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With a hold brimming with heavy weaponry and ammunition for Somalia amid the turbulent Horn of Africa, the voyage of the Al Hurreya 2 was fraught with hazards in the Red Sea's perilous southern waters. The stakes? Enormous.If the Al Hurreya 2's mission faltered or was interrupted, it would spell significant embarrassment for a nation with the region's largest military, which invested billions in modern arms over the past decade.Two days post-discharge in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Monday, insiders confided in The National about…

A cholera epidemic has raged in Niger for several weeks, particularly in the regions of Maradi and Zinder, which border Nigeria, a country also affected by the disease. Niger's Minister of Public Health, if he wants to be optimistic, urges the population to mobilize. According to the authorities, 600 cases have been identified…

At least 12 people died in severe flooding on Tuesday in a Chinese provincial capital that caught people in subways and schools, washed away vehicles and stranded people at their workplaces overnight. The already submerged city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, was hit by 20 centimeters (8 inches) of rain from 1 p.m.…

Heavy fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray state as Prime Minister Abiy shines the spotlight NAIROBI, Kenya - Bitter fighting erupted on Monday and part of Tuesday in Ethiopia's Tigray region, even as the country went to the polls, which was after all boycotted by the main opposition leaders, who blame Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of severity. Monday's fighting involved the Ethiopian National Defense…

Saturday 12 June is World Day Against Child Labor, a day organized under the auspices of the UN. Three days ago, Unicef ​​and the International Labor Organization pointed out in a report the increase in the number of children forced to work in the world due to the effects of the pandemic. Children's rights NGOs warn of the physical, health and economic consequences of these forms of exploitation for minors. The majority of them are between 5 and 11 years old. According toa report published by Unicef ​​and the…

France made possible the genocide against Tutsi, a genocide that was nevertheless predictable: here is the main conclusion of the report on the role that France ordered in 2017 by the Rwandan government from a US law firm and was published on Monday 19 April in Kigali. A report which, like that of the Ducler Commission, concludes that the French state has a heavy responsibility, but not that it is…

Somalia's parliamentary roads in Mogadishu closed, heavy security views MOGADISHU, Somalia - Heavy presence of security forces has been seen along all roads leading to the parliament in Mogadishu, just ahead of the stormy session, which is expected to start already now after Monday’s postponement. Last Saturday, MPs from both sides of the political divide shouted at each other in…