By Asia Times If there is mayhem in Ethiopia, China’s Belt and Road in the Horn of Africa could be slowed or even derailed Chinese foreign ministers have traditionally marked the new year by visiting the African continent. Wang Yi’s 2022 African tour begins with Eritrea against the backdrop of the US strategy in the

This photo combo shows, from left, Travis McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan, and Gregory McMichael during their trial at at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. The men were convicted of murder in November 2021 for chasing Ahmaud Arbery in pickup trucks when he was out for a jog, cutting off the Black man’s escape

Health secretary Sajid Javid talking to Steve James a consultant at King’s College hospital in London. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA The Guardian By Damien Gayle Health secretary exchanges views with medic who says he’s had the virus and doesn’t want a vaccination An NHS doctor has challenged Sajid Javid over compulsory vaccines for healthcare workers, telling

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ordered the central bank governor not to release nearly $10 million in “illicit” money Friday that was seized from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2018 at Adan Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. Anadolu Agency reported. Farmajo President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, orders Governor of

Jawar Mohammed (L), an Oromo activist and a media mogul arrives at the Lideta First Instance Court with Bekele Gerba, an Oromo Congress Federalist Party deputy President. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri By Reuters Ethiopia has freed several opposition leaders from prison, the state broadcaster reported on Friday, as the government said it would begin dialogue with political

Paramedics push a trolley next to a line of ambulances outside the Royal London Hospital in the Whitechapel area of east London, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Health authorities across the U.K. simplified COVID-19 testing requirements on Wednesday, a move designed to cut isolation times for many people and that may ease the staffing shortages that

American and Saudi national flags are seen on a main road in Riyadh on 19 May, 2017 2020(AFP) Middle East Eye By Madawi al-Rasheed Riyadh’s marginalisation looks set to continue in the months ahead, as countries remain reluctant to deal with the scandal-plagued crown prince Internationally, Saudi Arabia has failed to reclaim the pivotal role

File Photo/Somali Times National Consultative Assembly at odds over national security still in charge President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo. On the fourth day of the National Consultative Assembly, sources say leaders are at odds over who should be in charge of security leadership. Former prime minister Roble has tabled a demand that all security operations

An Emirates Airlines plane By Business Daily Africa The aviation regulator has revealed that Dubai banned all inbound and transit passenger flights from Kenya because travellers from Nairobi were testing positive for Covid-19 after arrival in the Middle East nation, despite carrying negative test results. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) director-general Gilbert Kibe told

A file photo of former Sudan Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok speaking in the capital Khartoum on August 21, 2019. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP By Daily Nation Sudan’s major Western donors say they will not work with a new prime minister if appointed without the input of civilian movements. In a joint call, two days after Prime Minister