Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema By Xinhua News Agency on Friday urged African countries to ensure that education is made available for all. Education is the greatest equalizer and that investing in resilient education system accessible to all is a cornerstone for development, Hichilema said in remarks delivered on the eve of Africa Day, which falls

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is said to have informed MP Fawsia Yusuf Haji Aden to withdraw from the race for the position of African Union chairman. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia Read: The oldest African dictators Fawsia Yusuf Haji Adan, the former minister

By Anadolu Agency US Senator Bernie Sanders expressed support for the requests by International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders and urged the US to respect international law. “The ICC as I see it is trying to uphold international law and minimum standards of decency. Our government should

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech calling for a general election, outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, May 22, 2024. Photographer Hollie Adams By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday, naming July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby casts his vote for the presidential elections in N’Djamena, Chad, May 6, 2024. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo By Reuters Chad’s prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra has tendered his resignation after interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby was confirmed as a winner of the May 6 presidential election, Masra said on Wednesday.

By Anadolu Agency Three European countries on Wednesday decided to recognize Palestine as a state. The formal recognition of Palestine as a state by Norway, Ireland and Spain will enter into force on May 28, 2024. “In the midst of a war, with tens of thousands killed and injured, we must keep alive the only

By The East African Crimes committed and reported in Kenya crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time, marked by a spike in theft amid tough economic times. Official data in the Kenya Economic Survey shows that reported cases of crime hit 104,842, a 19 percent rise from last year. The spike was characterised by

Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem May 20, 2024. Photographer Ronen Zvulun By Reuters The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in

By Anadolu Agency Tehran on Monday confirmed the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwestern province. Read: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says location of president’s crashed helicopter identified Wreckage of helicopter carrying Iran’s president located as rescue efforts continue Turkey’s Akinci

Medical and rescue teams from Iranian town of Verzegan arrive at the accident site after one of the helicopters in Iranian President Raisi’s convoy crashed following the inauguration of a dam on the border along with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Jabrayil district of Azerbaijan on May 19, 2024. By Anadolu Agency Iran’s East Azerbaijan