Latest NewsUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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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
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UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
Read MoreKenyans 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
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Featured ArticlesUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKBanadir region commemorates reconstruction project in Mogadishu
Mogadishu – Governor of Banadir region and Mayor of Mogadishu Mr Abdirahman Omar Osman opened the first phase of the reconstruction project in Mogadishu funded by the German government.
Read MoreThousands of Sudanese press on with rally outside army HQ
Protesters run for cover from teargas outside the military headquarters in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on April 7, 2019 AFP Sudanese police fired tear gas Sunday at thousands of protesters who
Read MoreUN condemns arms supply to Somalia’s al-Shabab, keeps UN ban
By Associated Press The U.N. Security Council condemned the supply of weapons and ammunition to al-Shabab extremists and others in Somalia in violation of a U.N. arms embargo and voted Monday to
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Banadir region commemorates reconstruction project in Mogadishu
Mogadishu – Governor of Banadir region and Mayor of Mogadishu Mr Abdirahman Omar Osman opened the first phase of the reconstruction project in Mogadishu funded by the German government.
Read MoreThousands of Sudanese press on with rally outside army HQ
Protesters run for cover from teargas outside the military headquarters in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on April 7, 2019 AFP Sudanese police fired tear gas Sunday at thousands of protesters who
Read MoreUN condemns arms supply to Somalia’s al-Shabab, keeps UN ban
By Associated Press The U.N. Security Council condemned the supply of weapons and ammunition to al-Shabab extremists and others in Somalia in violation of a U.N. arms embargo and voted Monday to
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Blog PostsAU mission hands over military base to Somalia in 3rd phase of troop withdrawal
By Xinhua News Agency The African Union (AU) Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said on Sunday that it has handed over the Barire military base to the Somali security forces, marking the start
Over 1.8M Muslim pilgrims start performing Hajj
By Anadolu Agency Over 1.8 million pilgrims from across the globe on Saturday converged on Mount Arafat in the western region of Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj, the Saudi Ministry of
Somalia Mogadishu president Hassan Sheikh says wants to open dialogue with Al-Shabab
File Photo/Somali Times Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who was attending a conference in Norway where he visited, spoke about sensitive issues related to the Al-Shabab terror group. Read: Somalia’s
Cyril Ramaphosa reelected South Africa’s president for second term
By Anadolu Agency Members of the South African parliament reelected Cyril Ramaphosa late Friday as president for a second term during the first sitting of the legislature. Ramaphosa, 71, leader
Emir of Qatar had a telephone conversation with Hassan Sheikh and Abiy Ahmed
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Credit to Photo Twitter x Qatar’s news agency QNA reported that the Emir of Qatar, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, had separate meetings on the
Somalia Galmudug leader says, “I will present the evidence of the people behind clan war
File Photo/Somali Times The president of Galmudug administration, Ahmed Abdi Karie said yesterday afternoon held a meeting with the elders and intellectuals of the Marehan and Dir clans, which
Crucial crossing on Libya-Tunisia border to partially reopen after months of closure
Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi (R) and Tunisian Interior Minister Khaled Nouri (L) sign a security agreement in Tripoli, Libya, on June 12, 2024. The Ras Ajdir border crossing, a
At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says
By The Associated Press A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the U.N. agency said Tuesday. The boat was carrying about
Rwanda accuses UN refugee agency of lying about country’s treatment of asylum seekers
By Anadolu Agency Rwanda accused the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday of presenting fabricated allegations to UK courts about the country’s treatment of asylum
Malawi vice president Chilima and nine others killed in plane crash
Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima. Credit to Photo/ Facebook By Reuters Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others, including former first lady Shanil
AU mission hands over military base to Somalia in 3rd phase of troop withdrawal
By Xinhua News Agency The African Union (AU) Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said on Sunday that it has handed over the Barire military base to the Somali security forces, marking the start
Over 1.8M Muslim pilgrims start performing Hajj
By Anadolu Agency Over 1.8 million pilgrims from across the globe on Saturday converged on Mount Arafat in the western region of Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj, the Saudi Ministry of
Somalia Mogadishu president Hassan Sheikh says wants to open dialogue with Al-Shabab
File Photo/Somali Times Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who was attending a conference in Norway where he visited, spoke about sensitive issues related to the Al-Shabab terror group. Read: Somalia’s
Cyril Ramaphosa reelected South Africa’s president for second term
By Anadolu Agency Members of the South African parliament reelected Cyril Ramaphosa late Friday as president for a second term during the first sitting of the legislature. Ramaphosa, 71, leader
Emir of Qatar had a telephone conversation with Hassan Sheikh and Abiy Ahmed
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Credit to Photo Twitter x Qatar’s news agency QNA reported that the Emir of Qatar, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, had separate meetings on the
Somalia Galmudug leader says, “I will present the evidence of the people behind clan war
File Photo/Somali Times The president of Galmudug administration, Ahmed Abdi Karie said yesterday afternoon held a meeting with the elders and intellectuals of the Marehan and Dir clans, which
Crucial crossing on Libya-Tunisia border to partially reopen after months of closure
Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi (R) and Tunisian Interior Minister Khaled Nouri (L) sign a security agreement in Tripoli, Libya, on June 12, 2024. The Ras Ajdir border crossing, a
At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says
By The Associated Press A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the U.N. agency said Tuesday. The boat was carrying about
Rwanda accuses UN refugee agency of lying about country’s treatment of asylum seekers
By Anadolu Agency Rwanda accused the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday of presenting fabricated allegations to UK courts about the country’s treatment of asylum
Malawi vice president Chilima and nine others killed in plane crash
Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima. Credit to Photo/ Facebook By Reuters Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others, including former first lady Shanil