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Kenya Deputy President William Ruto accepted the ICJ ruling-sources say

Credit to Daily Nation/Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya William Ruto. The Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya William Ruto said,”We thank the ICJ for finally delivering Justice on the Kenya vs. Somalia maritime case. I urge Kenyans to accept the verdict and move on for the sake of peace and good neighborliness,”

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Sudanese set for nationwide protests against military coup

Sudanese demonstrators march and chant during a protest against the military takeover, in Atbara, Sudan October 27, 2021 in this social media image. Ebaid Ahmed via REUTERS By Reuters Opponents of a military coup in Sudan have called for nationwide protests on Saturday to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government to put the country

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Exclusive: Elite Brit terror troops to be sent to Somalia to smash Al-Shabab and Islamic State

Operation Mansio exercises take place near the town of Thies in Senegal, West Africa. The operation sees US and British forces provide counter terrorism training to Nigerian, Cameroonian and Moroccan forces in the Sahel region of Africa (Image: Rowan Griffiths / Daily Mirror) The Daily Mirror By Chris Hughes Somali special forces will be taught

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US to deepen relation with Taiwan in face of China tensions

File – In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. China on Friday, Oct. 22, said there is “no room” for compromise or concessions over the issue of Taiwan, following a comment by U.S. President Joe Biden that the U.S.

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Colonial art: Cambridge hands over looted bronze to Nigeria

Master of Jesus College Sonita Alleyne, left and Director General of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments Professor Abba Isa Tijani pose for a photo ahead of a ceremony at Jesus College Cambridge, where the looted bronze cockerel, known as the Okukur, will be returned to Nigeria, in Cambridge, England, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021.

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Kenya on high alert following terror attack in Uganda

Credit: Business Daily Africa. Kenya is on high alert following recent bomb attacks in the neighbouring Uganda which authorities there linked to terrorism, On Monday, two people were killed and several injured in the country following a bus explosion at Mpigi District in central Uganda, According to Kenya Capital FM reported. Ugandan police confirmed Tuesday

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U.S. senators urge Biden to avoid India sanctions over Russian deal

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein By Reuters Two U.S. senators have urged President Joe Biden to waive sanctions against India over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defence system, saying such a punitive

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Somali business owners in Ankara handed deportation orders in ‘harassment campaign’

A number of Somalis in Ankara sold their businesses or closed them down after police handed them deportation orders in September 2021 (MEE/Ragip Soylu) By Middle East Eye Over the last few years, Kizilay Square in the heart of Ankara has experienced a unique kind of gentrification. The Turkish capital’s growing Somali community has established

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China rails against US over ‘illegal’ Zimbabwe sanctions

Credit: Reutrers/Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin, speaks during a news conference in Beijing, July 17, 2020. China has hit out at the United States for maintaining its 20-year-old sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying the embargo has damaged the southern African country’s economy, According to Daily Nation reported. Beijing issued the rebuke on Monday as Zimbabwe

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Sudan coup 2021: US pauses $700m in aid after military takeover

Sudanese protesters rally in Khartoum to denounce overnight detentions by the army of government members, on 25 October 2021 (AFP) By Middle East Eye The United States announced on Monday that it was pausing $700m in emergency assistance funds for Sudan following a military coup against the country’s civilian leadership. “The United States condemns the

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