An atrium is seen at the World Bank headquarters building in Washington, US. Credit to Photo/Reuters By Business Daily Africa Nearly 20 Kenya-based companies have been blacklisted by the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) in less than two years over fraud and quality concerns in projects funded by the multilateral lenders. Nairobi-based

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo By Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to use his first virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden to warn the United

Agnes Wanjiru’s sister holds photographs of Agnes in Nanyuki, Kenya, 4 November 2021. Photograph: Brian Inganga/AP The Guardian By Jamie Grierson Gen Sir Nick Carter says alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru by British soldier was ‘truly shocking’ The head of the British armed forces has said the military will be working with Kenyan authorities to

Major General Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, UAE’s then General Inspector of the Ministry of Interior, seen in 2018 [IPixelPro / Wikipedia] By Middle East Monitor A number of German MPs have rejected the UAE’s candidate to head international police body INTERPOL, Arabi21 reported on Friday. The London-based news website disclosed that the German MPs signed

After the announcement of the sale, Omar reintroduced legislation to exercise more control from the House over proposed arms sales (AFP) By Middle East Eye US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduced a joint resolution on Friday aimed at blocking a $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, the first major arms sale to the kingdom during President

Demonstrators march in Khartoum, Sudan November 13, 2021, in this screen grab obtained from a video. RASD SUDAN NETWORK via REUTERS By Reuters Five protesters were killed on Saturday as huge crowds defied gunfire and tear gas in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and other cities to demonstrate against a military takeover, witnesses and medics said. The

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives with daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Reuters The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte filed her candidacy for the vice presidency, her spokesperson said on Saturday, ending months of speculation about

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hold a news conference following the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue talks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP) By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the Gulf nation of Qatar has

The then-Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir with Boris Johnson in Jeddah, in January 2018 (AFP) Middle East Eye By Dania Akkad In wake of Pegasus hacking, supporting Gulf countries with cyber security aid may ‘pose a serious threat to our national security’, MPs tell Boris Johnson The UK government should cut off Saudi Arabia, the

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hold a news conference following the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue talks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP) By Reuters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to three African countries next week, the State Department said