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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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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 WEEKKenyan American Professor Makau Mutua says Kenyatta to respect ICJ ruling
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Kenyan American Professor Makau Mutua says Kenyatta to respect ICJ ruling
A Kenyan-American professor Law Makau Mutua. A Kenyan-American professor at the SUNY Buffalo School of Law was its dean from 2008-2014. He teaches international human rights, international
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Hamilton clinches record 7th F1 title with win at Turkish GP
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Factbox: Which countries have stakes in Ethiopia’s war?
Capital city of Tigray Region in Ethiopia. Mekele Ethiopian troops are battling rebellious forces from the country’s northern Tigray region. Fallout from the conflict in Africa’s second
TRUMP ISN’T ALL WRONG ON SOMALIA
In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) By Elizabeth Shackelford Biden should bring our
Rep. Omar terminates contract with husband’s consulting firm
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks to the media during an Election Night watch party in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is
Somalia’s intelligence chief worked with an al Qaeda affiliate, so why do we fund him?
Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin By Michael Rubin Somalia has become a money pit for the United States. In recent years, the U.S. government has pumped hundreds of millions of dollars annually into
Ethiopia: What We Know About the War in the Tigray Region
Conflict in the north of Africa’s second-most-populous nation is spreading across borders, threatening stability in a strategy Long-simmering tensions between Ethiopia’s federal government and
Somalia: The Need For Greed
Al Shabaab is making maximum use of the Somali culture of corruption to expand its economic power. From there al Shabaab expects it will have another chance to take control of the entire country.
Britain, EU have 7-10 days to find Brexit breakthrough, says Ireland
British Union Jack and EU flag during a protest outside the House of parliament in London January 30, 2020 REUTERS/Toby Melville By Padraic Halpin, Elizabeth Piper, Gabriela Baczynska Britain and
Somalia reopens Nairobi embassy closed during war
Photo/Somali Times Somalia has reopened its Nairobi embassy premises, 10 years after Mogadishu won a court case against a private Kenyan businessman who had bought it illegally during the civil
Turkey, Somalia to cooperate in media, information
Turkish envoy says Somali youth key to prosperous future of vibrant media, information, culture Turkey and Somalia plan to further enhance cooperation in media and information, Turkey’s
Hamilton clinches record 7th F1 title with win at Turkish GP
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates on the podium after winning the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit racetrack in Istanbul, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.