Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meets with National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nayhan, in Doha, Qatar, August 26, 2021. Qatar News Agency/Handout via REUTERS By Reuters A senior United Arab Emirates official held talks with Qatar’s emir in Doha on Thursday in the first such visit in four years following this

By The Citizen Dar es Salaam. As Dar es Salaam residents are still trying to come to terms with Wednesday’s shooting along the Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road the identity of the lone gunman involve has finally been revealed. Immediately after the incident images of a certain young man who was only identified as Hamza a

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, a C-17 Globemaster lll lands on the runway as evacuees from Afghanistan debark a C-17 Globemaster lll on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (Airman 1st Class Kylie Barrow/U.S. Air Force via AP) The Associated Press By SYLVIE CORBET, JILL LAWLESS and

Somalia Defence Defence minister Hassan Said Samantar and acting AU director of Conflict Management Directorate Fiona Lortan sign an agreement during the closing of a two-day meeting in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. By The Star, Kenya The African Union and the government of Somalia on August 19, 2021, signed a deal on the proposed

Credit: Photo The Citizen Dar es Salaam. Five people including three police officers, one civilian and the assailant have been killed in the mid-day shoot out on Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road near the French Embassy, police have confirmed. According to The Citizen reported. Police also say that six others were injured in the incident that

Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. By Daily Nation A total of 51 Afghan refugees arrived in Uganda on Wednesday morning, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Uganda has agreed to temporarily host 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan following recent political unrest in the country. Uganda’s State minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Ms Esther

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid gestures during a press conference in Kabul on 24 August 2021 after the Taliban’s stunning takeover of Afghanistan (AFP) Middle East Eye By Ragip Soylu Ankara wants to remain in Kabul to protect the Turkish commercial and political interests, but Taliban doesn’t appear very interested Taliban spokesperson rebuffed Turkish plans to

Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the President of Guinea-Bissau. By Daily Nation Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said Monday that the country’s former army boss will not be extradited to any country. This comes after the US Department of State said it is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest

Zambian outgoing President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, right, hands over the instruments of power to his successor, President Hakainde Hichilema during his inauguration ceremony at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. Zambia’s new president, longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, has been sworn into power on Tuesday, raising hopes in the southern African country

File – In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A U.S. official says that CIA Director William Burns visited Kabul on Monday to meet with the Taliban’s top political leader. The official told The