MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a telephone conversation Wednesday with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and thanked Washington for its “continued” support, according to a statement by the Somali president’s office. “He also reiterated his government’s commitment to furthe...
Niamey, Niger- AFP An increase in suspected militant attacks in western Niger has forced more and more people to flee their homes, according to the UN humanitarian agency. “Forced displacement has intensified over the first five months of 2022 because of escalating violence by non-state actors who attack civilians and security forces,...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble announced Tuesday that he suspended Foreign Minister Abdisaiid Muuse Ali for allegedly releasing a ship carrying illegal charcoal that was detained in Oman. Roble said he instructed the Office of the National Auditor and security agencies to investigate the issue and g...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco and Israel on Tuesday signed 13 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in the field of innovation and high-tech industry. The deals are the latest in efforts of Rabat and Tel Aviv to boost their relations since the normalization of their ties in late 2020. The MoUs were signed during a 3-day […]
Bambilor, Senegal – AFP In a serene studio filled with birdsong, Omar Ba takes off his shoes and gets down on his hands and knees. Then the renowned Senegalese artist begins to paint a five-metre-long canvas a deep, dark shade of black. This is how Ba, a rising star in the world of contemporary African […]
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Monday that it is providing over 300,000 children and youths in Nigeria’s volatile northeast who were forced out of their communities and schools following terrorist attacks with access to a special learning program. Paola Ripamonti, UNICEF education manager at it...
KAZAN, Tatarstan – The 13th International Economic Summit: “Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Summit 2022”, held in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, attracted about 6,400 visitors from 64 countries. A mega international economic gathering addressed the subjects of partnership finance, halal industry, export development, entrep...
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has assumed the office of the country’s presidency a week after he was elected by both houses of the parliament. In a ceremony at the country’s presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu, former President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo han...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – The German chancellor Monday visited Niger on the second day of his three-nation visit to Africa. Olaf Scholz, who embarked on his first visit to Africa on Sunday and visited Senegal where he held talks with President Macky Sall, will conclude his tour on Tuesday in South Africa. “This is my first […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Tunisia’s Ennahda movement has decried a decree issued by President Kais Saied excluding political parties from drafting the country’s new constitution. On Friday, Saied named law professor Sadik Belaid to chair an advisory committee to draft a new constitution. Belaid will be coordinating between two other advisory panels task...
