An angry Tawfik Okasha is shown in this screengrab from a video shared on social media. Cairo – Egyptian lawmakers expressed outrage on Sunday at their colleague Tawfiq Okasha for hosting the Israeli ambassador to dinner, and one hit him with a shoe – an insult in the Arab world. Lawmaker Kamal Ahmad struck Okasha,...
November 14, 2026
2025 search results for: interview
Post
I was misquoted, Somalia President says on report 200 KDF troops killed in El Adde
By ADOW MOHAMED Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud speaks during a news conference after the High Level Partnership Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, February 23, 2016. Photo/REUTERS The Somalia President has denied reports that he said between 180 and 200 KDF troops were killed by al Shabaab in El Adde on January 15. Through spokesman Daud...
Post
Opposition denies Eritrean role in Ethiopian protests
Oromo People’s Congress leader says 240 killed in protests over expanding Addis Ababa boundaries “ By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, A prominent Ethiopian opposition figure has denied government claims of Eritrean involvement in unrest in an area around capital Addis Ababa earmarked for urban development. “Eritrea has become a mantra the government is quick to...
Post
Somali president: Al Shabaab attack killed nearly 200 Kenyan soldiers
BY ABDI GULED AND TOM ODULA MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — At least 180 Kenyan soldiers were killed in Somalia in an extremist attack on their base in January by al-Shabab, Somalia’s president said, which would represent a historically high battlefield loss for Kenyan forces. Between 180 and 200 Kenyan soldiers were killed in the Jan....
Post
Abdi Latif Ega and the rejection of the ‘African’ novel
BY ZACHARY ROSEN Abdi Latif Ega in Harlem. Credit: Zachary Rosen It’s not an uncommon sight to find Abdi Latif Ega, cup of steaming tea in hand, strolling through the streets of Harlem in the afternoon sun, stopping to converse with a range of acquaintances along the way. Ega, a contributor to Africa is a...
Post
Aid cuts trigger health crisis in Somalia, say relief agencies
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, Some 1.5 million Somalis have lost access to healthcare over the last two years as around 10 hospitals have closed or cut back their services due to aid shortages, relief agencies said on Monday. The figure includes 300,000 children under five who can no longer get vaccinated against major childhood killers...
Post
KDF soldier declared dead but his phone still rings
By Titus Too ELDORET: The family of a soldier who went missing after the attack on the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in El Adde, Somalia, had hoped that he was still alive. After all, his phone was still on and was being answered by people they believed to be his captors. So for a month...
Post
Country profile: Djibouti
En route to school: girls’ primary net enrolment here is 55% as against boys’ 62%. © Giacomo Pirozzi/Panos Pictures In some ways Djibouti is changing. There is no longer a cacophony outside the central mosque and market, where until recently local Somali, Afar and French accents merged with traders’ Arabic and Hindi. Nearby, the city’s...
Post
Young Saudis See Cushy Jobs Vanish Along With Nation’s Oil Wealth
By BEN HUBBARD Saudi men leaving a mosque in Riyadh last year. For decades, the royal family has used the kingdom’s immense oil wealth to lavish benefits on its people, including free education and medical care, generous energy subsidies and well-paid government jobs. Credit Tomas Munita for The New York Times RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — In...
Post
Boutros-Ghali: veteran diplomat and UN chief vetoed by US
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, pictured in October 2002, was born into a Coptic Christian family in Cairo and educated at Cairo University and in Paris, where he established a lifelong connection with France (AFP Photo/Patrick Kovarik) Cairo (AFP) – Egyptian Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who died aged 93, was the only UN secretary general to be refused a second...