The European Union Commission warned that Turkish membership of the bloc is further away than ever in light of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s calls for a boycott of French goods after the country’s president said he supports the publication of insulting cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), France24 reported. “Calls for a boycott

The ruling party CCM presidential candidate Dr. John Magufuli, stands in line to cast his vote at Chamwino in Dodoma Wednesday. Oct. 28, 2020. The populist Magufuli, who made his name in part by targeting corruption, now seeks a second five-year term in one of Africa’s most populous and fastest-growing economies. (AP Photo) DODOMA, Tanzania

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has presented this year’s award to Ilwad Elman, a leading advocate for peace and justice in war-torn Somalia. In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, attending this year’s German Africa Prize ceremony in Berlin was quite a challenge for Ilwad Elman. Rather than flying directly to Germany from Somalia, she had

Over 70 children and teachers wounded in attack hit religious seminary attached to mosque, official says At least seven children were killed and 70 others wounded on Tuesday in an explosion at a religious seminary attached to a mosque in northwestern Pakistan, an official said. The bomb went off in Dir colony of Peshawar city,

Ethiopian workers let go because of Lebanon’s economic crisis wait outside Ethiopia’s embassy in Beirut (AFP) A court in Lebanon has suspended the implementation of a new contract system for migrant workers that officials said would have paved the way for the abolition of the controversial kafala system. The state Shura Council ruled in favour

Photo/Somali Times The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni is on his way to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday, according to presidential sources. Said Deni will be meeting Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to arrange Ethiopia’s naval base in Bosaso. The Somali Federal Government President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has an

KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed 24 people including teenage students and wounded dozens more on Saturday, officials said. A Ministry of Interior spokesman, Tariq Arian, said security guards had identified a bomber who detonated explosives in the street outside the Kawsar-e Danish centre. Most of

Afghan security forces have killed Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a senior al Qaeda leader who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted Terrorists list, Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a tweet late on Saturday. The head of the U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Center, Chris Miller, confirmed al-Masri’s death in a statement, saying

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, left and French president Emmanuel Macron in January this year. Photograph: Michael Sohn/AP Macron’s office says ‘rudeness is not a method’ after Turkish president calls for counterpart to have ‘mental checks’ France said it would recall its envoy to Turkey for consultations following “unacceptable” comments by the Turkish president, Recep

Erdogan’s remarks come after French president describes Islam as ‘religion in crisis all over the world’ The president of Turkey warned on Saturday that Europe was preparing its own end amid rising Islamophobia across the continent. “Europe is preparing its own end with its front against Muslims,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, addressing a meeting of