By Xinhua News Agency The African Union and United Nations officials have called on Somalia to ensure that the hard-won security gains thus far are not jeopardized as the AU forces continue with the drawdown in the country. Acting head of the AU peace support operations division Zinurine Alghali called on all stakeholders to ensure

By Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia soon to discuss the collapsed United Nations deal that had allowed Black Sea exports of Ukrainian grain, a spokesperson for Turkey’s ruling AK Party said on Monday. The UN- and Turkey-brokered deal lasted a year but ended last month after Moscow quit. Ankara is seeking to

General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger Reuters/Balima Boureima/File Photo By XINHUA The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) is climbing down from the initial peak of military intervention in Niger, seeing instead a possibility of diplomatic solution. Since July 26, Niger has been in the eye

By Anadolu Agency France plans to ban the abaya, a long loose-fitting overgarment worn by some Muslim women, on school grounds, the country’s education minister said on Sunday. Gabriel Attal told broadcaster TF1 that the government intends to convey “clear rules” on the matter to school officials across the country. Attal also said he wanted

Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling ZANU-PF party attend the party’s last rally in Shurugwi, located in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, August 19, 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko By Reuters Zimbabwe’s elections commission said late on Saturday that incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa had won this week’s presidential election with roughly 53% of the vote, but the opposition

Residents gather for a prayer near the scene of a mass shooting at a Dollar General store, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) By The Associated Press A masked white man fatally shot three Black people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately African-American neighborhood on Saturday, in

By Anadolu Agency Niger’s military administration on Friday gave the German, US and Nigerian ambassadors 48 hours to leave the country. “In reaction to German Ambassador Olivier Schnakenberg’s refusal to reply to an invitation by the ministry for a discussion on Friday August 25 at 11.00 a.m., and due to other actions of the German

File – In this undated file photo released on Aug. 6, 2016, by China’s Xinhua News Agency, two Chinese Su-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, that China sent dozens of aircraft and vessels toward the

By Reuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has banned the importation of used clothing into the east African country, saying it stifles the development of local textile industries and that the clothes belonged to dead Westerners. Like most African countries, Uganda has traditionally imported large quantities of used clothing, which some consumers prefer because it is

This booking photo provided by Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, shows former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Trump is accused by District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters in a desperate bid to keep