Only a few dozen survived, and several bodies have been found, said local media reports. Photo/Shutterstock By The Associated Press At least 145 passengers are missing and feared dead after a motorized boat overloaded with goods and animals sank at night on a river in north-western Congo, authorities said Thursday. About 55 people survived the

A photograph appear on the Internet The Somali community living in South Africa is in mourning after three Somali businessmen were killed in an attack robbery on Friday in an area on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Six other Somali citizens were seriously injured in the shooting, which took place on Molokwane road,

Emergency and rescue services work near the scene where a sailboat sank in the early hours of Monday, off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, August 19, 2024. Photographer Igor Petyx By Reuters One man died and six people were missing after a luxury yacht was struck by an unexpectedly

An exhibitor introduces products to a visitor during the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, June 29, 2023. Photographer Chen Sihan By Xinhua News Agency The 2024 summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in the Chinese

By Anadolu Agency Multiple forest fires continue to burn in western Türkiye’s Aydin, Izmir, and Manisa provinces, with firefighters working tirelessly to contain the spreading flames. In Aydin’s Bozdogan district, aerial and ground teams are combating a fire that broke out in the upper parts of Alhisar neighbourhood on Friday. The blaze has intensified near

Efforts continue to combat forest fires in Izmir. Credit Photo Anadolu Agency By Xinhua News Agency A forest fire that erupted in Turkey’s western port city of Izmir has reached residential areas, prompting hundreds of residents to evacuate, local media reported Saturday. The fire that started in the Karsiyaka district entered its third day, and

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Credit Photo Reuters Uganda Defence Force Commander General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the son of dictator President Museveni, has demanded $100 bn in compensation from the United States for the loss of Ugandan forces in Somalia. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission in Somalia,

By Anadolu Agency Representative Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District late Tuesday, defeating former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels. The significant victory follows the recent defeats of fellow progressive “Squad” members Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush, who faced challenges from pro-Israel lobby groups. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee

A billboard with a picture of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, is displayed on a building in a street in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Calls from France, Germany and Britain that Iran should exercise restraint with regards to

Delegations from Ethiopia and Somalia will continue indirect talks on Tuesday under Türkiye’s mediation in efforts to resolve a dispute between the two countries over Addis Ababa’s deal with the Hargeisa administration North Somalia, according to Anadolu Agency reported. The delegations started indirect talks on Monday in the Turkish capital Ankara as part of a