Politics

According to military sources, Somali forces have successfully concluded a 30-hour siege of a hotel in the country's capital city of Mogadishu. Security forces have also successfully cleared the hotel of explosives that were set…

A Syrian English teacher who was stranded on a small boat between Malta and Italy informed an Associated Press photographer about the atrocities he saw committed against asylum-seekers in Libya. The Syrian was waiting to…

Prior to the fourth meeting of the intersessional process considering the strategic approach and sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 (IP4) and the fifth meeting of the International Conference on Chemical Management (ICCM5),…

During an interview with The Capitol, the former US State Department spokesman Josh Block said that Iran poses a threat to the United States and is an extremely serious concern. “The Iranians also sent an…

An official said on Tuesday that heavy rains have continued to cause flash floods across Sudan. These floods have destroyed homes and killed 66 people since the rainy season began. Since the rains first began…

Even though there was a lot of confusion and one of Kenya's top election officials was physically attacked, the country's elections commission has announced that Deputy President William Ruto will be the next president of…

Trooper rotations for the United Nations Mission in Mali (UNMIS), which have been halted for the past month due to political difficulties between Bamako and its partners, will begin again on Monday with a new…

The President of Sierra Leone has pointed the finger of blame at opposition parties for the tragic demonstrations that have taken place this week. He stated on Friday night that his political opponents had "premeditatedly"…

The president of Somaliland has stated that five people were killed in rallies by the opposition over fears of a postponed election. This comes hours after police confirmed shooting demonstrators and accused the marchers of…

As a result of the widespread unrest that broke out in several neighborhoods of Freetown and other sections of the country's northern region, the government of Sierra Leone has imposed a curfew across the entire…

The delivery of Russian military aircraft to Mali, which included fighter jets and a helicopter, took place on Tuesday. At a ceremony, jets designated as L-39 and Sukhoi-25, along with helicopter gunships designated as Mi-24P,…

In recent months, Iran has helped Venezuela, a country in South America, to shore up oil production so that Iranian revolutionary guards can easily enter the region. Iranian-funded terror groups are also expanding in capability…

On Monday, the head of Chad's military government, Mahamat Idriss Deby, is due to sign a peace pact with rebel factions that took part in the Doha discussions with the Chadian authorities. These parties were…

On Saturday, the major candidates for the presidency of Kenya held their final election rallies in and around the city of Nairobi. These rallies were a confrontation of styles and strategies amongst the candidates. Raila…

According to a report that was examined by AFP on Friday, experts from the United Nations stated that the Malian military and so-called "white troops" were responsible for the deaths of 33 civilians in Mali,…

In order for emergency supplies to be delivered to regions that are experiencing a shortage of food, the United States has urged Ethiopia to enable "unrestricted access to gasoline" in the Tigray region. The United…

According to statements made by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday, Somalia has elevated the former deputy leader and spokesman for the Islamist group Al-Shabaab to the position of Minister of Religion. Muktar Robow…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, expressed his "outrage" after UN peacekeepers opened fire during an incident on Sunday in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the border…