Addis Abeba — For the first time ever, 150 Ethiopian migrants are flying to Addis Abeba on a Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) flight from Yemen’s conflict-affected Ma’rib governarate, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday. It is the first of several flights that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has planned to help 900 […]
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Professor Dr Omphemetse S Sibanda is a Professor of Law and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law at the University of Limpopo. He holds a Doctor of Laws (in International Economic Law) from North West University, a Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Centre, US; and an LLB (Hon) and […]
The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has confirmed the arrest of alleged State Capture masterminds Rajesh and Atul Gupta at Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Last year, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed that the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) had issued red notices for the two brothers. Now, discussions on the […]
The two Indian-born businessmen stand accused of being at the center of a massive web of state corruption in South Africa. The brothers were arrested in Dubai. The South African government on Monday said authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta. The Indian-born brothers are friends of former […]
A 30-year-old Zimbabwean woman is reportedly being held hostage and facing sexual abuse after she was trafficked to Oman in the Arabian region. Oman is a country neighbouring Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, said police was currently investigating the matter. He […]
Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged World Health Organization (WHO) member states to forge a united front in combating pandemics to ensure a healthy world. The President said the WHO member states needed to take bold decisions and actions to ensure that common aspirations of promoting health, keeping the world safe and serving the […]
Addis Abeba — Khaled Al-Dakhnan, the head of Kuwait’s Federation of Domestic Labor Recruitment Offices, said the salary of new Ethiopian domestic workers in Kuwait will be set around 90 dinars per month (≈$293). Kuwait announced this during the visit by Ethiopian delegation led by Nigussu Tilahun, Minister for the Ministry of Labor and Skill. […]
The Palestinian ambassador to Zimbabwe Tamer Almassri says the Middle East country is currently in talks with government on signing various Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) to pave way for increased investment from Palestine. Almassri revealed that the first batch of MoUs between the two nations will be signed within the next few months after concluding […]
The FairBreak Invitational tournament has attracted talented cricketers globally and hopes to uplift women’s cricket. South Africa’s leading women’s cricket players have another chance to hone skills and make extra cash in Dubai in a unique tournament, highlighting the growing popularity of the women’s game. The FairBreak Invitational tournament kicked off on 4 May. The […]
The Africa Union must recognise that the accreditation of an apartheid regime is incompatible with its values. For at least the next year, Israel will continue to have observer status at the Africa Union (AU). This startling fact contradicts the values enshrined in the continental body’s Constitutive Act, which stands against apartheid and colonialism, and […]
Why is the DRC president withholding details of the deal to recover assets from the controversial mining magnate? Many clues about what the enigmatic President Félix Tshisekedi is really about seem hidden in the secret deal his government signed on 24 February with notorious Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler. Gertler was former Democratic Republic of […]
Damaris Muthee Mutua, 28, was found dead in a Kenyan town that is famous for producing champion runners — where Olympic runner Agnes Tirop was killed last year. A Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete has been found dead in a house in Iten, a town in western Kenya that is famous for producing world-class athletes, police said […]
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed El Quseir and UAE’s Ambassador in Cairo Maryam al-Kaabi reviewed on Monday prospects of agricultural investment cooperation between both countries. During Quseir’s meeting with the Emirati diplomat and her accompanying delegation, they discussed ways to remove the obstacles facing Emirati investors in Egypt with a view to […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to focus on government’s intervention in the KwaZulu-Natal flood disaster. The South African government has communicated the postponement of the visit, for which President Ramaphosa was due to travel on Tuesday, 19 April, to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has hosted around 250 Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia for an Iftar dinner. “In honor of Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hosted around 250 returnees for an Iftar dinner this evening at the Office of the Prime Minister,” according to Office of the Prime Minister. It is […]
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Togolese Will Be Able to Go to Mecca
Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it would allow one million Muslims, Saudis or from around the world, to participate in the hajj pilgrimage this year. Pilgrims must be vaccinated and present a negative PCR test This announcement will allow several thousand Togolese to make the pilgrimage this year. They had been 2225 in 2019.
International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat held on Friday 08/04/2022 a number of meetings with representatives of Jordan, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco and the World Bank during her visit to Jeddah to attend the Annual High-Level meetings with Arab Financial Authorities and Institutions. Mashat met with Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh and […]
MOGADISHU – The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani exchanged greetings with HE President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, in a phone call HH the Amir received on Monday evening. The two leaders have discussed the bilateral relations between Somalia and Qatar, […]