Ethiopian National Defence Forces soldiers shout slogans in the field of Dabat, 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia on September 14, 2021. Photo/ AFP By AFP Ethiopian Airlines said on Thursday that it had cancelled flights to two cities in Amhara after Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen said he was worried by

The USS Essex, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship, arrives in Hong Kong harbour for a scheduled port visit, November 16, 2010. Reuters/Tyrone Siu/File Photo By Reuters Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges of handing over sensitive national security material to China, U.S. officials said Thursday. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, was

By Business Daily Africa Global supply shocks have increased the prices of Kenya’s critical staples, including rice, wheat, maize, sugar and onions, fomenting a new food crisis in the country. Protectionist decisions in India and Eastern Europe to lock stocks of food within their borders are likely to disrupt the supply of rice and wheat

By Anadolu Agency Russia on Wednesday criticized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for calling its initiative to supply African countries grain free of charge “handful of donations.” Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urged Guterres to ask the recipients how they evaluate this very “handful of donations” and what they

By Anadolu Agency Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat agreed Tuesday that there is “no acceptable military to solution” to the crisis in Niger. Blinken spoke with Mahamat by telephone to discuss “the concerning developments in Niger,” and both “reiterated the shared U.S.-AU priorities of seeing the

The Minister of Youth and Sports of Somalia, Mohamed Barre Mohamoud, who held a press conference for journalists, spoke about the failure of Somalia in the running competition held in China. The controversy centers around Nasra Abukar, a 20-year-old with limited running experience, who finished last in the 100-meter race, provoking criticism, particularly from Somalis

French soldiers assist mostly French nationals in a bus waiting to be airlifted back to France on a French military aircraft, at the international Airport in Niamey, Niger, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. The French Foreign Ministry in Paris cited recent violence that targeted the French Embassy as one of the reasons for the evacuation. The

By Anadolu Agency A vote in Hungary’s parliament to ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO was adjourned due to the absence of ruling party lawmakers, local media reported Monday. The move was postponed after members of the ruling party, which has a two-thirds majority in parliament, did not attend the meeting, the Daily News Hungary reported.

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia shady president Hassan Sheikh By Xinhua News Agency The World Bank said Monday it had provided a 75-million-U.S.-dollar grant to Somalia to help bring the country closer to debt relief. The global lender said the grant is the second in a series of two grants that are helping the country make

L-R: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China’s President Xi Jinping, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Brazil’s President Michel Temer pose for a group picture during the 10th Brics summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 26, 2018. Photo/AFP By The East African This week, a