File- A pumpjack extracts crude at an oil field in Emlichheim, Germany, March 18, 2022. Before the war in Ukraine, Europe’s most pressing energy policy goal was reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change. Now, officials are fixated on rapidly reducing the continent’s reliance on Russian oil and natural gas — and that means friction

Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, met with the Governor of Benadir Region, Commanders of the Armed Forces, Police, Security Services and instructed them to strengthen the security of the country. According to a statement from Villa Somalia, Farmajo listened to reports from the Somali Police and Intelligence Command about preliminary investigations

Afghan women chant and hold signs of protest during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board several flights, including some overseas, because they were traveling without a male guardian, two Afghan airline officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Mohammed Shoaib Amin) By Associated Press

By Anadolu Agency EU leaders were unable to agree on a way to tackle rising energy prices despite marathon talks on the second day of the EU summit on Friday. Today, we discussed energy-related matters,” European Council President Charles Michel told reporters after the summit, adding that the EU leaders “worked all day to be

Aliko Dangote during a visit to the fertilizer plant under construction in Lagos State. Photographer Andrew Esiebo for Bloomberg Businessweek By Face2Face Africa Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has opened the largest fertilizer plant on the continent. The plant, based in Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria, was opened at the cost of $2.5 billion, according to

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (left) stands next to his former wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein during the presentation of a UN report on funding for humanitarian aid on Jan 17, 2016, in the Emirate of Dubai: Credit to Photo/AFP By Reuters Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, inflicted “exorbitant” domestic abuse

A cloud of smoke rises from a burning oil depot in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) By Associated Press Hours after Formula One drivers voiced concerns about a race already dogged by human rights issues, Saudi Arabia’s war with Yemen landed on F1′s doorstep when Houthi rebels attacked an oil

By Anadolu Agency Some 1,300 mercenaries of the Russian private contractor Wagner Group have been moved from Libya to Ukraine to fight alongside Russian forces, according to a Libyan security analyst. “There were 2,200 Wagner militants in Libya. Russia has withdrawn 1,300 and left just 900 here,” Adel Abdel-Kafi, a military and security expert, told

U.S. President Joe Biden, center, speaks with from left, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and European Council President Charles Michel during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 24, 2022. As the war in Ukraine grinds into a second month, President Joe Biden and Western allies

President Uhuru Kenyatta (left), James Ndegwa (centre) and Equity Group chief-executive James Mwangi. By Business Daily Africa The families of Jomo Kenyatta, former Central Bank of Kenya Governor Philip Ndegwa and Equity Group chief executive James Mwangi will pocket Sh1.62 billion in the wake of record banking profits that have delivered outsize shareholder payouts. The