The US and its allies have been hesitant to normalise relations with the Assad government (AFP) By Middle East Eye Acting deputy ambassador to UN says ongoing peace process has been hindered by President Bashar al-Assad’s ‘refusal to engage in good faith’ The United States has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that it will not

The banks of the Tekeze River, on the Sudan-Ethiopia border after Ethiopian forces blocked people from crossing into Sudan, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, March 16, 2021. Ethiopia is at right, and Sudan is on the left. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) By CARA ANNA Ethiopia’s prime minister issued a “final notice” Friday to the fugitive leaders of

A man walks past a stock quotation board at a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo By Wayne Cole Asian share markets slipped on Friday after a spike in global bond yields soured sentiment toward richly priced tech stocks, while a stampede out of crowded positions may have put an end

Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn-in as Tanzania’s President following the death of John Magufuli. At exactly 10:15 am on Friday, Samia Suluhu Hassan took oath of office at State House Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Those in attendance included former President Jakaya Kikwete. The 61-year-old leader described as a soft-spoken, Samia Suluhu Hassan is poised

Second-hand cars alight from the Cargo ship at the port of Mombasa. A Japanese trade agency is warning Kenyan buyers over rising fraud cases involving importation of used motor vehicles from the East Asian country. The Kenyan office of Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) says most local importers are falling for promises of highly discounted

Photo/Somali Times/Kenya-UAE Puppets. Puppets of Kenya and United Arab Emirates party to the destruction of Somalia’s government and Somali people. The Governor of Puntland Said Deni and Jubaland Governor Ahmed Madobe, Acting chairman of the upper house The council of foreign agents and the candidates’ union have announced a common platform called them self declare

Handout Picture Compliments of Matchroom Boxing Ramla Ali v Eva Hubmeyer Super-Bantamweight contest. 31 October 2020 Picture By Mark Robinson Ramla Ali wraps. BY RON LEWIS The dream of representing Somalia at this summer’s Olympics is still alive for Ramla Ali, although she still faces an anxious wait to see if she will get the

Photo: Credit Twitter Somalia’s Defence team International Court of Justice. The International Court of Justice has final arguments of the maritime boundary case between Somalia-Kenya. Somalia’s lawyers said Kenya wanted to rewrite geography, history and sea law by deception. The court said in a statement that it would decide on the case after today’s hearing,

Photo: Credit Above Whispers Samia Hassan Suluhu Tanzania is set to get its first female president following the death of John Pombe Magufuli on Wednesday night. Samia Hassan Suluhu is set to become the second female head of state in the East African region. Samia Hassan Suluhu, who became the first female vice-president when Magufuli

File – In this Saturday, July 11, 2015 file photo, Tanzania’s then public works minister and presidential candidate John Magufuli speaks at an internal party poll to decide the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party’s presidential candidate, which they later chose him to be, in Dodoma, Tanzania. President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19