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Sorry, but when I decide who to vote for on Election Day, it will be the person I think can best represent the country, not the candidate that will most impress my boyfriend.

US:Barack Obama returns to public life

Having largely remained silent since Donald Trump succeeded him as US president in January, Barack Obama will make his first public appearance on Monday in his adopted hometown of Chicago. The former president will participate in a discussion with students from Chicago schools on community...

Turkey and Somalia plan to further enhance cooperation in media

Turkey and Somalia plan to further enhance cooperation in media
By:Anadolu Turkey and Somalia plan to further enhance cooperation in media and information, Turkey's envoy to the Horn of Africa country said on Sunday. Ambassador Mehmet Yilmaz met with Osman Obokar Dubbe, the Horn of Africa nation's Minister of information, culture and tourism to discuss cooperation...

Watch:After Robert Mugabe Resignation What is next for Zimbabwe? -Inside Story

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Robert Mugabe has been in charge of Zimbabwe ever since the country was born 37 years ago. The African nationalist supported the fight for freedom from British colonial rule, then was a political prisoner during white minority rule in the 1970s and 80s. After...

Turkey reaffirms win-win approach in ties with African countries

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C) and other officials pose for a photo on the sidelines of the third Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 22, 2021. (AA Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday once again reaffirmed that Turkey’s approach in its ever-growing relations with African countries is based on equal partnership and a win-win principle, emphasizing the strong will to further develop commercial ties. Turkey’s engagement with the African...

Turkey marks one year since failed coup attempt

Ankara declares July 15 a national holiday as President Erdogan leads events marking the defeat of coup plotters. Turkey will hold a series of events on Saturday to celebrate the first anniversary of the defeat of last year's failed coup attempt, as it sacked thousands...

Kenya votes: Can serial loser Odinga pull off a Buhari/Akufo Addo type victory?

Kenyan heads to the polls in August for highly anticipated general elections that will see the election of officers at four levels. The presidency, governorship, Members of Parliament – MPs and Senators as well as Members of the County Assembly. The most keenly contested race...

World Bank Group Debars Africa Development Professional Group Ltd.

April 16, 2016- WASHINGTON DC., 2016 World Bank / IMF Spring Meetings. Photo: SImone D. McCourtie / World Bank
WASHINGTON, November 10, 2021 — The World Bank Group today announced the 21-month debarment of Africa Development Professional Group Ltd. (ADP), a company that provides consultancy and advisory services on management, investments, business solutions, corporate finance and business development, in connection with a fraudulent...

China ‘dismantled’ CIA spying operations and killed sources – report

Newspaper cites 10 current and former officials in report of serious intelligence breach caused either by a mole or hacking of covert communication system The Chinese government “systematically dismantled” CIA spying operations in the country starting in late 2010 and killed or imprisoned at least...

Rwanda to host dozens of Afghan schoolgirls

SolaCopyright: Sola Sola, which means "peace" in Pashto, is the only all-girls boarding school in Afghanistan
By:BBC AFRICA Rwanda will host dozens of schoolgirls being relocated from Afghanistan following the takeover of their country by Taliban militants. Shabana Basij-Rasikh, the founder of a privately run School of Leadership, Afghanistan (Sola), said on Tuesday that about 250 students, staff and family members were...

Friend Says Trump Is Considering Firing Mueller as Special Counsel

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMANJUNE 12, 2017 WASHINGTON — A longtime friend of President Trump said on Monday that Mr. Trump was considering whether to fire Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the president’s campaign and Russian officials. The...