French President Emmanuel Macron was in Marseille as a major police operation got underway. Photographer Christophe Ena/AP By The Associated Press The French interior minister launched multiple anti-drug crackdowns on Monday, reflecting the government’s commitment to show it’s serious about tackling the drug trade and crime in cities. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that police

Credit Photo/Reuters By The East African China and Russia could still be the biggest rivals of American interests especially in Africa, a public assessment of threats to Washington shows. The report compiled by the American intelligence community names the expected enemies: China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. But it also lists Houthis and the conflict

A ship docked at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Photo/Shutterstock By The African Exponent Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (TAE)-In a strategic move, the Tanzanian government, led by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has extended a significant offer to Uganda amid its ongoing stalemate with Kenya regarding oil importation. This gesture aims to position

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday slammed Friday’s shooting at the Crocus City Concert Hall in Moscow region as a “purposeful massacre” aimed at sowing discord in society. “The criminals, purposefully and in cold blood killed, shot our citizens and our children at point-blank range,” Putin said in a televised address to

Domonique Brown said she was fired after school officials got to know about her rap career — Photo: drippinhoney_music/Instagram By Face2Face Africa A Michigan woman, who was previously named Teacher of the Month, said she lost her teaching job at a high school in February after officials became aware she’s also a rapper. According to

Members of Russian special operations forces gather at the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow, March 22, 2024. Sergei Vedyashkin/Moscow News Agency via Reuters By Reuters Russia has arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage that killed at least 115 people in a concert hall near Moscow, the

By Anadolu Agency A terror attack at the Crocus City concert hall in the Moscow region made the front pages of Russian newspapers Saturday. The Kommersant newspaper said the well-organized “massacre was unprecedented in the history of Russia.” “Even the terrorists who attacked the Moscow Dubrovka Theater in October 2002, where the musical Nord-Ost was

Credit: Reuters/General Muhoozi Kainerugaba By Daily Monitor Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF). He replaces Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi who was appointed Minister of State for Trade in the new cabinet reshuffle announced Thursday evening. Gen Muhoozi has been serving as his

By Anadolu Agency Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken arrived in Cairo early Thursday for talks with Egyptian officials on efforts to reach a Gaza cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel. Talks between Sisi and Blinken

Prime minister, Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in Downing Street in London, after he saw the Safety of Rwanda Bill pass its third reading in the House of Commons by a majority of 44 on Wednesday evening. Picture date: Thursday January 18, 2024. Photographer Stefan Rousseau/File Photo By Reuters The passage of British