File Photo/Somali Times The European Union approved $74.4 million for the cost of transferring the security responsibility of the African Union forces that will leave Somalia at the end of this year in 2024. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read: Somalia Hassan Sheikh’s government is facing a widespread financial crisis and

File Photo/Somali Times The administration of SSC-Khatumo was angry about the reason why they were excluded from the meeting by the President of Mogadishu Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud announced, which was invited to the leaders of the regional governments of the country. Read: World Bank sent a strong warning to Somalia president Hassan Sheikh for corruption

Five hundred Kenyans fell off the exclusive list of dollar millionaires. File/Pool By Business Daily Africa Five hundred Kenyans fell off the exclusive list of dollar millionaires in 2023 as a weak shilling cut the valuation of their liquid investable wealth in dollar terms, a new report shows. The super-rich were also affected by instability

File Photo/Somali Times Puntland has boycotted the consultation meeting which the president of Mogadishu, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, called the presidents of the states and the Banadir region. The Minister of Information of Puntland, Mohamoud Aidid Dirir, who gave an interview to the local media, said that there is no Somalia government that they recognize and

Well-known Somali singer Ugbad Aragsan: Credit Photo/Facebook Colonel Muse Bihi and his sons arrested the well-known Somali singer Ugbad Aragsan from the Garxajis community in Hargeisa. The sons of Colonel Muse Bihi kidnapped Ugbad Aragsan in Hargeisa. Garhajis community is aware and not happy about the incident. Ugbad has been tortured and has a leg

By Reuters Drug regulators in Tanzania, Rwanda and Zimbabwe have recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), opens new tab children’s cough syrup as a precautionary measure after their Nigerian counterpart said laboratory tests found high levels of toxicity. The countries join Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa in recalling the same batch of the

By Anadolu Agency Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs issued a stern warning Monday, saying that any fresh military action by Israel against his country will see a response “within seconds.” Speaking to state TV, Ali Bagheri Kani, who is also Iran’s chief negotiator in nuclear talks, said if Israel makes another “mistake,” the

The coastal region of the country is one of the worst affected, authorities say. File Photo By The African Exponent Tanzania is grappling with severe floods that have claimed the lives of nearly 60 people since the beginning of April, according to a government statement released this past Sunday. The coastal regions of the East

A ship docked at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Sometime in August 2021, Senga, a start-up logistics firm, analysed the troubles for landlocked countries doing export-import business in the region. Among the problems it found was that goods were taking longer to exit ports and the landlocked

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Saturday that the US will not support any Israeli counterattack against Iran, according to a senior White House official. “You got a win. Take the win,” Biden also advised Netanyahu to acknowledge their victory, highlighting the