Somali officials warn Kenya, Ethiopia and their government against under-rating Al Shabaab

Somali officials warn Kenya, Ethiopia and their government against under-rating Al Shabaab

Somali officials are warning the federal and regional governments of Somalia not to underestimate the strength of militant groups al-Shabab and Islamic State as authorities plan new military operations against them. Despite recent successes in dislodging al-Shabab from vast countryside areas in central Somalia, the militant group hit back, setting...

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Ethiopian journalist awarded in US for her push for press freedom in ethnically polarised nation

Ethiopian journalist awarded in US for her push for press freedom in ethnically polarised nation

An Ethiopian journalist presented an award by the United States has sounded the alarm over media freedom in her country, which Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting visit. Meaza Mohammed, the founder of the online network Roha TV, was honoured at the White House on Wednesday on International Women’s...

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Covid vaccine scandal: How US taxpayers unwittingly finance growth and power of Twitter’s ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’

Covid vaccine scandal: How US taxpayers unwittingly finance growth and power of Twitter’s ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’

The latest “Twitter files,” published on Thursday last week by investigative journalist Matt Taibbi reveal how the federal government weaponised private companies, taxpayer-funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – and even commercial news media – to target social media accounts disseminating content that ran counter to official narratives. The files – dubbed...

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More countries in East and Central Africa to have own coastlines as two new continents form

More countries in East and Central Africa to have own coastlines as two new continents form

Africa is gradually splitting into two. The Somali and the Nubian tectonic plates are slowly disintegrating from each other, while the Arabian plate continues to pull away. Although that will take between five to 10 million years, with fault lines widening seven millimetres every year, the continent will eventually split...

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EX-US VP Mike Pence faces ringing criticism for ‘homophobic joke’ at gay minister for taking ‘maternity’ leave

EX-US VP Mike Pence faces ringing criticism for ‘homophobic joke’ at gay minister for taking ‘maternity’ leave

The White House on Monday asked former Vice President Mike Pence to apologise for what it called a “homophobic joke” he made over the weekend aimed at Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “The former vice president’s homophobic joke about Secretary Buttigieg was offensive and inappropriate, all the more so because he...

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US Secretary of State’s current tour of Ethiopia, Niger makes him most travelled top American envoy to Africa

US Secretary of State’s current tour of Ethiopia, Niger makes him most travelled top American envoy to Africa

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Ethiopia this week singles him out as America’s most travelled foreign affairs diplomat having logged over 68,389 kilometres (42,495 miles) in flying to Africa. Blinken is President Joseph Biden’s representative in face-to-face diplomacy in Africa, which is being aggressively courted by China and...

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Journalist: Covid-19 Origin Act does not compel spy agencies to declassify what they know about Chinese labs

Journalist: Covid-19 Origin Act does not compel spy agencies to declassify what they know about Chinese labs

Scientists, politicians and media in the US want the numerous government and private entities whose classified documents should be declassified. Francis Boyle, professor of international law at the University of Illinois, says these entities include the University of North Carolina, the National Center for Toxicological Research, the US Food and...

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Law by US Senate to declassify Covid origin facts is CIA ploy to frame China, experts warn

Law by US Senate to declassify Covid origin facts is CIA ploy to frame China, experts warn

Lawmakers and media misrepresented a bill requiring the declassification of documents related to the origins of Covid, according to several experts who warned that contrary to what the public was told, the legislation limits the types of documents the government must declassify – raising questions about the bill’s real intent....

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Eyes on how Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu will deal with Boko Haram insurgency

Eyes on how Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu will deal with Boko Haram insurgency

By the time he is sworn in on May 29, President-elect Bola Tinubu should be fully aware that the Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria presents an immense challenge to his government. After being declared winner of the February 25 presidential election, he has likely started working on the transition, including...

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US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Africa as Russia and China deepen roots on the continent

US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Africa as Russia and China deepen roots on the continent

US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Africa later this month, her office announced on Monday, becoming the most senior Biden administration official to visit the continent. Her trip comes as the administration seeks to bolster its relationships with African countries, as competitors like Russia and China have made...

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