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 WEEKIsrael faces ‘civil war’ after approval of controversial judicial bill: Former premier
By Anadolu Agency Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that the country is entering a civil war after the Knesset approved a controversial bill limiting the Supreme Court’s
Read MoreGeneral Thomas Waldhauser, “I will work to prevent the actions ugly before it happens.”
Mogadishu.-The US military commander General Thomas Waldhauser said the US military advised and assisted the region, including the Somali government and the African Union Mission in Somalia
Read MoreUK Treasury boss to extend job support, tax breaks in budget
A cleaner sweeps up in front of 11 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will depart from his official residence to announce
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Israel faces ‘civil war’ after approval of controversial judicial bill: Former premier
By Anadolu Agency Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that the country is entering a civil war after the Knesset approved a controversial bill limiting the Supreme Court’s
Read MoreGeneral Thomas Waldhauser, “I will work to prevent the actions ugly before it happens.”
Mogadishu.-The US military commander General Thomas Waldhauser said the US military advised and assisted the region, including the Somali government and the African Union Mission in Somalia
Read MoreUK Treasury boss to extend job support, tax breaks in budget
A cleaner sweeps up in front of 11 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will depart from his official residence to announce
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Blog PostsIran says a US MQ-9 Reaper drone violated their airspace in the Persian Gulf and was shot down
After CENTCOM announced that US forces had carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, Iran reported shooting down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that had violated its airspace over
Pakistan Shi’ites deported from UAE return to lost jobs, frozen savings
A Pakistani Shi’ite Muslim man, who was working as a building security officer in the United Arab Emirates, speaks with Reuters at his village, after being deported along with many others
Duale Maps 22 Kenyan counties at risk as Ebola cases rise in Uganda, DRC
Kenyan Health Secretary Aden Duale Nairobi is among a list of 22 countries which have been classified by the Ministry of health as at risk of a possible Ebola outbreak as regional health
Why 80% of African startup funding comes from foreign investors and what it means for local founders
Photographer Desola Lanre-Ologun/Unsplash By The African Exponent In Lagos, Nairobi, Cape Town and Cairo, the cranes of a different sort of construction project have been busy for a decade.
Ebola outbreak reaches DR Congo’s South Kivu as suspected cases soar
Medical worker disinfect equipments before the burial of a suspected Ebola victim in Bunia, Ituri Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 21, 2026. The outbreak, initially reported
Aston Villa won the UEFA Europa League
By Anadolu Agency In the 3rd minute, Rogers, who received the ball in the opponent’s half, took a shot but the goalkeeper prevented the goal. In the 17th minute, from a free kick, the ball
Russian and Chinese leaders sign declaration on multipolar world at Beijing summit
By Anadolu Agency The Russian and Chinese leaders signed on Wednesday a declaration on the establishment of a multipolar world and a “new type” of international relations. Following
Chinese, African tourism operators seek new partnerships at Africa’s Travel Indaba
People visit the exhibition area of Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026 in Durban, South Africa, May 12, 2026. Photographer Chen Wei By Xinhua News Agency Chinese and African tourism operators
EU Ambassador to Somalia expressed its support for the continuation of political dialogue
File Photo/Somali Times The EU has expressed its support for the continuation of political dialogue in Somalia, with EU Ambassador to Somalia Francesca Di Mauro saying that she met with former
How pay-as-you-go solar financing in Africa is shifting from equity to debt
Photo by American Public Power Association /Unsplash By The African Exponent In July of last year, in offices in Nairobi and London, lawyers from Clifford Chance closed a deal that few outside
Iran says a US MQ-9 Reaper drone violated their airspace in the Persian Gulf and was shot down
After CENTCOM announced that US forces had carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, Iran reported shooting down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that had violated its airspace over
Pakistan Shi’ites deported from UAE return to lost jobs, frozen savings
A Pakistani Shi’ite Muslim man, who was working as a building security officer in the United Arab Emirates, speaks with Reuters at his village, after being deported along with many others
Duale Maps 22 Kenyan counties at risk as Ebola cases rise in Uganda, DRC
Kenyan Health Secretary Aden Duale Nairobi is among a list of 22 countries which have been classified by the Ministry of health as at risk of a possible Ebola outbreak as regional health
Why 80% of African startup funding comes from foreign investors and what it means for local founders
Photographer Desola Lanre-Ologun/Unsplash By The African Exponent In Lagos, Nairobi, Cape Town and Cairo, the cranes of a different sort of construction project have been busy for a decade.
Ebola outbreak reaches DR Congo’s South Kivu as suspected cases soar
Medical worker disinfect equipments before the burial of a suspected Ebola victim in Bunia, Ituri Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 21, 2026. The outbreak, initially reported
Aston Villa won the UEFA Europa League
By Anadolu Agency In the 3rd minute, Rogers, who received the ball in the opponent’s half, took a shot but the goalkeeper prevented the goal. In the 17th minute, from a free kick, the ball
Russian and Chinese leaders sign declaration on multipolar world at Beijing summit
By Anadolu Agency The Russian and Chinese leaders signed on Wednesday a declaration on the establishment of a multipolar world and a “new type” of international relations. Following
Chinese, African tourism operators seek new partnerships at Africa’s Travel Indaba
People visit the exhibition area of Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026 in Durban, South Africa, May 12, 2026. Photographer Chen Wei By Xinhua News Agency Chinese and African tourism operators
EU Ambassador to Somalia expressed its support for the continuation of political dialogue
File Photo/Somali Times The EU has expressed its support for the continuation of political dialogue in Somalia, with EU Ambassador to Somalia Francesca Di Mauro saying that she met with former
How pay-as-you-go solar financing in Africa is shifting from equity to debt
Photo by American Public Power Association /Unsplash By The African Exponent In July of last year, in offices in Nairobi and London, lawyers from Clifford Chance closed a deal that few outside