Latest NewsBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
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Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
Read More
Featured ArticlesBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKCongo president’s chief of staff arrested amid graft probe
Photo; Credit Reuters Vital Kamerhe, the chief of staff to the president of Democratic Republic of Congo, was arrested on Wednesday after testifying in an investigation into the alleged
Read MoreTop 10 African countries with the highest export values in 2025
By The African Exponent Export value has become one of the clearest indicators of Africa’s economic trajectory in 2025. Across the continent, countries are strengthening trade performance through
Read MoreTurkey, UK to sign landmark free trade pact on Tuesday
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes statements after cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey on December 28, 2020. ( Emin Sansar – Anadolu Agency ) Turkey-UK pact to be ‘most
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Congo president’s chief of staff arrested amid graft probe
Photo; Credit Reuters Vital Kamerhe, the chief of staff to the president of Democratic Republic of Congo, was arrested on Wednesday after testifying in an investigation into the alleged
Read MoreTop 10 African countries with the highest export values in 2025
By The African Exponent Export value has become one of the clearest indicators of Africa’s economic trajectory in 2025. Across the continent, countries are strengthening trade performance through
Read MoreTurkey, UK to sign landmark free trade pact on Tuesday
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes statements after cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey on December 28, 2020. ( Emin Sansar – Anadolu Agency ) Turkey-UK pact to be ‘most
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Blog PostsCIA spy chief meets Somali corrupt president
A photograph appears on the internet CIA Director William J. Burns made a secret visit to Mogadishu on Thursday, emphasizing the U.S. heightened focus on the Horn of Africa as regional rivalries
Somalia Jubaland calls both houses of MPs for consultation
File Photo/Somali Times After Jubaland officially declared its position on the elections on Thursday night and denounced the meeting they left in Mogadishu, it is planned to call the MPs of the
Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia
A river flows under a partially collapsed bridge affected by torrential rains that caused flooding in the town of Carlet, Valencia region, Spain, October 30, 2024. Photographer Eva Manez By
UN Security Council voted to begin a two-year withdrawal
File Photo/Somali Times The UN Security Council has voted to begin a two-year withdrawal of its political mission in Somalia, which has been in the East African country for more than a decade.
Harris faces Gaza protest during Ellipse speech
By Anadolu Agency US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, campaigning in Washington, D.C., faced protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration’s
Former Somali president Sharif criticized the failure of Hassan Sheikh
File Photo/Somali Times The former president of Somalia Sharif Sheikh Ahmed made a speech in which he attacked the system led by corrupt President Hassan Sheikh. Read: Former Somalia President
World Insights: Anomalies grip final stretch of U.S. election
People at the U.S. presidential debate media filing center watch a live broadcast of the first presidential debate between U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in
UK anti-Islam activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ jailed for breaching injunction
Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024. Photographer Chris J
Iran doesn’t seek war with Israel but will defend its people, says president
By Anadolu Agency Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced Sunday that his country does not seek war but will defend its people and respond in a “proportionate” manner to the
Putin says Moscow will respond if West helps Ukraine to strike deep into Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during a press conference at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 24, 2024. Maksim Bogodvid/BRICS-RUSSIA2024.RU Host Photo Agency via Reuters/File
CIA spy chief meets Somali corrupt president
A photograph appears on the internet CIA Director William J. Burns made a secret visit to Mogadishu on Thursday, emphasizing the U.S. heightened focus on the Horn of Africa as regional rivalries
Somalia Jubaland calls both houses of MPs for consultation
File Photo/Somali Times After Jubaland officially declared its position on the elections on Thursday night and denounced the meeting they left in Mogadishu, it is planned to call the MPs of the
Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia
A river flows under a partially collapsed bridge affected by torrential rains that caused flooding in the town of Carlet, Valencia region, Spain, October 30, 2024. Photographer Eva Manez By
UN Security Council voted to begin a two-year withdrawal
File Photo/Somali Times The UN Security Council has voted to begin a two-year withdrawal of its political mission in Somalia, which has been in the East African country for more than a decade.
Harris faces Gaza protest during Ellipse speech
By Anadolu Agency US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, campaigning in Washington, D.C., faced protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration’s
Former Somali president Sharif criticized the failure of Hassan Sheikh
File Photo/Somali Times The former president of Somalia Sharif Sheikh Ahmed made a speech in which he attacked the system led by corrupt President Hassan Sheikh. Read: Former Somalia President
World Insights: Anomalies grip final stretch of U.S. election
People at the U.S. presidential debate media filing center watch a live broadcast of the first presidential debate between U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in
UK anti-Islam activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ jailed for breaching injunction
Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024. Photographer Chris J
Iran doesn’t seek war with Israel but will defend its people, says president
By Anadolu Agency Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced Sunday that his country does not seek war but will defend its people and respond in a “proportionate” manner to the
Putin says Moscow will respond if West helps Ukraine to strike deep into Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during a press conference at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 24, 2024. Maksim Bogodvid/BRICS-RUSSIA2024.RU Host Photo Agency via Reuters/File