By Anadolu Agency Serdar Berdimuhamedov will take over from his father as the leader of Turkmenistan after being declared the winner of the Central Asian country’s presidential election on Tuesday. Berdimuhamedov, 40, secured 72.97% of the votes, far ahead of the nearest of his nine rivals Khyrdyr Nunnayev, who won 11%, according to results announced

At least nine Kenya Defence Forces troops were killed when a vehicle they were traveling in was hit by an explosive in Gherille in Gedo in Somalia. Officials said five others were injured in the incident that happened Monday afternoon. According to The Star, Kenya reported. This was after the lorry carrying the troops ran

Ayesha Imtiaz, an Indian Muslim student barred from school for wearing hijab sits for an interview with the Associated Press at a cafe in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Muslim students in this southern Indian state have found themselves at the center of a debate over hijab bans in schools. Imtiaz, said

Britain’s Minister without Portfolio Amanda Milling walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls By Reuters Britain said on Monday it was shocked by the execution of 81 men in Saudi Arabia last week, stressing that it strongly opposed the death penalty in all circumstances. We are shocked by the execution

More than 200 Shabaab militants, including several top officials, have been killed at their base in Central Somalia in targeted US drone strikes, the federal government announced on Sunday. According to The East African reported. The official Somali government statement indicated that the airstrikes targeted a settlement known as Hareri Gubadle, near Wabho Township in

Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister, David J. Francis speaks during an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency within the Antalya Diplomacy Forum at Nest Congress Center in Antalya, Turkiye on March 12, 2022. ( Muhammed Selim Korkutata – Anadolu Agency ) By Anadolu Agency Sierra Leone’s foreign minister on Saturday said the fact that Africa is not

File Photo/Somali Times The impasse over the upcoming Garbaharey town election has become the biggest challenge facing Somali informant Mohamed Hussein Roble at the moment. Garbaharey, the second constituency in Jubaland, has 16 seats in the lower house of parliament. The Gedo regional administration, which is being pushed back by Villa Somalia, has completely blocked

By The African Exponent Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine has consistently made headlines globally, with media houses keenly keeping an eye on the developments of one of the most visible wars in the modern world. It is virtually impossible to avoid updates on social media, news bulletins, and front-page covers on newspapers about the Ukrainian

An explosion is seen in an apartment building after Russian’s army tank fires in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) By The Associated Press Russian forces appeared to make progress from northeast Ukraine in their slow fight to reach the capital, Kyiv, while tanks and artillery pounded places already under siege with

By Anadolu Agency India on Friday said that this week it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan due to a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance, but the incident caused no casualties. This Wednesday, “routine maintenance … led to the accidental firing of a missile. The government of India has taken a serious view and ordered