In this file photo dated on June 30, 2022, Somalis who fled drought-stricken areas carry their belongings as they arrive at a makeshift camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. (FARAH ABDI WARSAMEH / AP) ADDIS ABABA — The Horn of Africa is facing an unprecedented drought emergency with catastrophic consequences, the […]
Acting Prime Minister of Mali Abdoulaye Maiga addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on Sept 24, 2022. (BRYAN R SMITH / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The top UN envoy for Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said on Tuesday that progress has been made in the transition […]
Burkina Faso's new self-proclaimed leader captain Ibrahim Traore (center) attends a meeting in Ouagadougou on Oct 2, 2022. (PHOTO /AFP) OUAGADOUGOU – Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said Sunday that the situation was under control after he announced the eviction of President Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba late Friday. "We would like […]
This handout photo taken on Sept 1, 2022 and obtained from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Sept 7, 2022 shows a general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during an IAEA Support and Assistance Mission in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (HANDOUT / IAEA) VIENNA – The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency […]
This April 27, 2022 file photo shows a general view of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the Russian-controlled area of Enerhodar, seen from Nikopol. (ED JONES / AFP) KYIV/MOSCOW – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he had discussed the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) in southern Ukraine with […]
A handout photograph taken and released on Sept 29, 2021 by the Turkish Presidential Press service shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) speaking with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting at the Russian Official Residence of Presidency in Sochi. (MUSTAFA KAMACI / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) MOSCOW/ROME – Russian President Vladimir […]