Kenya’s Opposition leader Raila Odinga and wife Ida Odinga attend the Azimio la Umoja (Declaration of Unity) rally to unveil his August 2022 Presidential race candidature at the Moi International Sports centre in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya By Reuters Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga launched his fifth bid for Kenya’s presidency

A photograph appears on the Internet/Nadifa Mohamed Toronto Star By Steven J. Beattie On September 3, 1952, a Somali man named Mahmood Mattan was hanged in Cardiff, Wales, for the murder of a Jewish shop owner named Lily Volpert. In 1998, 46 years after Mattan’s execution, following years of campaigning by his widow, Laura, a

President of the United States Joe Biden By Anadolu Agency Only path out of sanctions is through nuclear compliance, says White House spokeswoman The White House said Thursday that President Joe Biden asked for ‘other options’ from his team if talks fail concerning Iran’s nuclear program. “The President has asked his team to be prepared

In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, representatives Laureano Ortega Murillo, son of and advisor to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, left, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu display their jointly signed communique on the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries in northern China’s Tianjin Municipality, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Taiwan

Secretary General of the Elysee Palace Alexis Kohler, French President Emmanuel Macron and French Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu meet with New Caledonia representatives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France June 1, 2021. Bertrand Guay/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Reuters New Caledonia is pushing ahead with a referendum on independence from France this weekend, despite

The number of patients on the waiting list for non-urgent surgery has from 5.83m to 5.98m. Photograph: Curtseyes/Alamy The Guardian By Denis Campbell and Pamela Duncan Record number of people waiting for non-urgent surgery such as hip replacement or cataract operation Almost 6 million people are waiting to have hospital treatment in England – a

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives French President Emmanuel Macron in Jeddah on 4 December 2021 (Bandar al-Jaloud/Saudi Royal Palace/AFP) By David Hearst editor-in-chief Middle East Eye As governments continue to accommodate Saudi Arabia’s murderous regime, justice may never be delivered Two questions remain unanswered from the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Hanque Square, Beijing, China. By Business Daily Africa Kenya wired Sh29.86 billion to China in the quarter to September 2021 to ease a standoff over debt repayments that delayed disbursements to projects funded by Chinese loans. Treasury documents reveal that Kenya paid the billions in

Deqa Dhalac poses near her home Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in South Portland, Maine. On Monday Dhalac, who fled Mogadishu 31 years ago, became the first Somali-American mayor in the United States. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) By Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Deqa Dhalac is the first Somali immigrant to become the mayor of

Ugandan Military Intelligence (CMI) chief Maj. Gen. Abel Kandiho. By Reuters The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on Uganda’s chief of military intelligence, Major General Abel Kandiho, over alleged human rights abuses committed under his watch. Uganda’s military said it was disappointed by the decision and would seek clarification from Washington, for