Day: September 16, 2022

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said that his country is seeing gains in the fight against the Somali-based, al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militant group al-Shabab, following recent clashes in central Somalia between the Somali National Army supported by pro-government local clan militias and al-Shabab. “We see a strong momentum against al-Shabab

CAIRO, At least seven people were killed and seven others injured yesterday, after a minibus collided with a heavy truck, in northern Egypt’s Behaira province, said a source from Egyptian ambulance authority. The minibus hit the truck from behind when the minibus driver changed his course from left to right

KHARTOUM, Flooding in Sudan has killed at least 134 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in the northeast African country’s ongoing wet season, police said. Heavy rains usually fall between May and October in Sudan, which faces severe flooding each year, wrecking property, infrastructure and crops. The National

WASHINGTON, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa agreed to cooperate closely with US President Joe Biden on health, security and climate but warned against punishing African nations for maintaining ties with Russia. The Biden administration has put a new focus on Africa after being taken aback by the reluctance of some

UNITED NATIONS, The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pandemic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia. Some 150 world leaders will descend on New York for a week of diplomacy,