
UN congratulates president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud inauguration
Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The United Nations in Somalia today congratulated President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his inauguration, and said it looks forward to working with his

UK presses ahead with plan for first migrant deportation flight to Rwanda
London (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - Britain's first scheduled flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda was set to depart on Tuesday, with the government warning that anyone wh

U.S. economy shrinks in Q1 amid Omicron surge, high inflation, raising recession fear
WASHINGTON (Xinhua + Diplomat.so) - The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter this year amid the Omicron surge and elevated inflation, rais

Algeria suspends Spain treaty, bars imports over Western Sahara
Algiers (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - Algeria suspended a 20-year-old friendship treaty with Spain that committed the two sides to cooperation in controlling migration flows, and

Ethiopia forms body to negotiate with rebellious Tigray forces
Addis Ababa (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday the federal government had formed a committee to negotiate with forces from the