Somalia's newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, right, holds hands with incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, left after winning the elections in Mogadishu, Somalia, May 16, 2022 Somali legislators have elected former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s next ... Read More

FILE - A woman shops at a fruit and vegetable market in Cairo, Egypt, March 22, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced Sunday a string of planned privatizations of state-owned companies, as Cairo grapples with an economic crisis and inflation ... Read More

Queen Elizabeth II The Queen has attended the final night of an equestrian extravaganza show to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. The 96-year-old was met with a standing ovation as she arrived in the castle arena at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Celebrities including ... Read More

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto give a press conference to announce that Finland will apply for NATO membership at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, May 15, 2022. Finland formally announced Sunday that it intends to ... Read More

FILE - Priests chant and dance during the celebration of Genna, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, at Saint Mary's Church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Jan. 7, 2022. The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, cut and hollowed out by hand into monolithic structures, have stood ... Read More

About 18.5 million children, the majority of whom are girls, do not have access to education in Nigeria, a figure up sharply compared with 2021, the U.N children's fund says. Last year, UNICEF estimated that 10.5 million children were out of ... Read More

Ekow Afedzie (2nd from right) and Dr Marlene Street Forrest (2nd from left) displaying the MoU after the signing. With them is Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh (right) Riding on the historical linkage between Ghana and Jamaica, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), ... Read More

Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin Thursday expressed their approval for joining NATO, a move that would complete a major policy shift for the country in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “NATO membership would strengthen Finland’s security. ... Read More

Five years ago, France's Emmanuel Macron saw big when it came to Africa. Days after his presidential inauguration, he flew to northeastern Mali, meeting with French troops and vowing, alongside his Malian counterpart, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, to wage an "uncompromising ... Read More

The US has passed more than one million Covid-related deaths, says the White House. President Joe Biden is ordering that flags be flown at half-staff to mark the milestone. It's the highest official total in the world - although the World Health ... Read More