MOGADISHU— Fourteen Iranian fishermen have returned home after years in captivity by al-Shabaab militants in Somalia.They were freed after “lengthy negotiations with government officials, tribal chiefs and Somali elders,” Iranian news agency ISNA repor...
TRIPOLI— Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs Walid Al-Lafi stressed Libya’s support for Arab initiatives that aim to enhance the image of Arabs.“The State of Libya renews its support for Arab initiatives to enhance the imag...
NAIROBI— Two people died Sunday at Jomo Kenyatta Public Beach also known as Pirates Beach in Mombasa following a boat tragedy.In a statement, the Coast Regional Coordinator John Elungata said a boat with 11 passengers, five adults and six children all ...
Sudan hosts one of the largest refugee populations in Africa. South Sudanese make up the majority. Many others fled violence and persecution in neighboring countries, including Eritrea, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, and Chad, but also the war...
A high-level Ethiopian team was on its way Monday to the capital of the rebel-held Tigray region for talks on implementing a peace deal to end over two years of conflict.Addis Ababa and Tigray's rebel forces have agreed to create a joint monitoring bod...
It's morning in the Colombian port town of Necoclí, and a large group of Chinese nationals, including three children and a woman with a baby, have their lifejackets on, waiting for a launch to take them across the Gulf of Urabá to a landing point in ne...
Cameroon is marking Boxing Day, the day after Christmas when gifts are traditionally given to the poor, with a nationwide gift drive for internally displaced children. Cameroon's government, churches and aid groups are working together to provide food,...
Ethiopian officials have for the first time in nearly two years arrived in Tigray’s capital Mekelle to join in overseeing implementation of a November peace deal.The speaker of Ethiopia's parliament Tagesse Chaffo Dullo arrived in Tigray’s capital Meke...
Sydney: The pilot's quick action was key to ensuring the safety of all aboard a scenic helicopter flight that ended in a forced landing last September in Australia's Northern Territory, a government report has revealed.
According to Namibia Press Age...
Mombasa: The State Department for Wildlife, under the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, has initiated a public participation exercise for the residents of Mombasa and Kwale counties to gather their feedback on the revision of the Wildlife Conservation...
Turkana: The Turkana Professionals' Association, led by their chairman Jackson Nakusa, has extended their gratitude to President William Ruto for the nomination of Erastus Ethekon as the chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commissi...
