African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye holds a press conference within the 35th session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 06, 2022. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu – Anadolu Agency ) By Anadolu Agency The African Union (AU) has been discussing ways to expel private

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied. Fethi Belaid/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo By Reuters Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a move that raises fears about the independence of the judiciary and was sure to anger his opponents. Saied’s decision caps months of his sharp criticism

Saudi F-15 fighter jets fly in formation with their US Air Force counterparts on 2 June 2019 (AFP) By Middle East Eye Two prominent House Democrats have introduced legislation that would prohibit US companies from providing maintenance services to the Saudi air force, the latest attempt by lawmakers to reduce Washington’s involvement in the devastating

A delegation led by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has left Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of President Farmajo’s visit to Ethiopia is to attend the 35th African Union Summit which opens tomorrow in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The AU Summit will be attended by African leaders

File – This photo combo shows Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II during the State Opening of Parliament, London, in April, 1966 on the left and Nov. 15, 2006, on the right. Queen Elizabeth II will mark 70 years on the throne Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 an unprecedented reign that has made her a symbol of stability

Credit to Twitter Halle Berry By Anadolu Agency When Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002, it was a milestone in movie history. She became the first woman of color to win the Oscar for her role as widowed waitress, Leticia Musgrove, in the 2001 film, Monster’s Ball. “This moment is

Firemen try to extinguish a fire at the scene of an explosion after fuel tankers caught fire in flames at a commercial truck garage in Apapa district in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos\ file. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye By Reuters An oil production and storage vessel exploded off the coast of Nigeria early on Wednesday with 10

A Photograph appear on the Internet Somalia’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Abdullahi Ahmed Jama said he was very hopeful that Somalia would be elected a member of the African Union Security Council. Speaking to state media on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, the Ambassador said the Somali government had requested to

Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, is pictured at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo By Middle East Monitor Qatari Foreign Minister, Muhammad Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, has ruled out the prospect of his country normalising relations with Israel or Syria. In an interview with Axios news

A general view of Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 2, 2022. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi By Reuters Tourists who flock to the United Arab Emirates in search of winter sun appear undeterred by recent missile attacks on the Gulf State by Yemen’s Houthi group that have prompted travel warnings from the