French President Emmanuel Macron greets the media as he awaits European Council President Charles Michel for lunch at the Elysee Palace, Monday May16, 2022. French voters were choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election Sunday, June 12, 2022 as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition. (AP

Somalia’s Speaker Upper House Sir Abdi Hashi Somalia’s Speaker Upper House Sir Abdi Hashi is fed up with the large number of Ambassadors to Somalia entering his office without an appointment. ”I urge the ambassadors to uphold the sovereignty and constitution of Somalia in accordance with international law,” said the Speaker. UAE Ambassador to Somalia

Britain’s Prince Charles. Hugh Hastings/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Prince Charles has privately described the British government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as “appalling”, two media reports said, as the first flight taking refugees to the East African country is due to leave next week. Charles, heir to the British throne, has been

By The African Exponent Accommodation is one of humanity’s most basic requirements. However, it does not come cheap. This notion is particularly problematic in Africa, where millions of people are forced to live in shanties and slums due to a lack of adequate housing. In this article, we’ll look at the eight most expensive African

Demonstrators protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice whilst a legal case is heard over halting a planned deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda, London, Britain, June 10, 2022. Reuters /Toby Melville By Reuters Britain’s government overcame a legal challenge to its controversial policy to begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda as the

Kenya will resume exports of miraa (khat) to Somalia in two weeks following a thawing of relations that saw President Uhuru Kenyatta make his first trip to Mogadishu Thursday since the renewing of diplomatic ties between the two countries last June. According Business Daily Africa reported. Kenya’s Agriculture Secretary Peter Munya said Mr Kenyatta brokered

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud says they do not need Egypt’s support to Somalia, Somalis needs to support themselves. Somalia president Hassan Sheikh receiving Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Thursday. Mohamoud Madbouli paid a visit to Mogadishu on Thursday to attend the inauguration ceremony of new Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, the tenth president

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Credit to Photographer Oli Scarff Reuters The Guardian By Jamie Grierson The government’s social mobility tsar has said she does not think Boris Johnson is a good role model for children. Katharine Birbalsingh, who was appointed chair of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) in 2021, told Sky News that while

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is in a closed meeting with Uhuru Kenyatta and the Minister of Defense Wamalwa discussing about war on terror and withdrawal of Somali special forces SNA forces from Gedo region. Minister of Agriculture of Peter Munya and Roble Bahaane are negotiating about lifting the ban on Miraa. Somalia closed access

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, one of the leaders who attended the inauguration ceremony of the President of Somalia, delivered an amazing speech, speaking in English and Somali. PM Abiy Ahmed, who was widely applauded for adding Somali words to his speech, addressed sensitive issues, particularly Somali-Ethiopian relations. “I am committed to continuing cooperation between