United Nations — Somalia has pledged to strengthen security for commercial vessels passing along its coastline as concerns grow over the safety of key international shipping routes, officials said Monday. Somalia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abukar Baalle, stressed the importance of safeguarding the country’s territorial waters, saying Somalia’s maritime security has implications far beyond…
Sabastian Sawe has admitted to the BBC that he was surprised to break the marathon world record in London, becoming the first person to run an official sub-two-hour race. Before securing sporting immortality by finishing in 1:59:30, the Kenyan underwent 12 months of frequent drug testing, including 25 out-of-competition tests before last September’s Berlin Marathon….
Sabastian Sawe’s parents have shared their pride at the runner’s historic sub-two-hour London Marathon win. The 31-year-old Kenyan set a new world record after crossing the line in one hour 59 minutes 30 seconds on Sunday, more than a minute faster than the previous record holder’s time. Simion and Emily told the BBC they watched…
When Eliud Kipchoge ran a sub two-hour marathon seven years ago, it sparked an explosion of national pride in his home country, Kenya, as the culmination of more than half a century of distance-running dominance. But there was an asterisk. Mr. Kipchoge had run without competition and with a series of pacemakers, so it was…
Every morning, when I awake, I push my way through a smog of dread. I reach for my phone, fumble for my glasses, open my email. Headlines filled with doom bombard me. I read on until I can’t anymore: the ongoing U.S.-funded genocide in Gaza, the destruction of the West Bank by the Israeli government…
Mali’s defense minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, was among those killed in coordinated attacks by Al Qaeda-linked militants in the West African nation over the weekend, a government spokesman said on state television Sunday, a blow that shows the growing strength of Islamist terrorists in the region. The spokesman, Issa Ousmane Coulibaly, said a vehicle “laden…
The Committee to Protect Journalists wrote to Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema expressing concern over recent attacks on journalists and legislation that negatively impacts the media, as the country prepares to host the United Nations’ World Press Freedom Day 2026 Global Conference on May 3. The letter also calls on Hichilema to create a safe and…
There are reports of continuing clashes in Mali on Sunday, a day after a series of coordinated attacks across the landlocked African nation against Government forces by extremists and northern separatist rebels. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako on Saturday and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as…
Following attacks carried out by jihadist groups on Saturday, April 25, Defense Minister Sadio Camara was killed. His residence was targeted in a suicide truck bombing. He was rushed to the emergency room after the explosion but had not been heard from since, fueling various rumors. His death was confirmed on Sunday. The head of…
A big-game hunter from California was killed on April 17 by an elephant after his hunting party stumbled on a small herd of the animals in the dense forests of Gabon in central Africa, according to the Sacramento Safari Club and a former hunting partner. The hunter, Ernie Dosio, 75, and two professional hunters were…
