Photo/Somali Times A key conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya today. A key conference was held in Nairobi Kenya today, bringing together opposition politicians and leaders of the Puntland and Jubaland administrations, who are openly opposed to the plan of the corrupt President of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh, to implement a one-person,

By Xinhua News Agency Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday launched the construction of the five-billion-shillings (about 38.7 million U.S. dollars) China-Kenya International Commerce Center, a project designed to strengthen Sino-Kenyan trade and investment. Senior government officials, industry executives, and local leaders attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the exhibition complex in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, which

A U.S. flag is illuminated in a doorway of the otherwise empty rotunda at the U.S. Capitol in the hours before a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025. Photographer Jonathan Ernst By Reuters The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and

By The African Exponent The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the undisputed global leader in cobalt production, supplying an estimated 75-80% of the world’s supply. Its output, a mix of large-scale industrial mines and vast artisanal mining, is so substantial that it dwarfs all other African nations combined. Beneath the DRC, a second tier

By Anadolu Agency At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman opened fire at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township in the US state of Michigan on Sunday morning, police said. Additional bodies were found in the church, bringing the death toll to four, Grand Blanc Police Chief William Renye

By Kenyans President William Ruto has denied Kenya’s involvement following the United States government’s decision to deport illegal immigrants to certain African countries. Speaking during an interview on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Ruto clarified that Kenya had not yet received a request from the US to accept deported illegal immigrants.

Botswana’s President Duma Gideon Boko By Reuters Botswana President Duma Boko said on Friday his country will establish a citizenship-by-investment program, as the southern African country looks to diversify its economy away from its largest export, diamonds. Botswana’s budget has been constrained this year due to a prolonged downturn in the global diamond market. It

By Anadolu Agency The death toll in the Philippines’ Tropical Storm Bualoi climbed to 19 as over 2 million people have been affected across different regions, officials said on Saturday. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), so far 19 people died and 18 were injured in tropical cyclones, locally known

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, attend signature ceremony with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar at the White House, Sept. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. By Daily Sabah Turkey and the United States have taken a major step to expand

By Reuters Kenya’s President William Ruto said on Wednesday his country expects to sign a trade, opens new tab deal with the United States by year-end and that he will be pushing Washington to extend its duty-free agreement with Africa for at least five years. Ruto will be meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco