By The East African The European Union’s battle for influence in East Africa is taking shape with increasing private investment and funding across the region. This follows a €150 billion ($170 billion) pledge for investment pledge made in February last year at the EU-Africa Summit in Brussels, Belgium. While Europe maintains that it is not

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Erdogan on Monday said he will urge the NATO summit to open a path for Ankara’s EU membership so Turkey paves the way for Sweden’s NATO membership. “Almost all of the NATO member countries are now members of the EU. I am calling out to these countries that have kept

A Russian military instructor training local forces in Central African Republic (Source: COSI Telegram) By The African Exponent For over half a decade, a multi-dimensional organized crime syndicate called Wagner Group has been strategically establishing Russia’s foothold in Africa. Wagner’s operations in Africa range from the legal to the seemingly legal but illegal to the

U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he visits Britain, at Stansted Airport, Britain, July 9, 2023. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden will look to deepen his relationships with Britain’s King Charles and Prime Minster Rishi Sunak at separate meetings on Monday where climate change and Ukraine are expected to

By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the ongoing conflict in Sudan may lead to a full-scale civil war. The UN chief “remains deeply concerned that the ongoing war between the armed forces has pushed Sudan to the brink of a full-scale civil war, potentially destabilizing the entire region,” his spokesman Farhan

Gabon’s Ali Bongo seeks third term as president in upcoming elections. Photographer Tiksa Negeri/Reuters By France 24 Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said on Sunday that he would seek a third term as the oil-rich African nation’s head of state. “I officially announce today that I am a candidate,” he told a crowd of supporters

German Patriot air defence system units are seen at the Vilnius airport in Vilnius, Lithuania July 7, 2023. Reuters/Janis Laizans By Reuters This July 8 story has been refiled to remove extraneous word ‘vehicles’ in paragraph 6, and change ‘measures’ to ‘equipment’ in paragraph 8). NATO has turned Vilnius into a fortress defended by advanced

By Anadolu Agency Nice Administrative Court says municipality’s decision aimed at preventing disruption of public order. A court in France rejected a request Friday to overturn a controversial burkini ban on beaches in Mandelieu-la-Napoule . Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? The request by the Human Rights League France was rejected by the Nice

Supporters of Kenya’s opposition Azimio La Umoja Alliance participate in anti-government protests dubbed “Saba Saba” at the Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi, Kenya on July 7, 2023. Photo/Reuters By AFP Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Friday as people joined anti-government protests in several cities over a harsh cost-of-living crisis

Kenya spy chief Noordin Haji The Director General of Security and Intelligence of Kenya NIS, Mr. Nuradidin Yusuf Haji, today visited Mogadishu. The Director of NIS was welcomed at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde Airport by the shady Somali spy chief Mahad Salad. The purpose of the Kenyan intelligence chief’s visit is to promote cooperation between the