Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki is visiting Somalia for the first time in decades. He has held talks with his Somali counterpart, President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed, in the capital, Mogadishu. For many years Eritrea refused […]
A second Canadian has been detained in China on accusations of harming national security, as tension continues between the two countries. It was confirmed on Thursday that Michael Spavor, a businessman, had been detained in […]
South Africa’s embattled former President Jacob Zuma will have to pay back the money provided for his legal fees. The state has paid between $1m (£90,000) and $2.2m in legal costs for Mr Zuma over […]
Security forces in Somalia have arrested a former al-Shabab commander who is set to contest in regional elections, reports from the country say. Mukhtar Robow is one of the leading candidates seeking the presidency of […]
A number of electronic voting machines were destroyed in the fire which tore through a depot in Kinshasa overnight, says the Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission. Officials are working to determine how many. The […]
Somalia’s Sun Movement held two days consultative discussion to address about cost of the diet analysis, which is a method to determine the minimum cost of locally available foods that meets the nutrient needs of […]
The Strasbourg gunman yelled “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greatest” in Arabic) as he opened fire on people enjoying an evening out at a Christmas market, the Paris public prosecutor told reporters. Rémy Heitz said two […]
UK Prime Minister Theresa May faces a vote of confidence in her leadership later after 48 of her Conservative MPs called for one to be held. But a defiant Mrs May vowed to contest the […]
An impeachment motion submitted on Sunday by some Somali legislators against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has been dropped because of a lack of support. The parliamentary clerk issued a statement saying that 14 legislators had […]
Theresa May is meeting European leaders and EU officials on Tuesday for talks aimed at rescuing her Brexit deal. She is holding talks with Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Germany’s Angela Merkel after postponing a […]