Only a few dozen survived, and several bodies have been found, said local media reports. Photo/Shutterstock By The Associated Press At least 145 passengers are missing and feared dead after a motorized boat overloaded with goods and animals sank at night on a river in north-western Congo, authorities said Thursday. About 55 people survived the

A photograph appear on the Internet The Somali community living in South Africa is in mourning after three Somali businessmen were killed in an attack robbery on Friday in an area on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Six other Somali citizens were seriously injured in the shooting, which took place on Molokwane road,

Ousmane Sonko speaks after he was appointed prime minister by Senegal’s newly-elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in Dakar, Senegal April 2, 2024. Photographer Abdou Karim Ndoye/File Photo By Reuters Senegal has set up a commission of legal, tax, and energy sector experts to review its oil and gas contracts and work to rebalance them in

Emergency and rescue services work near the scene where a sailboat sank in the early hours of Monday, off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, August 19, 2024. Photographer Igor Petyx By Reuters One man died and six people were missing after a luxury yacht was struck by an unexpectedly

An exhibitor introduces products to a visitor during the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, June 29, 2023. Photographer Chen Sihan By Xinhua News Agency The 2024 summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in the Chinese

By Anadolu Agency Multiple forest fires continue to burn in western Türkiye’s Aydin, Izmir, and Manisa provinces, with firefighters working tirelessly to contain the spreading flames. In Aydin’s Bozdogan district, aerial and ground teams are combating a fire that broke out in the upper parts of Alhisar neighbourhood on Friday. The blaze has intensified near

File Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, the situation related to the decision of the government on sales tax is felt in the big markets of the country such as Bakara. Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread throughout the regime Businessmen are still complaining about the government’s decision, which came into effect today, which is a sales tax of

Efforts continue to combat forest fires in Izmir. Credit Photo Anadolu Agency By Xinhua News Agency A forest fire that erupted in Turkey’s western port city of Izmir has reached residential areas, prompting hundreds of residents to evacuate, local media reported Saturday. The fire that started in the Karsiyaka district entered its third day, and

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Credit Photo Reuters Uganda Defence Force Commander General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the son of dictator President Museveni, has demanded $100 bn in compensation from the United States for the loss of Ugandan forces in Somalia. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission in Somalia,

File Photo/Somali Times First term of failure 2012-2017 When Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was elected to the presidency in 2012 it was a big surprise to many and a joyful event to the public. For the first time since 1991 a leader was elected that was not part of the warring factions in the country and