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Turkey, UAE ink $10 billion investment deals

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) speak at the entrance of the Presidential Complex, Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 24, 2021. (AA Photo) RECOMMENDED The European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, Oct. 28, 2021. (AFP Photo) Europe's big payday remains elusive even as inflation surges EURO-ZONE
By:Daily sabah Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed dozens of cooperation and investment agreements worth billions of dollars on Wednesday, after a meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ). MBZ’s arrival in Ankara, the first in years,...

Nimco Happy: ‘I’m carrying Somalia’s name on my shoulders’

Nimco Happy went viral for her song Isii Nafta
By: BBC AFRICA, Horndiplomat Somali artist Nimco Happy has been making waves on TikTok for her song “Isii Nafta” (give me life), with Cardi B dancing to the bop and Bella Hadid sharing it on Instagram - and now her song has been officially released on Spotify. The song...

Ugandan capital hit by twin explosions in ‘attack’

Map of Uganda locating the capital Kampala. (AFP/STF)
By:Afp Two explosions hit Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, injuring a number of people in what police termed an attack on the city, the latest in a string of blasts targeting the country. The explosions occurred in the central business district of Kampala near the central...

Greece has turned into a US military base: Erdoğan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias shake hands after signing the renewal of the U.S.-Greece Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2021. (Reuters Photo)
By: Daily Sabah Greece, as a whole, has turned into a U.S. military base," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday. The Turkish leader was referring to United States' numerous military installations in Greece's Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç). Greece is condemning irregular migrants at sea to death, Erdoğan also...

US secretary of state to visit Kenya and Nigeria

Antony Blinken will deliver a speech on US-Africa policy via Reuters
By:State Department The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his first official trip to Africa next week, visiting Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. During the visit, the Secretary will advance U.S.-Africa collaboration on shared global priorities, including ending the COVID-19 pandemic and building back to...

Cooperating with the world to achieve a net-zero future

SUNSET over Taipei City — THOMAS TUCKER-UNSPLAH
By: Minister Chang Tzi-chin Environmental Protection Administration Republic of China (Taiwan) As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the world, carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere keep setting record highs. The Working Group I Contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

World Bank Group Debars Africa Development Professional Group Ltd.

April 16, 2016- WASHINGTON DC., 2016 World Bank / IMF Spring Meetings. Photo: SImone D. McCourtie / World Bank
WASHINGTON, November 10, 2021 — The World Bank Group today announced the 21-month debarment of Africa Development Professional Group Ltd. (ADP), a company that provides consultancy and advisory services on management, investments, business solutions, corporate finance and business development, in connection with a fraudulent...

US President Biden revokes trade preferences for Ethiopia over military campaign

People walk in front of closed shops in Addis Ababa on October 21, 2021 amid war in the northern Tigray region (AFP/EDUARDO SOTERAS)
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday booted Ethiopia from a vital trade pact due to rights concerns as the historic US ally declared a state of emergency over rebel advances north of the capital. Frustrated after repeated warnings to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed about suffering...

Ousted Sudan PM ‘living in’ coup leader’s house

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Mr Hamdock has not been seen since Sunday
By:BBC WORLD Sudan's most senior general says the military seized power on Monday in order to avoid a civil war. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said political groups had been inciting civilians against the security forces. He said he'd been keeping the deposed civilian Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok,...

Sudan: Armed forces detain PM and other leaders in Sudan ‘coup’

In this file picture taken on October 21, 2021, Sudanese demonstrators raise national flags as they take part in a protest in the city of Khartoum Bahri to demand the government's transition to civilian rule (AFP/-)
By:AFP Armed forces detained Sudan's prime minister over his refusal to support their "coup" on Monday, the information ministry said, after weeks of tensions between military and civilian figures who shared power since the ouster of autocrat Omar al-Bashir. Civilian members of Sudan's ruling council and...