By Anadolu Agency Amid growing international anger over Russia’s war on Ukraine, economic sanctions have again become a favorite measure of leaders working to discourage war, including one particular banking mechanism that recently made headlines. “I will not be diplomatic on this. Everyone who now doubts whether Russia should be banned from SWIFT has to

Trucks transport oil from Turkana to Mombasa under the Early Oil Pilot Scheme By Business Daily Africa Canadian oil explorer Africa Oil, which holds a 25 percent stake in Turkana exploration venture, has run out of cash to fund production in South Lokichar Basin, making it the latest blow to Kenya’s petrodollar dream. The firm

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, specialist Thomas McArdle, right, works at his post on the trading floor, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Stocks fell following a volatile day for major indexes as investors tried to measure how the conflict will impact the global economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

A student covers herself in blanket at the Medyka border crossing after fleeing from the Ukraine, in Poland, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. The head of the United Nations refugee agency says more than a half a million people had fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion on Thursday. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) By The Associated Press All day

Senegal’s President Macky Sall speaks at a news conference on the second day of a European Union (EU) African Union (AU) summit at The European Council Building in Brussels, Belgium February 18, 2022. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Reuters The African Union (AU) said on Monday that it was disturbed by reports that African

By Anadolu Agency At least 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Russian strikes on a military unit in northeastern Ukraine, a local authority confirmed on Tuesday. The fatalities were confirmed by Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, head of the Sumy Regional State Administration, Ukraine-based Kyiv Independent News reported. Also, a maternity hospital near Kyiv was hit by Russian

A Photograph appear on the Internet Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdisaid Muse Ali spoke by telephone with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, discussing the strengthening of respect and protection of national sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity between the two governments. According to a statement from the Somali Ministry of Foreign

A protester holds a placard calling on Boris Johnson to let Ukrainians claim asylum. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock The Guardian By Rajeev Syal, Jessica Elgot and Nicola Slawson Priti Patel has rejected demands to offer a full visa waiver to Ukrainians fleeing war amid growing unrest among Conservative MPs over the government’s refugee policy.

File Photo Somali Times/Warlord Said Deni Puntland governor Said Abdullahi Deni and PSF Director General Brigadier General Mohamoud Osman Abdullahi Diyano are scheduled to meet in Bosaso, the town of Bari region, on Monday. The meeting, which was chaired by Puntland elders and intellectuals, was recently held in Bosaso by Puntland governor Said Deni. Mohamoud

Credit Reuters Photograph: Toby Melville The Guardian By Andrew Gregory Tool addresses inequalities in UK, where stillbirth and perinatal death rates are high for black and Asian babies The NHS is piloting a new artificial intelligence pregnancy screening tool that could dramatically reduce racial disparities in baby death rates. Stillbirth and perinatal death rates are