Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates have reaffirmed their strategic partnership following high-level bilateral talks held in Addis Ababa, during a working visit by UAE Minister of State Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan. According to a statement issued by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the discussions focused on strengthening long-standing ties between the two countries while
South Africa criticized the United States during a UN Security Council meeting following a U.S. military operation that resulted in the “capture” of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and their transfer to the United States. South Africa described the operation as a violation of the UN Charter and the principle of
By Meduza The U.S. military’s European Command has detained a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuelan oil exports in the northern Atlantic Ocean, it announced on Wednesday. “The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro,” the statement said. Shortly before the announcement, Reuters reported that the U.S. Coast Guard was conducting
By Abebe Tigire Jalu The Horn of Africa has long been a place of contradictions: a geostrategic crossroads of global trade and a turbulent panorama of internal strife. Every year, up to 40,000 ships travel through the Red Sea corridor, transporting 40% of the world’s oil supply and approximately $700 billion in commodities. This crucial
By Diary Marif Every time Sana Barouki’s phone rings, she answers with a pounding heart. It has been the rhythm of the 50-year-old’s life in Vancouver since Abu Mohammad al-Julani — now interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa — toppled Bashar al-Assad in 2024. Barouki had felt a spark of hope when Assad, who had ruled Syria
