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Is Washington's 'disappointment' with UN's nominee for Libya envoy a sign of a growing rift between the two sides? Relations between the United States and the United Nations have sometimes been rocky. Various US governments have threatened to cut its funding or even have it moved...

Khadar Abdi Asan, a freelancer who works for Somali Channel TV, was beaten by a group of unidentified men who told him to cease his investigative reporting about Muse Bihi Abdi, the head of the ruling Kulmiye party and a candidate in next year’s...

By: REUTERS At least five people were killed and 37 were wounded during an air strike in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Friday, medics said. The drone attack hit the town of Dengolat,...

Bujumbura - Burundi will withdraw its 5,400 troops serving as part of an African Union contingent in Somalia because the European Union has stopped paying their salaries, according to inter-governmental correspondence seen by dpa on Monday. The presidency instructed the Defence and Foreign Ministries to...

By OBED SIMIYU More by this Author Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has told African states to guard against forces with selfish motives which he says could be fuelling turmoil on the continent. President Magufuli, who is also the chairman of the East Africa Community (EAC), said...

The UN envoy for Somalia has expressed concern over renewed violence between rival states in the central Somali town of Galkayo, which killed at least three people and injured several others on Friday. In a statement issued on Sunday, Michael Keating, Special Representative of the...

Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohammed has said she is best placed to guide the African Union into the future in the global arena. "I am an African with impeccable pan-African credentials. I bring on board competencies and experience that shall make it possible to secure...

Protests erupt after the firing squad execution of three Shia men accused of 2014 deadly bombing. Bahrain officials said a city hall was set ablaze during a night of clashes between police and protesters, following the execution of three men convicted of a deadly bombing...

Close to 20 million Kenyans will on Tuesday go to the ballot box to choose their next leadership in the most competitive elections in Kenya so far, which have seen the two main presidential candidates campaign vigorously. Jubilee’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and his main rival...

By Ambassador Allen Chenhwa Lou,Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland November 14th, 2023 Include Taiwan for Collective Climate Actions As the concentration level of greenhouse gases in...