Someone handing out dollar notes in an office. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has moved to revise downwards the maximum wages payable to domestic workers of Kenyan origin by up to 17.2 percent or about $500 per month, alongside those of other countries that include Uganda, Ethiopia, Philippines, Sri

By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for not having a permanent member from Africa. “How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council?” Guterres wrote on X. “Institutions must reflect today’s world, not that of 80 years ago. September’s Summit

Rise in interest rates and over-indebtedness is already crimping the ability of African countries to finance their development. Photo/Shutterstock By AFP While the explosion of debt is throwing a shadow over global economic growth, experts warn that Sub-Saharan Africa, where several countries are already in default, is experiencing its worst-ever crisis. The rise in interest

Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010. Photographer Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo By Reuters An Israeli missile strike on Syria’s capital Damascus on Saturday killed four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, including the head of the force’s information unit in

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit, centre, attends the IGAD summit in State House Entebbe, in Entebbe, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states arrived in Uganda to discuss tension between Ethiopia, Somalia and fighting in Sudan. (AP Photo/Patrick Onen) By The Associated Press The African Union, European Union, and

By Anadolu Agency Yemen’s Houthi group said Thursday that they struck a US vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Speaking to Al-Masirah television, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the attack was in response to US and UK aggression against Yemen and also to aid the Palestinian people. Sarea said the assault was carried out

File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia government has said that there is no place to mediate the conflict between Ethiopia, unless Addis Ababa cancels the controversial agreement it entered into with the Hargeisa administration. Read: Somalia’s president warns the aggressor Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed “There will be no mediation until Ethiopia reverses the illegal agreement

The summit of the IGAD regional organization was concluded, and a press release was issued in support of Somalia. The leaders of IGAD have turned away from the violation of the territorial independence of Somalia by the Ethiopian government. This emergency summit will be the 42nd of the IGAD Regional Organization, it was held today

File Photo/Somali Times Addis Ababa has tested its maritime ambitions in Somalia earlier this month, with Muse Bihi signing a 20 KM off the coast of Lughaya area in Awdal region northern of Somalia. This issue has greatly damaged the relationship between the two countries. Mogadishu has started a strong diplomatic battle, and the meeting

By Anadolu Agency The US military confirmed Wednesday that Yemen’s Houthi group targeted a US-owned carrier ship in the Gulf of Aden with a drone. “At approximately 8:30 pm (Sanaa time) Jan. 17, an assessed one-way attack UAS (unmanned aircraft system) was launched from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen and struck M/V Genco Picardy in