A pastor prays for shooting victims in Dadeville, Ala., at a vigil in the parking lot of First Baptist Church, Sunday, April 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) By The Associated Press Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others

File Photo/Somali Times By Reuters Italy’s government will announce a plan focused on energy cooperation with Africa in October, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday during a visit to Ethiopia. The so-called “Mattei plan”, named after the founder of Italian energy group Eni, Enrico Mattei, aims to turn Italy into a major energy hub,

By Anadolu Agency Rwanda and Benin signed an agreement Saturday to facilitate military support to help Proto-Novo secure its borders, officials announced. The agreement was signed on the first day of Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s two-day visit to the country. Benin, like Togo and Ivory Coast, has suffered terror attacks since 2018 that have spilled

By Reuters Sudan’s military launched air strikes on a paramilitary force’s base near the capital in a bid to reassert control over the country on Sunday following clashes in which scores of combatants and at least 56 civilians were killed. At the end of a day of heavy fighting, the army struck a base belonging

By The Associated Pres Fierce fighting erupted Saturday in Sudan’s capital between the military and the country’s powerful paramilitary force, raising fears of a wider conflict in the chaos-stricken country. A doctors’ group said at least three people were killed and dozens injured. The clashes between the military and the Rapid Support Forces group capped

By Anadolu Agency Clashes erupted in the Sudanese capital on Saturday between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Gunfire and bombs were heard near the army headquarters and presidential palace, according to an Anadolu reporter in Khartoum. The RSF said in a statement that its forces were in the Soba

The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, met with the far-right Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni, in an introductory meeting for the tripartite meeting between the countries of Somalia, Italy and Ethiopia. The President shared with Prime Minister Meloni the effective plans to free the country from terrorism and its importance for the region

By Anadolu Agency Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed welcomed his Italian counterpart, Georgia Meloni, who arrived late Friday for a two-day visit. The visit is instrumental in strengthening ties between the two countries, he said. The two leaders held discussions during a working dinner at the Grand Palace, according to a statement issued by the

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a signing ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, April 14, 2023. (Ken Ishii/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press The trip by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Beijing

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, Ethiopia, which the country announced it will fill for the fourth time without seeking anyone’s permission. Photographer Amanuel Sileshi/AFP By The East African Egypt says Ethiopia is deliberately delaying talks on Nile dispute so as to “buy time” in order to continue filling its giant dam being built