Photographer Somali Times The ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh today brought together the president of Somalia and SNM militia leader who arrived in the Djibouti today, and it will be the second meeting between Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Muse Bihi Abdi. Read: The oldest African dictators The oldest African dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 5, 2023. KCNA via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country’s military, munitions industry and nuclear weapons sector to accelerate

Artisanal miners sluice for gold by pouring water through gravel at an unlicensed mine near the city of Doropo, Ivory Coast. Credit to Photo Reuters Business Daily Africa By HF Markets Artisanal gold mining, an ancient practice undertaken by small-scale miners around the world, plays a significant role in the global gold supply. However, this

By Anadolu Agency The US military said Tuesday that it shot down 12 drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land-attack cruise missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels at ships in the southern Red Sea. ”U.S. assets, to include the USS LABOON (DDG 58) and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group,

Turkey’s Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç confirmed that Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, the son of Somalia president, will soon arrive in Turkey to face trial in a car accident in Istanbul, killing a Turkish national. Emre Göçer, died after he was seriously injured in the accident that was responsible for the son of the Somalia

A demonstrator holds a banner outside The Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, in London, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Britain is one of the world’s oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threat. They point to restrictions on protest imposed by the Conservative government that have

Men board the plane grounded by police at the Vatry airport , Monday, Dec. 25, 2023 in Vatry, eastern France. A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left some 300 Indians en route for Central America blocked inside

Soldiers of the last French troops in Niger board in a military plane as they prepare to leave Niamey, Niger December 22, 2023. Photographer Mahamadou Hamidou By Reuters Niger has suspended all cooperation with the international organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively severs ties with former colonial ruler France.

The head of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva. Photo Nicholas Kamm/AFP By The East African The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board has approved the payment of $620.65 million in budgetary support for Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of the $1.92 billion financing commitments which the Washington-based institution agreed

Gendarmes patrol at the Vatry airport, eastern France, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 in Vatry, eastern France. About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday because of an investigation into suspected human trafficking, authorities said. The 15 crew members of the Legend Airlines charter flight