Photo: Credit Business Daily Africa Nairobi. Nairobi has become a hazard for foreigners especially women from Europe, Asia and the rest of Africa. It has become a hotspot for kidnappers. Numbers of Somali girls kidnapped in Nairobi has increased. Garissa MP Aden Barre Duale has spoken out about the disappearance of Somali girls in Nairobi,

Photo: Credit Xinhua News Agency Sui Xiankai / This photo taken on June 17, 2021 shows the Iconic Tower being topped out at the construction site of the central business district (CBD) project in new administrative capital, Egypt. With a commanding view of the modern buildings sprouting up in the central business district (CBD) of

Photo: Credit Facebook Abductions followed by hefty ransoms demands with threat of torture, death increasingly reported to police The rate at which Kenyan-Somali girls and children are being kidnapped, abused or murdered if ransom is not paid, is alarming residents in the Kenyan capital on Thursday. Kenyan-Somali’s are living in fear in the capital after

File – In this Jan. 25, 2015 file photo, former Zambian president, Kenneth Kaunda, attends the inauguration ceremony of the Patriotic Front’s Edgar Lungu, in Lusaka. The country’s first president, Kaunda, 97, has been admitted to hospital, his office announced Monday, June 14, 2021, as the southern African country battles a surge in COVID-19. (AP

Photo/Somali Times By Thomas H. Henriksen President Biden’s retreat from Afghanistan has generated deep concern about US anti-terrorism policy. Two time zones to the west of the mountainous country, the president’s actions raise questions about other possible withdrawals from small quasi-wars against terrorist militias in Africa. The news media give scant publicity to the terrorist

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron and Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (not seen) during the International Conference in support of Sudan at the Temporary Grand Palais in Paris, France, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Sudan’s prime minister warned on Tuesday of the

By Elena Teslova Andrey Kortunov lists issues where Russia, US can work together, also those that can only lead to ‘pointless discussion’ If Russian and US presidents manage to agree on issues of arms control, strategic stability, some points of regional conflicts, and stop “the war of embassies,” the meeting can be considered successful, a

British and EU flags are seen prior to the arrival of British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, ahead of the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir By Lisa O’Carroll Deadline to apply for settled status two weeks away, as academics warn that vulnerable groups

Tawfik Ghanem was interrogated about his work at Turkish news agency Anadolu before being charged with ‘terrorism’ offences (Facebook) The veteran journalist has been held in pre-trial detention since 26 May after a period of enforced disappearance, his family has said Rights groups have called on Egypt to release a retired journalist who was detained

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam drinks water during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Lam said that her government is “highly concerned” about the situation at a nearby nuclear power plant in mainland China, following media reports that the plant could be experiencing a leak. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) By ZEN