By The African Exponent In a landmark decision, Ugandan judge Julia Sebutinde has been elected as the Vice-President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a three-year term. The announcement comes amidst heightened global attention, as Sebutinde, renowned for her principled stance and unwavering commitment to justice, takes on this prestigious role. Sebutinde’s election

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers, who were members of the Good News International Church, to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, sits in the dock at the Malindi Law Courts in Malindi, Kilifi, Kenya January 17, 2024. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo By Reuters Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 29

By Anadolu Agency On recent US strikes in Syria and Iraq, China said on Monday that it opposed any action in violation of the UN Charter and the sovereignty of other nations. Beijing “opposes any actions that violate the UN Charter and infringe upon the territorial sovereignty and security of other countries,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson

File – Britain’s King Charles III hosts a gathering of young UK community and faith leaders to discuss the challenges their communities face, at Buckingham Palace, in London, Dec. 13, 2023. King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace says on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Aaron

Britain’s King Charles leaves the London Clinic after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate in London, Britain January 29, 2024. Photographer Hollie Adams By Reuters Britain’s King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and the 75-year-old will postpone public-facing duties while he undergoes treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday. Charles, who became

The former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, who was later the National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Gedu Andargachew, is reported to have secretly defected to Belgium, reports say that Gedu had to use Diplomatic passport. Last month, it was reported that Gedu has been under house arrest since he defied the

File Photo /Somali Times By Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Doesn’t President Hassan Sheikh know that Russia & Somalia have had a long history of friendship & cooperation? Wasn’t the Russian-led USSR that helped nascent Somalia set up its military to defend its borders in 1964 when the collective west wholly declined Somalia’s request? Read: Somalia

By Anadolu Agency In its 20-year history, Facebook, among the most widely used social networks globally, continues its journey under the “Meta” umbrella despite controversies over data security and competition violations. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg and three friends in a Harvard University dorm room on Feb. 4, 2004, Facebook continues to be the most widely

Hage Gottfried Geingob, President of Namibia, speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Photographer Hannah McKay/File Photo By Reuters Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, died in hospital early on Sunday, the presidency said, weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. Geingob had been in charge of the

By Anadolu Agency Turkish law enforcement on Saturday caught a foreign national wanted for drug trafficking in an operation in Istanbul, the country’s interior minister announced. Rawi Ali Quershi was arrested in the Kagithane district of the metropolis in the “Cartel-5” anti-drug operation conducted by security forces, Ali Yerlikaya said on X. Quershi, wanted with