Photo: Credit Xinhua News Agency//Ding Haitao) (lr) The African Union Peace and Security Council has condemned the April 12 parliamentary resolution – passed by Somalia’s House of the People – to extend their mandate and that of the President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo for two years, describing the move as ‘unilateral’ and inconducive to peace and

Turkey’s foreign minister urges Black Sea region to be kept away from tensions Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the Black Sea region “is our common home”, noting the necessity of keeping the region “away from tensions. Cavusoglu arrived in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Thursday, and attended a joint news conference with his Romanian and

A Chad army tank is seen on the street, as fighters from the rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) appeared to be moving toward the capital according to the United States, in N’djamena, Chad April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer By Edward McallisterDavid Lewis Libya-based rebels have set their sights on Chad’s capital N’Djamena

Faeza Satouf, a Syrian refugee who was granted asylum in Denmark in 2015, talks to The Associated Press during an interview in Nivaa, Denmark, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Ten years after the start of the Syrian civil war, Denmark has become the first European country to start revoking the residency permits of some refugees from

File Photo/Somali Times The Somali government says Kenya and Djibouti is conducting a diplomatic campaign to persuade the African Union Commission to include its agenda of the Somali elections’ statement. Somali Information Minister Osman Dubbe, who recently held a press conference in Mogadishu, said the Somali government was warning of further information on plans by

Photo: Credit AFP/Four Star General and head of the Republican Guard in Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, 37, son of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seen at a polling station in N’djamena on April 11, 2021. Chad faced an uncertain future Wednesday as the son of slain leader Idriss Deby Itno took power in

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi attends a signing ceremony following the talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia August 22, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi said on Wednesday the government will work to restore peace in the country after a deadly militant attack last month near multi-billion-dollar gas projects backed

Indonesian Navy ship KRI Singa sails to take part in the search for submarine KRI Nanggala. By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy ships on Thursday were intensely searching for a submarine that likely fell too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim. Neighboring countries rushed their

File – In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Indonesia’s then Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto talks to journalists after his swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy is searching for a submarine that went missing north of the resort island of Bali with 53 people

People drive past a Chad army tank near the presidential palace, after Chad’s President Idriss Deby, who ruled the country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally, was killed on the frontline in a battle against rebels in the north, in N’djamena, Chad April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Oredje Narcisse Rebel forces set