Somalian Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi (C) speaks to the press after Somalia was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 6, 2024. Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Thursday for a two-year

By Reuters Ivory Coast’s gold output hit a record high in 2023, helped by the opening of new mines, and will continue to grow further, mines minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly said on Thursday. Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is seeking to develop its long-neglected mining sector to diversify its sources of income. Gold

Valiasr Street and Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran By Anadolu Agency An alleged spy for Israel was arrested by Iranian security agencies in the northwestern province of Ardabil, local authorities said. Jalal Afaghi, the prosecutor general in Ardabil, said late Wednesday that the suspect was wanted by Iran’s intelligence ministry and worked for the Israeli

An Egyptian man is helped by another person, as he carries bread on a wooden rack to be sold to customers in Cairo, Egypt June 3, 2024. Credit Photo/Reuters By The African Exponent A recent quadrupling of the price of subsidized bread in Egypt has exacerbated the financial struggles of millions of citizens, including 64-year-old

File Photos Somali Times/Serial killer Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed By Al Jazeera There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war, a new report has concluded. Issued on Tuesday by the United States-based New Lines Institute, the 120-page draft quotes multiple, widespread and credible independent reports that Ethiopian forces

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud appointed the founder of Al-Shabab terrorist group Mukhtar Robow as the Minister for Endowment and Religious Affairs was a big mistake. This is a parochial view of peacebuilding. Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread throughout the regime Read: US stopped the food supply Somalia Danab commandos for

U.S. President Joe Biden. Credit Photo Twitter X By Xinhua News Agency The United States will maintain its policy of not sending military advisors to Ukraine, a top U.S. national security official said Tuesday. “As we’ve said several times on the record, we are not planning to send U.S. military advisors or troops, trainers to

By African Development Bank Group The African Development Bank Group Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development joined finance ministers and representatives from Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan for the signing agreement for a $35 million project to build resilience and responses to climate shocks. The signings took place on the sidelines of

The Security Council will discuss political and security situation in Somalia, with a report to the United Nations envoy to Somalia, James Swan. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia The meeting will take place on 24 June, according to a statement published by the UN Security Affairs. Read:

Claudia Sheinbaum. Credit Photo Twitter X By Anadolu Agency Claudia Sheinbaum, the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City, is projected to secure 56% of the vote in Sunday’s election, significantly outpacing her main rival, businesswoman Xochitl Galvez. “I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum said with a smile at a downtown hotel