Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and South Sudan President Salva Kiir. They were in Juba for tripartite talks on regional affairs. Kenya could slowly be losing its strategic lead in East Africa due to the changing geopolitics and the newfound unity between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. Analysts suggest Kenya needs to

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen shakes hands with Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise during her visit in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 13, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen visited Haiti on Saturday in an attempt to bolster support in the region after the neighboring Dominican Republic broke diplomatic ties with Taiwan last year. The visit to

Somalia and two international agencies on Thursday launched a program to boost education opportunities for children and youth impacted by ongoing crises in Somalia. The initiative backed by the government, Education Cannot Wait and Development Relief Agency in Somalia (ADRA) will improve access to safe, quality education for children and youth affected by the multiple

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ahmed Isse Awad, met on Wednesday in London with the State Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, Harriett Baldwin. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and means of developing strategic cooperation in various fields and enhancing efforts aimed at establishing security and

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, said the government signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates to employ 50,000 workers in Ethiopia in 2019 and year 2020. Abiy Ahmed said was referring to parliamentarians in his country, and noted that the goal of which is to send 50,000 Ethiopian workers to the United Arab Emirates,

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Japan said it has no plans to retract its tightened control on high-tech exports to South Korea, saying it involves Japanese internal policy review. Suga said the review was necessary to appropriately

The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) has selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The decision was announced yesterday at the 12th AU Extraordinary Summit held in Niamey, Niger, after Ghana beat off competition from countries including Egypt,

Photo/AFP / ISSOUF SANOGO/Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signs onto the landmark African trade deal at the AU summit in Niamey African nations will officially launch a landmark trade agreement at an African Union summit in Niger on Sunday, with the long sought-after agreement hailed as a historic step towards “peace and prosperity” across the continent.

Many foreign governments and purchasers are in debt to the Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI), including Djibouti that its parliament has been financed and constructed by Iranians, the EGFI chairwoman has said. In an interview with Tasnim published on Tuesday, Afrooz Bahrami said foreign customers and governments make up for around 70 percent of

Photo/Facebook former Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi. Politician says Turkey pioneered support for Somalia during 2011 famine Somalia is grateful to the Turkish government for its contributions over the years in infrastructure development and humanitarian aid, said former Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi.“Turkey is a very friendly and brotherly country. Somalia is grateful for its