By Anadolu Agency The Kenyan police contingent deployed to Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) said Monday that they had achieved significant milestones in their first two months. In a press statement, Kenya’s Acting Inspector General of Police, Gilbert Masengeli, noted that Aug. 26 marks two months since the first contingent

By Anadolu Agency US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered two American carrier strike groups to remain in the Middle East on Sunday after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged intense cross-border fire overnight. The announcement came in the Pentagon’s readout of Austin’s call with Yoav Gallant, his Israeli counterpart. During the call, Austin discussed “Israeli actions to

By Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad As September comes up, I would sincerely urge the Somalia government to no longer allow itself to be a party to the charade in Anakara talks between Somalia and Ethiopia. You cannot sit with a thief who is in your own compound on how to share what belongs to you.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks with staff during a visit to Garnerville Police training college on August 19, 2024, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photographer Charles McQuillan/ File Photo By Reuters Prime Minister Keir Starmer will warn Britons next week that the changes needed to fix Britain’s many problems will take time, saying “things will

A person holds a 2,492-carat diamond which was found in the country and on show, in Gaborone, Botswana, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo) By The Associated Press The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to

By Anadolu Agency Mali on Friday declared a national disaster on Friday due to the devastating floods caused by torrential rains. This decision was announced in a statement released after an extraordinary Cabinet meeting chaired by Col. Assimi Goita, the president of the transition government of the West African state. “Since the beginning of the

Police and ambulances near the scene where people were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in Solingen, western Germany, the German dpa news agency reported, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (Gianni Gattus/dpa via AP) By The Associated Press Three people were killed and four were seriously wounded in an attack on Friday at

Ethiopian Airlines and Flydubai have quickly updated their flight information following the instructions of the Somalia Civil Aviation Authority which ordered them to make their flights to Hargeisa in Somalia. The Authority’s order means that the flight of those planes, which was, “to Hargeisa Somaliland, will be changed to Hargeisa, Somalia,” as the country’s airspace

Founder and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote. Credit Reuters /Akintunde Akinleye/File Photo By The African Exponent In 2024, Africa’s billionaire rankings reflect the continent’s growing economic power and diverse investment opportunities. From cement and luxury goods to telecom and mining, the wealthiest Africans continue to shape the region’s financial landscape. Let’s take

File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, said the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, of trying to incite conflict in the Horn of Africa to divert him from the challenges in Ethiopia’s civil war. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read: Somalia Hassan Sheikh’s government