French news outlet denounces France’s diplomacy in region, calling it ‘diplomacy based on security and economic concerns’ Amid the visit of French prime minister and armed forces minister to French soldiers in Chad, the country’s policy in the West African region received strong criticism in an analysis published in a French online news outlet. The

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed responds to questions from members of parliament at the prime minister’s office in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray region on Monday called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to withdraw troops from the region as he asserted that fighting continues

File image: Over the last month there has been a large spike in Covid-19 cases in Indonesia (AP) By Mayank Aggarwal A nurse in Indonesia has been suspended for removing his personal protective equipment to have sex with a Covid-19 patient in the hospital. The incident came to light after a Twitter account (@bottialter) uploaded

French journalist weighs on France’s presence in Mali, no terrorist threat against France has ever come from Africa’s Sahel French daily L’Opinion in its Tuesday editorial launched a diatribe against the French military presence in Mali, a day after the death of three French soldiers who belonged to the Barkhane force. “Quentin, Dorian and Tanerri

People run following an explosion at the airport in Aden, Yemen, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. No one on board the government plane was hurt but initial reports said several people at the airport were killed. (AP Photo) A large explosion struck the airport in

Since our troops entered Somalia on October 16, 2011, Kenyan regions bordering Somalia have never been at ease. Mandera, Wajir and Garissa counties continue to suffer intermittent terror attacks orchestrated by the Al-Shabaab militia despite relentless efforts by our gallant security officers to keep the outlaws at bay. For instance, on December 18, a chief

Somali government officials on the border between Somalia and Kenya said they have arrested two men who were carrying money which came from the United Arab Emirates. Government officials said the number of people arrested was two men and the money they were carrying, although they did not say how much money was seized. The

Mandera MCAs have raised concerns over alleged presence of a foreign militia group and an increase of Somalia soldiers at the border. In a statement yesterday, the lawmakers described the state of insecurity in Mandera town as “very tense”, with residents forced to flee their homes over fears of a possible attack. County Assembly Majority

Madalena Gordiano was enslaved from the age of eight and worked as a domestic servant for a White family — Screenshot via Fantástico By FRANCIS AKHALBEY Labor inspectors in Brazil have rescued a Black woman who was enslaved from the age of eight and worked as a domestic servant – without receiving any remuneration or

Coronavirus takes more than 500,000 Europe in 2020 but vaccines bring ray of hope for future In the final days of 2019, Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU were undoubtedly the biggest news item for Europe. Disgruntled voices kept pouring in from all camps in Britain and EU member states as everybody had