Africans in diaspora By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. The African found himself alienated from his immediate surroundings; wanting more to be recognized The imperial domination of Africa by the West through colonialism and subsequently neocolonialism has been the premise of societal, economical, and political structures in the continent. The West has always played the savior role

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, to announce key nominees for the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation’s first female vice president — and the

Photo/Somali Times Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, who is in the United States, said in advance that he would meet with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the 15-member Security Council. The purpose of the meeting with the members of the Security Council was to brief them on the current situation in Somalia and

Type 054A frigate YULIN (Photo: China Military) By Dorian Archus PLA Navy continues its activities in the East Africa Region. The 37th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Saturday left the port city of Sanya in south China’s Hainan Province for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to escort

Prof Lukman Thalib, right, receives the outstanding teaching award at the Qatar University annual convocation in 2018. Thalib and his son were held for five months in Qatar and allegedly tortured. Photograph: Talib Family By Christopher Knaus Exclusive: Prof Lukman Thalib and son Ismail freed after being held in secret for five months An Australian

Outgoing US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter. By Francis Muli US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter has resigned, following the end of US President Donald Trump’s tenure on January 20, 2021. McCarter will be leaving office the same day Trump leaves office to give way to Joe Biden, who will be sworn in on January

President-elect Joe Biden departs the St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) By ELLIOT SPAGAT President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how the issue has long

Credit: Facebook Photo: Yoweri Museveni Ugandan President dictator Yoweri Museveni has been declared winner for a sixth term in office until he died, amidst allegations of election fraud by former singer Bobi Wine – his main opposition in the election. Bobi Wine, 38, who was just a child when Museveni came into power back in

Credit: AP Photo/Nicholas Bamulanzeki. Bobi Wine received an overwhelming number of votes in Kampala as he secured 324,463 votes to incumbent Yoweri Museveni’s 105,385 – The NUP leader however, was still trailing Museveni in the national presidential election tally according to provisional results by the country’s Electoral Commission. Ugandan Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s party, the

Two years have passed since Al-Shabaab attacked the Dusit D2 hotel in central Nairobi, killing 22 people. The anniversary comes as the town of Mandera in Kenya, on the Somali border, has seen an increase in attacks by Al-Shabaab amid fears of taking control. Mandera Governor Ali Roba said on Friday that he could not