By Denny Roy “Kim Yo-jong plus a hand-picked regent is the likely core of a successor government.” The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) regime could survive the death of Kim Jong-un. The established pattern of hereditary succession suggests Kim’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, would most likely replace him. She has risen quickly to senior

In this April 22, 2020, file photo, residents arrive to collect soap, vegetables, fruits and other staples distributed by volunteers from community organizations of ACLEFEU in Clichy-sous-Bois, a suburb north of Paris. Open-air markets are closed, supermarket prices are skyrocketing and people are out of jobs. Putting food on the table is yet another challenge

Plans are underway to form a government of national unity that will bring on board opposition leaders like Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga, a senior Jubilee Party official confided in the Sunday Nation on Saturday. Mr Odinga, the official noted, has technically been a government insider since his 2018 political truce with President Uhuru

Protesters in Washington DC simulate flogging of imprisoned blogger Raif al-Badawi (AFP) Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a legal punishment in response to criticism of its use of corporal punishment, the Supreme Court has announced. Hundreds of lashes could previously be ordered for a variety of offences, including murder, extramarital sex and breach of

President Donald Trump pauses while speaking about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony Friday for a bill providing a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, rushing new relief to employers

Somalia’s intelligence agency said Thursday it has submitted findings of a probe into journalist Harun Maruf to the Attorney General seeking to charge him against what it said was ‘threat to national security’ The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said in a tweet it was ready to pursue legal action against the popular journalist

Kenya’s Ambassador to China Sarah Serem is rejecting claims that Kenyans lodged on the streets in China after they were thrown out of their houses or hotels. Ms Serem, speaking for the first time in the face of growing accusations that the government has left stranded Kenyans on their own, indicated the Embassy had intervened

Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly refutes the trumped up and baseless allegations by the Somali Federal Ministry of Information against Radio Hiigsi’s editor, Mohamed Abduwahaab Nuur (Abuuja) held incommunicado since March 7. In a statement on Wednesday 22 April, the Information Ministry weirdly and without any proof of evidence alleged that the imprisoned journalist “is

Photo/Somali Times In a statement posted on his Twitter account, EU Ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga called on the government to stop the persecution of journalists, in order to get a complete picture of the situation in the country. The statement by the EU ambassador to Somalia, came after a meeting of the international community

Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has asked the international community to assist Somalia in the fight against Coronavirus and helping its people. The demand was made by Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, who held a meeting today in the online video conference with ambassadors from Somalia and other international agencies in the country. Meeting