Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the President of Guinea-Bissau. By Daily Nation Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said Monday that the country’s former army boss will not be extradited to any country. This comes after the US Department of State said it is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest

Zambian outgoing President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, right, hands over the instruments of power to his successor, President Hakainde Hichilema during his inauguration ceremony at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. Zambia’s new president, longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, has been sworn into power on Tuesday, raising hopes in the southern African country

File – In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A U.S. official says that CIA Director William Burns visited Kabul on Monday to meet with the Taliban’s top political leader. The official told The

By Anadolu Agency Ben Wallace says security risk rises in Afghanistan It is “unlikely” that the US will extend the Aug. 31 deadline to pull troops from Afghanistan as it gets “more and more dangerous,” Britain’s defense secretary said Tuesday. Speaking to Sky News, Ben Wallace said: “As we get closer, it’s correct to say

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA), at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David By Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to be the ruling political party’s vice presidential candidate in next year’s elections, the

A photograph appear on the Internet Eritrean President ruthless dictator Isaias-Afwerki. By Reuters Daphne Psaledakis The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an Eritrean official it accused of being engaged in serious human rights abuse in the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, as Washington warned it would continue to target those involved in prolonging

By Malta Today The man was described as a pillar of the Somali community in court, holding Sudanese and Maltese passports too Somali national, described in court as a pillar of the Somali community, has been denied bail after being arrested carrying €160,000 on a flight to Istanbul. Ali Muuse Igaale, 40 was arraigned before

A Turkish Coast Guard boat gets ready for a patrol at Lake Van in the border city of Van, Turkey August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer By Reuters Afghans who manage to make the weeks-long journey through Iran on foot to the Turkish border face a three-metre high wall, ditches or barbed wire as Turkish authorities

Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport killed several Afghan civilians in the crowds, the British military said Sunday, showing the danger still posed to those trying to

In this photo provided by the Ministry of Defence, members of the British and US military engage in the evacuation of people out of Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Ministry of Defence via AP) By The Associated Press Ahmad Seir, Tameem Akhgar and Jon Gambrell KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A panicked crush of