By The African Exponent Africa’s total economic output crossed $2.8 trillion in 2025, with the top 10 economies accounting for more than 76% of the continent’s GDP. Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa remain at the forefront, but resource-driven countries like Algeria and Angola saw notable gains due to increased demand for fossil fuels and metals.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands as they hold a press conference on July 10, 2025 in London, England. Photographer Leon Neal/File Photo By Reuters Britain said it will begin implementing a deal to return some migrants who arrive on small boats to France within days, a key

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday congratulated British Prime Minister Starmer for his statements on recognition of the state of Palestine. In a phone call, the two leaders discussed relations between Turkey and the United Kingdom, as well as regional and global issues, said the Turkish Communications Directorate. Erdogan said that

By Kenyans A Kenyan-born pastor is battling for her life in Canada as she faces deportation back to the very country she fled due to threats from a powerful religious figure. Reverend Rosalind Wanyeki, who has served the Kenyan diaspora community in Toronto for five years, is scheduled to be deported on August 7 despite

A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo By Reuters India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to the sensitivity of the

By Anadolu Agency President Donald Trump said Friday he directed the deployment of two US nuclear submarines to “the appropriate regions” amid an escalating war of words with former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. “Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the

File Photo/Somali Times Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki has made an unprecedented on the UAE, it of blatantly fomenting conflicts between Somalia and Sudan as part of an “unfulfilled ambition” to build a “port empire” across the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea. Read: Somalia at risk of reimposition of UN arms embargo Read: Somalia

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia Puntland says UN agencies with offices in Puntland regions of refusing to submit annual accounts of projects they implement in its regions. Read: Somalia at risk of reimposition of UN arms embargo Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for corruption Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country Read: Puntland says

Visitors look at vehicles at the booth of BYD during the 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, May 31, 2025. Photographer Liang Xu By Xinhua News Agency Earlier this month, BYD Shenzhen, the world’s second-largest car carrier of its kind, set sail from China to Europe

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Monday that he was not seeking a summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, adding he “may go” to China, but only at Xi’s invitation. “The Fake News is reporting that I am SEEKING a “Summit” with President Xi of China. This is not correct, I am