Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo By Business Daily Africa Kenya is seeking billions of shillings to purchase guesthouses and luxury vehicles for visiting presidents and other dignitaries, underlining the burden of running the country’s foreign affairs on taxpayers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the acquisition of the guesthouses is aimed at cutting reliance

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has suspended all decisions on administrative and staffing changes in government institutions, pending the completion of elections. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on the basis of this law nullifies the appointment and dismissal of the Director General of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs by the government

By Anadolu Agency German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday said that his country would support Sweden and Finland if the two countries decided to join NATO. “We are following the debate in both countries very closely about possible accession to our defense alliance, NATO,” Scholz said in a press statement during his meeting with Finnish

CFP Image By Xinhua News Agency Tanzanian health authorities said on Monday they are on high alert following fresh outbreak of Ebola in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Abel Makubi, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health, said the ministry has dispatched teams of surveillance experts to regions bordering with the DRC.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint news conference with Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh (not pictured) following their talks in Moscow, Russia April 27, 2022. Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an “unforgivable”

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brown, right, with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, checks pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to bolster Ukraine’s fight against Russia, signaling a burgeoning and long-haul

File Photo: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame Reuters/Michaela Rehle By The African Exponent When someone hears “African leaders”, the one impression that comes to their mind is corruption. Bribery and corruption have been a consistent practice of most African leaders with a history of fraudulent scandals – there are plenty of them and it doesn’t seem

U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers are seen during a military exercise in Pocheon, South Korea, Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo By Reuters Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it was considering alternative weapons options after the United States informed it that the delivery of an artillery system would be delayed due to a “crowded” production line.

Finland’s flag flutters in Helsinki, Finland, Reuters Ints Kalnins/File Photo By Reuters Finland will decide to apply for NATO membership on May 12, Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported late on Sunday, citing anonymous government sources. The decision to join will come in two steps on that day, with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto first announcing his approval

By Anadolu Agency Russia on Sunday said it destroyed weapons supplied to Ukraine by the US and European countries and a runway at a military airfield near Odessa. High-precision Onyx missiles were used to strike the airfield, according to a Russian Defense Ministry statement. Two Ukrainian Su-24M bomber jets were downed in the Kharkov region,