Nairobi, Kenya — Somalia’s Foreign Minister Abdisaalam Abdi Ali attended the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on behalf of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, joining African and international leaders at talks focused on strengthening cooperation and reforming global governance institutions. The summit, part of broader Africa-France partnership discussions, brought together heads of state, ministers and senior…
Nairobi — The upcoming Africa Forward Summit is expected to advance high-level dialogue on institutional frameworks, financing mechanisms, and international partnerships aimed at strengthening African-led security solutions as a foundation for long-term stability across the continent. The State Department for Foreign Affairs says the summit, scheduled for May 11-12, will seek to reframe Africa’s peace…
Nairobi — President William Ruto has urged African countries to mobilise domestic capital to finance infrastructure development, warning that continued reliance on foreign funding is slowing down progress and undermining the continent’s long-term development agenda. Speaking during the opening of the Africa We Build Summit in Nairobi, Ruto said Africa’s development ambitions risk remaining unfulfilled…
President Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV in a lengthy social media post Sunday night, calling the pontiff “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.” Leo has been critical of the war in Iran and has previously made statements at odds with other priorities of the Trump administration, such as the ongoing crackdown…
As Western oil and mining companies move back into Venezuela, satellite data reveals oil spills, toxic pollution and deforestation, exposing the environmental risks of renewed foreign investment A new era of resource extraction in Venezuela 13 April marks 100 days since the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro – an intervention explicitly driven by…
Port Sudan, April 8, 2026 (SUNA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Mohi-Eddin Salim, received Ambassador Bineta Diop, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, who is visiting the country from April 6 to 9 at the head of a high-level solidarity delegation from the African Union. Ambassador…
Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to working with the African Union (AU), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the Organisation of American States (OAS) to advance the global reparation agenda, following what it has described as a landmark victory for reparatory justice. Addressing a news conference in Accra on Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel…
Djibouti is a country of fewer than a million people with no significant natural resources. It also hosts the densest cluster of foreign military bases in the world, with bases from the United States, China, France, Japan and Italy operating within miles of each other along its coastline. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of…
On February 10-11, 2026, researchers and experts convened in Dakar, Senegal, for the first Africa Forum on Countering Foreign Interference (CFI). The forum brought together participants from Africa, Europe and America to examine the growing challenge of foreign information manipulation and its implications for governance, media ecosystems, and digital rights across the African continent. The…
Addis Ababa — Hadera Abera, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, held talks today with Guang Cong, the United Nations Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, at his office. During the meeting, the state minister reaffirmed Ethiopia’s strong commitment to working closely with the United Nations to promote lasting peace and stability across…
