area Studies. The scope of Turkey’s investments in the African continent is gradually expanding. Having managed to be among the main development partners of African countries with a trade volume of $30 billion and investment projects worth $78 billion by the end

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