For the leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia, 11th September 2018 marks a new dawn, as they celebrate the New Year with the resolve to be more peaceful and united. In a show of unity, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki opened a border crossing at Bure, a region that saw some

The United States is “gravely concerned” by reports of excessive force used by Uganda’s security forces against lawmakers and journalists in the northwestern town of Arua, a State Department official said on Monday after the country’s opposition called on Washington to suspend military support to Kampala. Five lawmakers, including opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, who is

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday warned against foreign interference in the country’s politics days after an opposition call for the United States to suspend military aid over the government’s human rights record. Museveni also accused some unnamed foreign countries of seeking to influence the nation’s politics by funnelling assistance to the

Police in Mombasa County has arrested 163 Pakistanis living in the country illegally in week-long operation. Coast Regional Police Commander Noah Mwivanda said the Pakistanis were found with fake or expired work permits.”Those arrested were found engaging in car sales business or working in the export processing zones (EPZ,” Mr Mwivanda.The police boss said the

The number of foreign students applying for financial support in Turkey in 2018 exceeded 135,000, according to the head of Turkey’s state-education institution.“This year, we received 135,000 applications from more than 150 countries in the world,” Abdullah Eren, the president of Turkey’s Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB), told Anadolu Agency in an

The United States should suspend military aid to Uganda over the government’s human rights record, the U.S. lawyer for a prominent critic of President Yoweri Museveni said on Thursday. The call broadened criticism of the government by opposition lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi, a musician known by his stage name Bobi Wine. Authorities charged Kyagulanyi with treason

Djibouti – Djibouti and Eritrea have reached an early agreement to curb the conflict over the border between the two countries. The two sides, based on the Eritrean occupation of the Eritrean invasion of the Dumera, resulted in the withdrawal of troops from the Asmara military force and raided  Djiboutian border. After a long time, Eritrea

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Turkish security forces confiscated cannabis roots and hashish in southeastern Turkey, the local governorship said on Wednesday. Diyarbakir Governor’s Office said in a statement that the Turkish army conducted an anti-terror operation against PKK terrorists in Lice and Hani districts of the Diyarbakir province between Sept. 2 and 5. A total of 218,500

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines A second bomb blast killed one person and injured 13 others injured in the town of Isulan in southern Philippines Sultan Kudarat province Sunday night. According to initial updates from the Philippine National Police (PNP), the blast occurred inside a computer shop and killed an 18-year-old man who was brought to the

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen admitted Saturday that “mistakes” had been made in an August airstrike on Yemen that killed 51 people including 40 children. An official said an investigation by the coalition had found “mistakes” were made in the strike on a crowded market in northern rebel-held Yemen, adding that those responsible must