Somalia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abukar Osman Bale, made the announcement at a UN Security Council meeting on the final phase of the anti-piracy resolution 2608 (2021) off the coast of Somalia. Ambassador Abukar Bale stated that the Government of Somalia is requesting the repeal of the Anti-Piracy Security Council Resolution 2608 (2021), which

A Photograph appear on the Internet Mohamed Hussein Roble today met with Representatives of the International Community to discuss a number of issues related to the completion, transparency and security of the country’s elections. Mohamed Hussein Roble said he was committed to ending the election on time and ensuring that no one was abused. He

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto (C) flanked by his mother Sarah Cherono (L) wife Rachel Ruto (R) and daughters Charleen Ruto and Mia Cherono address a news conference on the ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the case against him and broadcaster Joshua Sang in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, April 8, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is greeted by Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani after arriving at Manama International Airport in Manama, Bahrain, February 14, 2022. Haim Zach/Government Press Office (GPO)/via REUTERS By Reuters The U.S. Navy is considering adding unmanned Israeli boats to its joint Middle East operations, a U.S. official said, a move that

Herry Wirawan, center, the principal of a girls Islamic boarding school accused of raping his students, is escorted by security officers during a sentencing hearing at a district court in Bandung, West java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The court sentenced Wirawan to life in prison for raping at least 13 students between the ages

Chinese contractors at a site near Isiolo town By Business Daily Africa Chinese contractors firmed their control of Kenya’s public infrastructure after receiving the bulk of the World Bank-funded projects. A sample of recent Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) road projects worth Sh71.9 billion funded by the multilateral lender and the government are all being

State of Duma, Russia’s lower chamber of parliament in Moscow By Anadolu Agency Russia’s parliament will vote on Tuesday to decide whether to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognize Ukraine’s breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. A draft resolution submitted by the Communist Party and supported by the United Russia party that

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville By Reuters UK shares fell on Monday, as warnings of a Russian invasion of Ukraine sapped appetite for riskier assets, while oil prices at seven-year highs limited losses in heavyweight energy stocks. The blue-chip FTSE 100

Edgar Chibaka and Jamal Tahlil. Photo: First Response Group Face2Face Africa By ABU MUBARIK Edgar Chibaka and Jamal Tahlil co-founded First Response Group, a security firm based in the United Kingdom in 2007. The duo started their firm with a single laptop out of a “cold, run-down office” above an internet cafe in Leeds. Fifteen

The logo of French oil and gas company Total is seen at La Defense business district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier By Reuters A $27-billion deal between France’s Total and Iraq, that Baghdad hoped would reverse the exit of oil majors from the country, has stalled amid disputes over terms