Burundi minister and current EAC Council of Ministers chair Ezechiel Nibigira holds the 2023/2024 Budget briefcase flanked by bloc’s Secretary General Peter Mathuki in Arusha, Tanzania on June 13, 2023 By The East African A Kenyan parliamentary committee has called for a review of East African Community (EAC) Treaty in order to grant veto powers

By The Peninsula Minister of Finance H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Somalia Bihi Iman Egeh on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held in Marrakesh, Kingdom

Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 14, 2023. Photographer Susannah Ireland By Reuters Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in central London on Saturday, calling for an end to Israel’s military action in the Gaza Strip which was triggered by

Jordan’s King Abdullah II addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. Reuters/Mike Segar/File Photo By Reuters Calls for a humanitarian corridor or an escape route for Palestinians from Gaza as a conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has escalated have drawn a

By Anadolu Agency Israel should allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through Egypt’s Rafah crossing, the Turkish president said on Friday. Speaking at the annual Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “The possibility that concerns us is that tension would increase and spread to the region.” “Mosques, hospitals, and

By Anadolu Agency UN has called for a $294 million flash appeal for over one million people in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. “The OPT (Occupied Palestinian Territory) Flash Appeal calls for approximately US $ 294 million for 77 humanitarian partners to address the most urgent needs of 1,260,000 people in Gaza

The United Nations Security Council has agreed to take follow-up measures regarding the accountability of individuals responsible for war violations against humanitarian issues that occurred during the conflict in Las Anod in the Sool region northern Somalia. Read: Somalia Ambassador to United Nations says atrocities in Las Anod are war crimes against humanity The Security

Britain’s King Charles III (L) and his Queen Camilla. Photo/ AFP By AFP The United Kingdom’s King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla will make a four-day state visit to Kenya from the end of this month, Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday. President William Ruto invited the royal couple for the visit, which comes as

By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday against ongoing clashes in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories spreading, and voiced alarm at reports of escalating attacks from Lebanon. “We must avoid spillover of the conflict,” Guterres told reporters at the UN’s New York City headquarters. “I am concerned about the recent exchange of

File Photo: The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on its way into the Oslo Fjord, at Jeloya, Moss, Norway, May 24, 2023. Terje Pedersen/NTB By Reuters Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday criticised the United States for moving a carrier strike group closer to Israel, saying that it would commit “serious massacres” in