President Donald Trump speaks during the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., with Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) By Stuti Mishra Indian media have described Trump’s comments as an attempt to shift the blame for climate change onto developing countries

Photo: Credit AFP Ethiopia navy will soon be operational, amid an undisclosed agreement with the Somali government. The Ethiopian government has for the first time officially announced that its navy will soon be operational, amid an undisclosed agreement with the Somali government. General Adam Mohamed, Commander-in-Chief of the Ethiopian Armed Forces, told local media that

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud (R) meets Head of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC), Abdul Fattah al-Burhan (L) during an emergency Arab League Summit at Al Safa Palace in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on May 31, 2019 [Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Kingdom Council / Handout – Anadolu Agency] Sources in

Photo/Somali Times The latest clashes erupt again between Somalia and Kenyan forces along the border between the two countries, especially on the outskirts of the Beledhawo district in Gedo region. Which was brief, involved the use of a variety of weapons, which eventually ceased local sources told Somali Times that various weapons were used in

At least 34 cops killed in late night assaults, victims include provincial security chief, officials say The security chief of Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province and over 30 policemen were killed in Taliban attacks, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Capt. Raaz Mohammad Doorandesh “embraced martyrdom” in Taliban attacks on Khwaja Sabzposh and Baharak districts in the province

In this photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends a meeting at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Monday Oct. 19, 2020. The Philippine president has said he could be held responsible for the thousands of killings under his anti-drugs crackdown and was ready to face charges,

Photo: Credit Facebook Sammy Mahdi, By Charlotte Oberti In Belgium, 32-year-old Sammy Mahdi, the son of an Iraqi refugee, has just been appointed Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration. He said his goal is to increase deportations. After an extended political crisis that lasted 493 days, Belgium finally formed a government on Wednesday, September

A teenage girl who became a sex worker after schools in Kenya were closed in March due to coronavirus restrictions, sits in the rented room where she and others work, in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. The girls saw their mothers’ sources of income vanish when Kenya’s government restricted movement to prevent the spread

Photo: Credit Pinterest Ilwad Elman Somali-Canadian peace activist Ilwad Elman has been awarded the 2020 German Africa Prize. The German Africa Foundation has confirmed she will be honored later this month in Berlin by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. She may only be 30, but Ilwad Elman is already considered one of Somalia’s leading voices

President Donald Trump, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By Will Krumholz According to anonymous officials, President Trump told his top advisers to draw up plans to get troops out of Somalia. Roughly 800 troops are currently there to help the Somali government fight al Shabab, a terror group and