File Photo/Somali Times By Reuters The European Union executive has temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, two senior EU officials told Reuters on Monday, after a U.N. investigation found widespread theft and misuse of aid meant to avert famine. The European Commission gave more than $7 million in aid to

African Union Force Commander Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding shakes hands with Commander of the US Army Special Operations Command and Rear Admiral Jamie Sands at Atmis force headquarters in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on June 14, 2023. Photo/African Union By The Associated Press The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has

By Anadolu Agency EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean, which has been inundated with irregular migrants in recent days, and presented a 10-point action plan to support Italy. With approximately 11,000 irregular migrants arriving on the island of Lampedusa from Africa to Europe through the

Side view of hacker using computer with digital interface while sitting at desk of blurry interior. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Kenya has experienced two major cyber-attacks in the last few months, with the latest one affecting the government’s online portal, paralysing services for days and raising questions over safety of cyber systems in the

File Photo-Comedian and presenter Russell Brand speaks during an anti-austerity rally in Parliament Square in London June 21, 2014. Reuters/Luke MacGregor/File Photo New York Post By Brooke Kato Russell Brand’s career could be over following bombshell sexual assault allegations made by four women in a new report published by The Times of London. But the

Visitors look at ammunition on display at the Defence and Security Equipment International trade show in London, Britain, September 12, 2017. Photographer Hannah McKay By Reuters As Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met this week to discuss what analysts believe will be a deal for an exchange of weapons, the West’s

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Credit Photo/AFP By The East African Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) are facing new allegations of atrocities in Amhara region, just a month after authorities in Addis Ababa imposed a state of emergency in the area to deal with a local rebellion. And the Amhara Association of America (AAA), a

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan presents medium-term economic programme forecasts in Ankara, Turkey, September 6, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara could part ways with the European Union if necessary when asked about the recent adoption of the European Parliament’s report on Turkey. Speaking to

A destroyed market area in al-Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state on September 1, 2023. By The East African The international community has developed fatigue over the Sudan conflict as the country veers towards a failed state, rights watchdogs say. A group of 50 human rights organisations led by theExecutive Director of Human

Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun By Anadolu Agency The Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations said that seeking foreign support to get independence by Taiwan is a “dead end,” state-run media reported on Friday. In a statement, Zhang Jun strongly reacted to Taiwan’s move to submit a joint letter to