Latest NewsTop 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
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Top 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
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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 MoreU.S. issues level 3 travel advisory for Kenya, flags Eastleigh, Kibera
By Kenyans The United States has raised its travel advisory for Kenya from level 2 to level 3, warning American citizens about terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime, and health risks linked to the
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Featured ArticlesTop 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
Top 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
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FILE PHOTO: Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo delivers a statement at parliament in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain, November 22, 2018.
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Somali government started issuing passport on 4th of December
The Somali Immigration and Naturalization Authority has said it will resume the issuance of the Somali passport after the delay of the delay in the passport issued by the immigration service.
Qatar to leave OPEC in 2019, energy minister says
Qatar is to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) next month, the Gulf emirate’s new Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced on Monday. “Qatar has decided
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World Jewish Relief Walter Kammerling was sent to England on board the Kindertransport in December 1938 Exactly 80 years ago, the first train rescuing 200 Jewish children from Nazi Berlin arrived
Kenya government says debt remains sustainable despite IMF warning
Kenya’s debt is still manageable, the country’s Cabinet Secretary National Treasury and Planning Henry Rotich said on Sunday. Rotich’s remarks came after the International Monetary Fund raised
Israeli Police Recommend Indicting Prime Minister Netanyahu on Bribery Charges
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges related to a corruption case involving Israel’s telecom giant, prompting
US, China agree not to raise tariffs on Chinese goods
US president on Saturday agreed to not raise the tariff rate on goods imported from China, the White House announced. According to a statement issued by the White House, President Donald Trump
Somalia Seeks Egypt’s Experience in Developing Natural Resources
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The U.S. military said it killed nine militants in an air strike targeting al Shabaab in Lebede, Somalia, as part of its operations to support the government’s efforts to weaken the militant
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Somalia’s South West state will delay a key presidential vote for the third time because it is not sufficiently prepared, the semi-autonomous region’s election committee said on Saturday.Tensions
Kenyans tipped of business opportunities in Somali-land
Somaliland has opened its gates for Kenyan investors to venture into their country. The country’s Foreign affairs and international cooperation minister Yasin Mohammed Hiir said his country