Latest NewsKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
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Kenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
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Featured ArticlesKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Kenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKAfrica set for fertiliser boom as food crisis remains critical
By The East African A fertiliser boom is breaking out across Africa as calls for food security gain momentum amidst a widespread continental food crisis. With an estimated 346 million people on
Read MoreIMF cheers up Africa with hope of rebound as growth subdued
Delegates attend the International Monetary Fund meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 10, 2023. Photo/AFP By The East African The series of central bank rate hikes and public finance reforms
Read MoreFarmajo says, I warmly congratulate PM Abiy killing his own Tigray people
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said I warmly congratulate Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on regaining a strong mandate from the people of
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Africa set for fertiliser boom as food crisis remains critical
By The East African A fertiliser boom is breaking out across Africa as calls for food security gain momentum amidst a widespread continental food crisis. With an estimated 346 million people on
Read MoreIMF cheers up Africa with hope of rebound as growth subdued
Delegates attend the International Monetary Fund meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 10, 2023. Photo/AFP By The East African The series of central bank rate hikes and public finance reforms
Read MoreFarmajo says, I warmly congratulate PM Abiy killing his own Tigray people
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said I warmly congratulate Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on regaining a strong mandate from the people of
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Blog PostsCanada’s immigration minister calls out Conservatives for “spreading lies” about UN migration agreement
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen spent Friday night at Ryerson University addressing what he says are a number of myths surrounding Canada’s recent signing of the UN Global Compact on Safe,
US says new airstrike in Somalia kills 8 al-Shabab fighters
The U.S. military says it has killed eight members of the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike south of Somalia’s capital. The U.S. Africa Command statement says the airstrike occurred on
Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized
Mukhtar Robow was added to the U.S. list of designated terrorists in 2008 and a multi-million-dollar bounty was put on his head.AP file NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia saw a third day of protests on
Britons will have to pay 7 euros for visa-free travel to EU after Brexit
British travellers will have to pay 7 euros (6.29 pounds) for a three year pre-travel authorisation to visit the European Union after Brexit, provided London seals a divorce agreement with the
Four accused of extorting ‘protection money’ from Somali shopkeepers denied bail
Four men have been denied bail in a case involving the alleged extortion of protection money from Somali shopkeepers based in Delft, Cape Town. The four appeared in the Bellville
Turkish professor disappears in Colombia
Turkish academic Prof. Dr. Ramazan Gençay, a Simon Fraser University (SFU) economics professor, has vanished in the city of Medellín, Colombia and been missing for almost a week. Gencay, also a
Somalia and Eritrea Presidents agree to enhance two nations’ relations
Mogadishu, Dec. 14, 2018:President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and President Isaias Afwerki, President of the State of Eritrea, held a two-day
Supporters of ex-al Shabaab leader clash with police in Somalia’s Baidoa city, 11 dead
At least 11 people were killed in Somalia’s city of Baidoa in clashes between security forces and supporters of a former al Shabaab leader who is seeking election as a regional president, a
Qatar government launches construction of Hobyo Port
Doha-Somali Times Minister of Transport, Communications and Qatar, Jassim Bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, announced that his government will begin construction of the Hobyo port in Mudug region. The
Former Al-Shabaab deputy, Detention Of Citizen Mukhtar Robow Abu-Mansur
Mogadishu-The Federal Ministry of Internal Security refers to its previously released press statements issued on October 4th 2018 and December 12 2018, which had asserted that the citizen,
Canada’s immigration minister calls out Conservatives for “spreading lies” about UN migration agreement
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen spent Friday night at Ryerson University addressing what he says are a number of myths surrounding Canada’s recent signing of the UN Global Compact on Safe,
US says new airstrike in Somalia kills 8 al-Shabab fighters
The U.S. military says it has killed eight members of the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike south of Somalia’s capital. The U.S. Africa Command statement says the airstrike occurred on
Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized
Mukhtar Robow was added to the U.S. list of designated terrorists in 2008 and a multi-million-dollar bounty was put on his head.AP file NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia saw a third day of protests on
Britons will have to pay 7 euros for visa-free travel to EU after Brexit
British travellers will have to pay 7 euros (6.29 pounds) for a three year pre-travel authorisation to visit the European Union after Brexit, provided London seals a divorce agreement with the
Four accused of extorting ‘protection money’ from Somali shopkeepers denied bail
Four men have been denied bail in a case involving the alleged extortion of protection money from Somali shopkeepers based in Delft, Cape Town. The four appeared in the Bellville
Turkish professor disappears in Colombia
Turkish academic Prof. Dr. Ramazan Gençay, a Simon Fraser University (SFU) economics professor, has vanished in the city of Medellín, Colombia and been missing for almost a week. Gencay, also a
Somalia and Eritrea Presidents agree to enhance two nations’ relations
Mogadishu, Dec. 14, 2018:President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and President Isaias Afwerki, President of the State of Eritrea, held a two-day
Supporters of ex-al Shabaab leader clash with police in Somalia’s Baidoa city, 11 dead
At least 11 people were killed in Somalia’s city of Baidoa in clashes between security forces and supporters of a former al Shabaab leader who is seeking election as a regional president, a
Qatar government launches construction of Hobyo Port
Doha-Somali Times Minister of Transport, Communications and Qatar, Jassim Bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, announced that his government will begin construction of the Hobyo port in Mudug region. The
Former Al-Shabaab deputy, Detention Of Citizen Mukhtar Robow Abu-Mansur
Mogadishu-The Federal Ministry of Internal Security refers to its previously released press statements issued on October 4th 2018 and December 12 2018, which had asserted that the citizen,