An Egyptian man is helped by another person, as he carries bread on a wooden rack to be sold to customers in Cairo, Egypt June 3, 2024. Credit Photo/Reuters By The African Exponent A recent quadrupling of the price of subsidized bread in Egypt has exacerbated the financial struggles of millions of citizens, including 64-year-old

File Photos Somali Times/Serial killer Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed By Al Jazeera There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war, a new report has concluded. Issued on Tuesday by the United States-based New Lines Institute, the 120-page draft quotes multiple, widespread and credible independent reports that Ethiopian forces

U.S. President Joe Biden. Credit Photo Twitter X By Xinhua News Agency The United States will maintain its policy of not sending military advisors to Ukraine, a top U.S. national security official said Tuesday. “As we’ve said several times on the record, we are not planning to send U.S. military advisors or troops, trainers to

By African Development Bank Group The African Development Bank Group Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development joined finance ministers and representatives from Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan for the signing agreement for a $35 million project to build resilience and responses to climate shocks. The signings took place on the sidelines of

The Security Council will discuss political and security situation in Somalia, with a report to the United Nations envoy to Somalia, James Swan. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia The meeting will take place on 24 June, according to a statement published by the UN Security Affairs. Read:

Claudia Sheinbaum. Credit Photo Twitter X By Anadolu Agency Claudia Sheinbaum, the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City, is projected to secure 56% of the vote in Sunday’s election, significantly outpacing her main rival, businesswoman Xochitl Galvez. “I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum said with a smile at a downtown hotel

A photograph appear on the Internet The United States is advocating for the continuation of the United Nations political office in Somalia, according to a statement issued by the United States Department of State, after talks between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and corrupt Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud. Read: James Swan has been appointed

By Anadolu Agency Former South African President Jacob Zuma night urged the Electoral Commission on Saturday not to declare Wednesday’s election results as yet as more than two dozen political parties have disputed the outcome. “We are going to need time, nobody should declare results tomorrow (Sunday). I am hoping whoever is responsible is hearing

Joe Biden and William Ruto. Credit Photo X Twitter By The African Exponent The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has come under scrutiny in Kenya after providing President with an aircraft for his state visit to the United States. In Nairobi, President Ruto praised the UAE as “friends of Kenya,” citing the significant cost savings the

By Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be badly weakened after presiding over the African National Congress (ANC) party’s worst election result since the end of apartheid. Results from around 71% of polling stations in Wednesday’s election showed the ANC’s vote share at less than 42%, a sharp drop from the 57.5% it secured