Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP, File) By The Associated Press Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Africa’s longest-serving ruler, was poised Sunday to extend his 43 years in power in the oil-rich country after only two opposition candidates decided to run against him. Fourteen of the country’s opposition

Former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) By Reuters Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former U.S. President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon

The Eritrean government has strongly accused the Western countries of misleading the cooperation between the governments of Somalia and Eritrea. In a long statement published on the website of the Eritrean news agency, it is said that the West has spread false and baseless claims about cooperation between two independent governments. “The growing connection between

Credit to Photo/Reuters The Daily Telegraph By Will Hazell Almost half of young people believe Britain was founded on racism and continues to be “structurally racist” today, research has found. The revelation has prompted concerns that children are being taught contested ideas as fact in the classroom, with six in 10 school leavers saying they

By Anadolu Agency FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday defended Qatar from what he called Western “hypocrisy” amid criticism of the Gulf country’s hosting of World Cup 2022. The global tournament is set to open in Qatar on Sunday and last through Dec. 18. Doha has come under growing European criticisms over an alcohol ban

Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former President and Africa’s richest woman. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Global police agency Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for Angolan billionaire and daughter of the country’s former president Isabel dos Santos, Portugal’s Lusa news agency reported on Friday. According to Lusa, citing an official document, the

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia president Hassan Sheikh The UN Security Council on Thursday extended an arms embargo on Somalia for another year, as the federal government tried to lift it, to help in the fight against Al-Shabab. The council agreed to resolution 2662 (2022), supported by 11 of the 15 members of the Security Council,

Ads for Budweiser are seen at a hotel hosting a major bar for the beermaker in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. World Cup organizers will ban the sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight stadiums used for the soccer tournament, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on

By Anadolu Agency Soaring energy bills and the rising cost of living in the UK are being felt in schools across the country, with some experts warning that pupils might have to wear coats in classrooms, British media outlets reported Thursday. Richard Evans, the CEO of Vale Academy Trust, which is responsible for eight schools

A joint interpol and South African police task-force detained Israeli fugitive Yaniv Yossi Ben Simon and 7 associates during an early morning raid on a house in Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 17, 2022. South African Police Services/Handout via Reuters By Reuters A suspected Israeli gang leader, arrested by South African police on Thursday in