By Anadolu Agency Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday that the Russian security firm Wagner has been helping the Malian army carry out raids and drone strikes since December that have killed many civilians, including children. In a report titled “Mali: Military and Wagner Group’s Atrocities against Civilians” published by HRW, attention was drawn to

File Photo/Somali Times The World Bank has sent a warning to the government of Somalia regarding the delay in submitting the audit report of the projects financed by the World Bank. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? The report that was supposed to be submitted on June 30, 2023, has not yet been submitted,

By Anadolu Agency Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Thursday vowed to respond to China in the disputed South China Sea where the two maritime neighbours are engaged in a tussle amid overlapping claims. “Over the succeeding weeks there shall be, implemented by the relevant national government agencies and instrumentalities, a response and countermeasure package that

A photograph appeared on the Internet The government of Djibouti has spoken again about its position on the understanding between Hargeisa administration and Ethiopia. The government of Djibouti has once again opposed the agreement between Hargeisa administration and Ethiopia, saying that the independence of Somalia is inviolable. Read: Who is Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh

Rumy-Al-Qahtani-Miss-Universe-Saudi-Arabia Ahmed Mohamed / ES Composite Evening Standard By Lydia Chantler-Hicks Saudi Arabia is to take part in the Miss Universe pageant for the first time. Model Rumy Alqahtani will be the Kingdom’s first-ever entrant in the global competition’s 73-year history, which this year’s contest to take place in Mexico in late September. Announcing her

People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Han Xu) By Xinhua News Agency The majority of Africa’s international migrants move primarily within the continent, according to a new report jointly released Tuesday by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations migration agency.

By Anadolu Agency The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it will challenge a Catalan bill proposing a unilateral declaration of independence in the Constitutional Court. Earlier this year, the Catalan politicians gave the green light to move forward with a popular initiative that suggests the region should declare independence from Spain. Spanish ministers agreed

A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Photographer Julia Nikhinson By Reuters A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S. port of Baltimore in darkness on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below. Rescuers

By Anadolu Agency At least five Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The terrorism incident occurred in the Shangla district of north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals, and others, Mohammad

By Business Daily Africa Business Bay Square mall (BBS) in Nairobi’s Eastleigh has attracted seven banks in under a year, giving it a revenue boost at a time many malls have been struggling with low occupancy. Absa Bank Kenya mid-last month became the latest entrant to the mall in the heart of Eastleigh, one of