By Anadolu Agency Turkey is not compelled to choose between the EU and Shanghai Cooperation Organization, “as some claim,” the Turkish president said on Saturday. “While strengthening our relations with the East, we seek ways to advance our deep-rooted cooperation with the West,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the Naval War College Commencement and Flag

File Photo/Somali Times Some of the members of the People’s Assembly from the administrative areas of South West Somalia have supported Ethiopia and the plan going on in the Bay and Bakol regions of South west Somalia. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read: Somalia Hassan Sheikh’s government is facing a widespread

Terrica Smith. Credit Photo/Black Enterprise By Face2Face Africa She was homeless but now makes millions of dollars from the real estate industry. Terrica Smith’s adventure into the real estate world happened by chance, she said in an interview. She recalled knocking on doors to sell magazines when she worked in the magazine business. Then, only

Rwandan President Paul Kagame in military gear. Photo/ Pool By The East African Rwandan President Paul Kagame has sacked senior military officers in the latest purge of the country’s disciplined forces. Among those shown the door is Major General Martin Nzaramba, Colonel Dr Etienne Uwimana and 19 other senior and junior officers for misconduct. According

By Anadolu Agency The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has condemned President William Ruto’s recent remarks denying any knowledge of police abductions during anti-government protests, calling his comments a “blatant lie.” “The commission is aware that so far over 22 people have been abducted and 53 arbitrarily arrested, including doctors and lawyers. Others are in

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan By The East African The US is roping Tanzania into the mooted Lobito Corridor project to tap the Kabanga nickel deposit, but with a wider focus on rivalry with China in areas where development will take place. The details emerged this week as Washington spoke of the importance of Tanzania

By Reuters Turkey’s foreign minister hopes to make progress on improving Ankara’s rocky ties with the European Union on Thursday as he attends a meeting of EU ministers in Brussels for the first time in five years, a source from his ministry said. Turkey’s two-decades-old bid to join the bloc has been frozen due to

Telegram founder Durov facing charges for alleged criminal activity on messaging platform By Anadolu Agency Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, was charged in France for failing to take action against users’ criminal behavior after almost four days in detention, according to media reports. Durov’s detention, which began on

File Photo/Somali Times The Ethiopian government yesterday spoke strongly about the security situation in the Horn of Africa region, especially the concern it said it has during the transition period of the African Union forces in Somalia, abbreviated as ATMIS, which will be replaced by a new operation. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of

By Anadolu Agency German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised new measures to prevent irregular migration but ruled out suspending asylum rights, amid calls from opposition parties for a drastic overhaul of migration policy. “The individual right to asylum will remain in place. This is in our constitution, and nobody can get my support to challenge this,”