U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 15, 2023. Photographer Tiksa Negeri By Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Ethiopia’s foreign minister in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, as their two governments look to repair relations strained by the two-year

Credit to Photo/ AFP By The East African Somalia’s Puntland State is once again on a collision path with the country’s government in Mogadishu over a blue economy strategy seen as contradictory to their laws. This week, Somalia ordered all foreign vessels to leave its waters in the exclusive economic zone, part of new efforts

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits aviation plant in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia republic, Russia March 14, 2023. Sputnik/Vladimir Gerdo By Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said Germany’s response to the explosion on North Sea pipelines showed that the country remained “occupied” and unable to act independently decades after its surrender at the end of World War Two.

An injured man helped accrossin Blantyre, Malawi, Monday, March 13, 2023. The unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed more than 50 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi) By The Associated Press The devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud arrived in the city of Asmara in Eritrea yesterday afternoon. President Hassan Sheikh has started a two-day official visit to Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, according to the Somali Times. Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud arrived in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, on Monday for

By Anadolu Agency The number of irregular migrants who have arrived in Italy by sea since the start of the year has exceeded 20,000, according to official figures. Data from Italy’s Interior Ministry showed that 20,017 irregular migrants came to the country via the Mediterranean in the Jan. 1 to March 13 period compared with

Rwanda President Paul Kagame and Fifa President Gianni Infantino at a past event in Kigali in 2018. Photo Presidency By The East African The world governing football association, FIFA , will expand its schools’ programme in Rwanda, which is hosting the annual congress, with a $100 million investment. The Football for Schools kitty will target

By Anadolu Agency Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets Saturday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing policies and a plan that would restrict the powers of the judiciary. Israelis have held demonstrations every Saturday against the judicial regulation of the extreme right-wing coalition government led by Netanyahu. They were on the

By Anadolu Agency Regional arch-foes and estranged neighbors, Iran and Saudi Arabia, finally broke the diplomatic ice after almost two years of marathon efforts to resume ties and reopen embassies. The surprise announcement came on Friday after several days of intense deliberations between the top security officials of the two countries in Beijing, facilitated by

Seven foreigners at a Mombasa Court in Mombasa County on Friday, March 10, 2023 The Standard By Joackim Bwana Seven foreigners condemned to life imprisonment on Friday for drug trafficking have described the sentence as a death penalty as the prosecution hailed it as a bold move by the courts. In a landmark case, a