Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of late Chadian President Idriss Deby, attends his father’s state funeral in N’Djamena, Chad, April 23, 2021. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo The African Union on Thursday called for civilian and military leaders in Chad to share power until elections can be organised following the death of President Idriss Deby

One Spanish airline worker had to show border officials his flight-attendant schedule to convince them he was not an illegal migrant. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA By Lisa O’Carroll Confused over regulations, Home Office border staff meet legitimate visitors and workers with suspicion EU citizens living and working in the UK have revealed how they are being

The inquiry found Martin Bashir had acted deceitfully to secure the interview (Image: Martin Bashir has been accused of using fraudulent means to get the Diana interview) By Russell Myers Prince William said he was in no doubt that the disgraced reporter’s web of deceit “substantially influenced” what Princess Diana said and “was a major

The United Nations says Somali leaders to participate in good faith in the implementation of the election agreement. United Nations envoys to Somalia have met with Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and leaders of Federal Member States in recent days. Compromise and consensus are needed for Somalia to move forward and benefit all Somalis,” the

Director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Africa Department, Wu Peng, center, takes part in a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Wu told reporters on Thursday that China is currently providing COVID-19 vaccines to nearly 40 African countries and that the vaccines were either being donated or sold at

Photo: Credit Facebook Bashir Mohamed. Bashir, 36, is a Somali-American construction engineer working in the country. He is said to be one of the contractors on a government project in Kisumu last year. At 5:23pm on May 13 , CCTV footage at Miale entertainment lounge in Nairobi show businessman Bashir Mohamed Mahmoud entering the establishment

Photo/Somali Times/First Lady Ms. Zeinab Abdi Moalim. The First Lady Ms. Zeinab Abdi Moalim had a dinner with the Chairpersons of Women’s Associations in 17 districts of the Benadir Region to discuss strengthening their role in government, accelerating basic maternal services. And children, reconciliation and strengthening the unity of the Somali people. The First Lady

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia has denied reports that the resumption of diplomatic relations with Kenya stems from an oil-sharing agreement on the offshore. Somalia has denied reports that the resumption of diplomatic relations with Kenya stems from an oil-sharing agreement on the offshore. According to Energy Voice report. Kenya’s The Star newspaper claimed to have

National Treasury building. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will disburse Sh44 billion ($410 million) to Kenya in the coming weeks to boost the public purse amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund is part of the $2.4 billion (Sh256.3 billion) three-year financing programme that was agreed to in February. The multilateral lender said on Tuesday that

Policewomen standing outside the entrance to al-Qanatir women’s prison on 27 December 2020 (AFP/File photo) By Middle East Eye Instead of investigating a report of her son’s assault in prison, ‘Egyptian authorities are persecuting the messenger’, Human Rights Watch says A leading human rights group has urged the Egyptian government to release a mother who