ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — Coffee exports have brought Ethiopia 835 million U.S. dollars in revenue over the past nine months, an industry institution said Tuesday. The East African country exported 174,596 tons of coffee to the international market during the … Continued
(ERGO ) – Training and investment to start her own small business has enabled Hakimo Farah Abdullahi, her husband and her nine children to move out of the displacement camp where they faced years of hardship into a rental house in … Continued
HAMILTON, Canada- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed deep concern over Israel’s escalating military activities in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, calling it “a strategic mistake, a political calamity, and a humanitarian nightmare.” “I am disturbed and distressed … Continued
In an alert, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) noted that torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic flooding and mudslides while also severely damaging roads, bridges and dams. More than 637,000 people have been affected by weeks of deluges including 234,000 displaced in … Continued
African cities aren’t welcoming places for pedestrians. Yet walking is free and, given the shortage of decent public transport, it’s often the only way for people to move around. More than 70% of Africa’s urban population of about 609 million walk daily … Continued
Nairobi — Kenya and Somalia have committed to deepen their bilateral relations and economic ties in trade and investment with a view of boosting the economy of both nations. The official visit comes on the heels of the third Session of … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — A high-level delegation from the African Union Commission has wrapped up their assessment visit to Somalia by vowing to preserve the hard-won stabilization gains achieved so far, ahead of the exit of the AU peacekeeping troops. The … Continued
BENGHAZI, (Reuters) – At least 107 migrants including women and children have been freed from captivity in a town in southeast Libya, a security force spokesman said on Monday. Walid Alorafi, spokesman for the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Benghazi, … Continued
Sanem Topal Turkish officials in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu ensure the delivery of aid to the families of injured soldiers from the Gorgor Unit, currently undergoing treatment at the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital Turkish officials in the military … Continued
JERUSALEM/DOHA, (Reuters) – Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after the government decided to shut down the Qatari-owned TV station’s local operations on Sunday, an Israeli official and an Al Jazeera source … Continued
RIYADH: An official from Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority, also known as Nazaha, revealed on Sunday details of a number of recent criminal cases it recently investigated and prosecuted. Outlining twenty of the most prominent corruption cases, the spokesman said … Continued
Kenya said Sunday that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis. While Kenya and neighbouring Tanzania escaped major damage from a tropical cyclone that weakened after making … Continued
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