CBC news journalists Jean-Francois Bisson and Margaret Evans in Kampala before they were deported. Uganda has deported journalists attached to CBC News, a Canadian public broadcaster, who were in the country to cover the 2021 General Election. ”The journalists include Margaret Evans, Lily Martin and Jean-Francois Bisson, a videographer. Ms Evans stated on her social

Photo/Somali Times Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud Abubakar met with Somali Ambassador to Kenya Mohamoud Ahmed Nur Tarsan in his office. ”The Somali government has ordered the Kenyan ambassador to Somalia to leave the country and recalled its ambassador to Kenya. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador Tarsan discussed the latest developments

Photo/Somali Times The Somali government is planning to form a new administration in Jubaland, after accusing Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe of working for the Kenyan government. Somalia’s government said yesterday the Kenyan ambassador to leave and recalls its ambassador in Nairobi, Somalia’s government accused interference Kenyan in Somalia election, and the president of Jubaland in

The leader of Ethiopia’s rebellious northern forces said on Monday he was still fighting close to the regional capital of Mekelle after it was captured by government troops. Debretsion Gebremichael, who heads the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), also told Reuters in a text message that some Eritrean soldiers fighting alongside the Ethiopian federal forces

Kenyan Ambassador to Somalia Lucas Tumbo Somalia’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Ali Nur recently told state media that Somalia had recalled its ambassador to Kenya, Mohamud Ahmed Nur Tarsan, and informed Kenyan Ambassador Lucas Tumbo to return to his country for consultations. The Somali government made the decision in defense

In this picture released by the Iranian Defense Ministry and taken on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, people pray over the flag draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist linked to the country’s disbanded military nuclear program, who was killed on Friday, during a funeral ceremony at the Imam Reza holy shrine in the northeastern

Fire set to Banque de France as thousands turn out against abuse by law enforcement Saturday marked a day of widespread protest in France as “The March of Freedoms” saw thousands decry police brutality and a new global security bill that favors protecting police above freedom of expression. ”The demonstration in Paris started at 2

Armed gangs in South Africa attacked and killed Somali nationals in South Africa, killing and injuring them during Saturday night. The robbers attacked a shop owned by Somali traders in the South African city of Port Elizabeth, killing a Somali national, according to a witness told Somali Times. The gunmen also seriously injured another Somali

Tigray men who fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, run to recieve cooked rice from charity organization Muslim Aid, at Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed again ruled out dialogue with the leaders of the defiant Tigray region Friday but said he was

Filippo Grandi, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, visits Umm Rakouba refugee camp sheltering people who fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Ethiopia’s military has gained full control of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, the army announced Saturday after Tigray TV reported