Credit: Photo The Citizen Dar es Salaam. Five people including three police officers, one civilian and the assailant have been killed in the mid-day shoot out on Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road near the French Embassy, police have confirmed. According to The Citizen reported. Police also say that six others were injured in the incident that

File Photo/Somali Times President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was allied with the presidents of HirShabelle, Galmudug and Southwest, but his ambition to run in Somalia’s elections was opposed by strong opposition. The opposition was a coalition of candidates, the presidents of Jubaland and Puntland, the speaker of the upper house, and later Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein

Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. By Daily Nation A total of 51 Afghan refugees arrived in Uganda on Wednesday morning, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Uganda has agreed to temporarily host 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan following recent political unrest in the country. Uganda’s State minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Ms Esther

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid gestures during a press conference in Kabul on 24 August 2021 after the Taliban’s stunning takeover of Afghanistan (AFP) Middle East Eye By Ragip Soylu Ankara wants to remain in Kabul to protect the Turkish commercial and political interests, but Taliban doesn’t appear very interested Taliban spokesperson rebuffed Turkish plans to

Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the President of Guinea-Bissau. By Daily Nation Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said Monday that the country’s former army boss will not be extradited to any country. This comes after the US Department of State said it is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest

Zambian outgoing President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, right, hands over the instruments of power to his successor, President Hakainde Hichilema during his inauguration ceremony at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. Zambia’s new president, longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, has been sworn into power on Tuesday, raising hopes in the southern African country

File – In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A U.S. official says that CIA Director William Burns visited Kabul on Monday to meet with the Taliban’s top political leader. The official told The

By Anadolu Agency Ben Wallace says security risk rises in Afghanistan It is “unlikely” that the US will extend the Aug. 31 deadline to pull troops from Afghanistan as it gets “more and more dangerous,” Britain’s defense secretary said Tuesday. Speaking to Sky News, Ben Wallace said: “As we get closer, it’s correct to say

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA), at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David By Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to be the ruling political party’s vice presidential candidate in next year’s elections, the

File Photo/Somali Times President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble are moving further apart two weeks after a rift between them officially emerged. The dispute erupted after Farmajo issued a decree that appeared to target Roble, stating that the government and government agencies have been barred from entering into agreements affecting the