Latest NewsChina desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
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Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society work at the site of a reported strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque in Zanjan, Iran, in this screen grab
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China desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
Read MoreDjibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh campaigning for re-election
Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was in charge of national
Read MoreTrump says US may exit Iran war soon as new attacks hit Gulf states and Iran
Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society work at the site of a reported strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque in Zanjan, Iran, in this screen grab
Read MoreRwanda’s open door-is the visa policy paying off?
Photo by Tobias Doering / Unsplash By The African Exponent According to the Africa Visa Openness Index 2025, Rwanda is ranked the most visa‑open country in Africa, maintaining this position since
Read MoreNew Beijing-Helsinki direct route launched to boost China-Finland ties
Zeng Yongchao, executive vice president of China Southern Air Holding Company, speaks at a promotion event hosted by China Southern Airlines for the new Beijing-Helsinki direct route in Helsinki,
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Featured ArticlesChina desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
China desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKQatar and Somalia sign agreement
Minister of Transport and Communications, H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti (right), witnessed the signing of a preliminary agreement between Qatar and Somalia for the ‘Mutual Inclusion of Each
Read MoreKenya paid China Sh29bn to ease debt repayment standoff
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Hanque Square, Beijing, China. By Business Daily Africa Kenya wired Sh29.86 billion to China in the quarter to September 2021 to
Read More‘Talks need honesty’: Iran’s Rouhani dismisses Trump call for negotiations
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed a U.S. call for talks on Tuesday, the eve of the imposition of new sanctions that follows Washington’s decision to pull out of an agreement over
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Qatar and Somalia sign agreement
Minister of Transport and Communications, H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti (right), witnessed the signing of a preliminary agreement between Qatar and Somalia for the ‘Mutual Inclusion of Each
Read MoreKenya paid China Sh29bn to ease debt repayment standoff
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Hanque Square, Beijing, China. By Business Daily Africa Kenya wired Sh29.86 billion to China in the quarter to September 2021 to
Read More‘Talks need honesty’: Iran’s Rouhani dismisses Trump call for negotiations
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed a U.S. call for talks on Tuesday, the eve of the imposition of new sanctions that follows Washington’s decision to pull out of an agreement over
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Blog PostsEthiopian national security adviser meets Farmajo in Mogadishu, delivers message from Abiy Ahmed
Photo/Somali Times Ethiopian national security adviser Gedu Andargacho’s has arrived in Mogadishu, where he met with President Farmajo, delivering a message from Abiy Ahmed. Mr Gedu
End of Farmajo: Mursal and Mudey join presidential candidates’ conference in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Candidates for the presidency of Somalia have expanded their conference in Mogadishu, with new officials joining them. Speaker of parliament Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman
UK leader to end England’s coronavirus lockdown
In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 file photo, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to attend a weekly cabinet meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth &
Ethiopia’s Tigrayan forces destroy Axum airport after federal troops give ultimatum
Photo: Credit Travel Plugged Forces of Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have destroyed an airport in the town of Axum, state-affiliated Fana broadcaster said on
Reports: Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince
In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a new coronavirus lab at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli media reported Monday,
Nigeria: Gunmen kill 5, kidnap 40 in attack on mosque
Security forces dispatched to region and investigation launched At least five worshippers were killed and 40 others kidnapped when armed gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria, local
US sues citizen in Sh0.8bn in fake Kenya water project
An abandoned water project in Kenya. The United States markets regulator has filed charges against an American who defrauded American investors $7.2 million (Sh788.3 million) for a fake
French ex-President Sarkozy stands trial for corruption
In this Oct.29, 2020 file photo, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony in Nice, southern France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants authorities to drop an
Ethiopia warns civilians of ‘no mercy’ in Tigray offensive
Tigray refugees who fled the conflict in the Ethiopia’s Tigray arrive on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The
Turkey urges EU to keep promises for closer cooperation
The Turkish leader on Sunday urged the EU to keep its promises to establish a closer cooperation together. “We call on the European Union to keep the promises made to our country from full
Ethiopian national security adviser meets Farmajo in Mogadishu, delivers message from Abiy Ahmed
Photo/Somali Times Ethiopian national security adviser Gedu Andargacho’s has arrived in Mogadishu, where he met with President Farmajo, delivering a message from Abiy Ahmed. Mr Gedu
End of Farmajo: Mursal and Mudey join presidential candidates’ conference in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Candidates for the presidency of Somalia have expanded their conference in Mogadishu, with new officials joining them. Speaker of parliament Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman
UK leader to end England’s coronavirus lockdown
In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 file photo, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to attend a weekly cabinet meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth &
Ethiopia’s Tigrayan forces destroy Axum airport after federal troops give ultimatum
Photo: Credit Travel Plugged Forces of Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have destroyed an airport in the town of Axum, state-affiliated Fana broadcaster said on
Reports: Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince
In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a new coronavirus lab at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli media reported Monday,
Nigeria: Gunmen kill 5, kidnap 40 in attack on mosque
Security forces dispatched to region and investigation launched At least five worshippers were killed and 40 others kidnapped when armed gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria, local
US sues citizen in Sh0.8bn in fake Kenya water project
An abandoned water project in Kenya. The United States markets regulator has filed charges against an American who defrauded American investors $7.2 million (Sh788.3 million) for a fake
French ex-President Sarkozy stands trial for corruption
In this Oct.29, 2020 file photo, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony in Nice, southern France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants authorities to drop an
Ethiopia warns civilians of ‘no mercy’ in Tigray offensive
Tigray refugees who fled the conflict in the Ethiopia’s Tigray arrive on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The
Turkey urges EU to keep promises for closer cooperation
The Turkish leader on Sunday urged the EU to keep its promises to establish a closer cooperation together. “We call on the European Union to keep the promises made to our country from full