Photo (AFP) Egyptian police killed 40 “terrorists” in separate raids early Saturday, a day after a roadside bomb near the Giza pyramids killed three Vietnamese tourists and their guide, the interior ministry said. Two raids in the Giza governorate killed 30 “terrorists”, while the remaining 10 were killed in the restive North Sinai, the ministry

President Uhuru Kenyatta says his government will continue to borrow loans from China and the rest of the world despite criticism from different quarters that the national debt is unsustainable. Mr. Kenyatta remained adamant that loans are necessary for any country that expects to improve its infrastructure. “I will continue to borrow to develop the

A tsunami warning was triggered following the earthquake (Pic: Google Maps) A strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, raising fears of dangerous tsunami waves across the region but after about two hours, the tsunami warning was withdrawn. There were no reports of casualties or damage from

As conflicts and wars continue to ravage in several countries going through the post-Arab Spring process, a new wave of chaos in Sudan may be too much for the region to handle, especially amid increasing international competition, The protests in Sudan that started over the increasing prices of bread and fuel and the deterioration of

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid arrives in Downing Street, London, Britain, December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay British interior minister Sajid Javid has said the fast-growing number of would-be immigrants crossing the English Channel from France in dinghies is a “major incident. ”Nearly 70 people have been intercepted in the past three days as

Photo (AP) Congo’s leader is blaming a deadly Ebola virus outbreak for the last-minute decision to bar an estimated 1 million voters from Sunday’s long-delayed presidential election, claiming it would be a “disaster” if someone infects hundreds of people. Protests exploded again on Friday in response as health workers suspended efforts and warned that new

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Wednesday about 255,000 people have been displaced by ethnic violence in western Ethiopia. In a press statement, UNOCHA said ethnic violence along the common borders of Oromia and Benishangul Gumuz regional states since September has displaced about 255,000 people. UNOCHA further said

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 28-Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi has for the first time spoken following her alleged sex tape that has been trending on social media platforms for the past three weeks. Speaking at the Kiambu Law Courts where a suspect Douglas Baya was arraigned over the fake sex tape, Gedi said her opponents were

Mogadishu-Gen. Dahir Elmi, commander of the Somali National Army, today issued a new round of new military commanders as well as command positions. was appointed commander and Deputy Chief of Staff of the April 12th Army in the Somali Army. Another commander of the commander was influenced by the 27th Army Chief of Staff in,

Photo (AP) President Donald Trump’s surprise trip to Iraq may have quieted criticism at home that he had yet to visit troops in a combat zone, but it has infuriated Iraqi politicians who on Thursday demanded the withdrawal of U.S. forces. “Arrogant” and “a violation of national sovereignty” were but a few examples of the