Latest NewsFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
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Former Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus 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
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Featured ArticlesFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Former Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKUnited Nations envoy to Somalia James Swan, speaking the elections and ongoing efforts
Photo/Somali Times James Swan screen capture. The United Nations envoy to Somalia, Mr James Swan, speaking at a Security Council meeting on the latest developments in Somalia, said there was
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United Nations envoy to Somalia James Swan, speaking the elections and ongoing efforts
Photo/Somali Times James Swan screen capture. The United Nations envoy to Somalia, Mr James Swan, speaking at a Security Council meeting on the latest developments in Somalia, said there was
Read MoreS. Korea, Japan jointly take part in multinational maritime exercise
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Blog PostsUnited Nations congratulates Somalia on UN Security Council chair
The United Nations congratulates the government and the Somali citizens of Somalia’s membership in the United Nations Security Council at 2025-2026. Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, Somalia elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council
Somalian Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi (C) speaks to the press after Somalia was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 6,
Opening of new mines boosts Ivory Coast 2023 gold output
By Reuters Ivory Coast’s gold output hit a record high in 2023, helped by the opening of new mines, and will continue to grow further, mines minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly said on
Iran arrests Israeli Mossad ‘spy’ amid rising tensions
Valiasr Street and Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran By Anadolu Agency An alleged spy for Israel was arrested by Iranian security agencies in the northwestern province of Ardabil, local
Quadrupling of subsidized bread prices deepens struggle for millions in Egypt
An Egyptian man is helped by another person, as he carries bread on a wooden rack to be sold to customers in Cairo, Egypt June 3, 2024. Credit Photo/Reuters By The African Exponent A recent
Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report
File Photos Somali Times/Serial killer Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed By Al Jazeera There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war, a new
Ex- Al-Shabab leader Mukhtar Robow steal 10 million dollars
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud appointed the founder of Al-Shabab terrorist group Mukhtar Robow as the Minister for Endowment and Religious Affairs was a
U.S. won’t send military advisors to Ukraine for training purpose: White House
U.S. President Joe Biden. Credit Photo Twitter X By Xinhua News Agency The United States will maintain its policy of not sending military advisors to Ukraine, a top U.S. national security
Annual Meetings 2024: Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan join $35 million African Development Bank climate disaster risk financing project
By African Development Bank Group The African Development Bank Group Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development joined finance ministers and representatives from Comoros,
UN Security Council holds discussions regarding political situation and security in Somalia
The Security Council will discuss political and security situation in Somalia, with a report to the United Nations envoy to Somalia, James Swan. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United
United Nations congratulates Somalia on UN Security Council chair
The United Nations congratulates the government and the Somali citizens of Somalia’s membership in the United Nations Security Council at 2025-2026. Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, Somalia elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council
Somalian Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi (C) speaks to the press after Somalia was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 6,
Opening of new mines boosts Ivory Coast 2023 gold output
By Reuters Ivory Coast’s gold output hit a record high in 2023, helped by the opening of new mines, and will continue to grow further, mines minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly said on
Iran arrests Israeli Mossad ‘spy’ amid rising tensions
Valiasr Street and Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran By Anadolu Agency An alleged spy for Israel was arrested by Iranian security agencies in the northwestern province of Ardabil, local
Quadrupling of subsidized bread prices deepens struggle for millions in Egypt
An Egyptian man is helped by another person, as he carries bread on a wooden rack to be sold to customers in Cairo, Egypt June 3, 2024. Credit Photo/Reuters By The African Exponent A recent
Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report
File Photos Somali Times/Serial killer Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed By Al Jazeera There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war, a new
Ex- Al-Shabab leader Mukhtar Robow steal 10 million dollars
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud appointed the founder of Al-Shabab terrorist group Mukhtar Robow as the Minister for Endowment and Religious Affairs was a
U.S. won’t send military advisors to Ukraine for training purpose: White House
U.S. President Joe Biden. Credit Photo Twitter X By Xinhua News Agency The United States will maintain its policy of not sending military advisors to Ukraine, a top U.S. national security
Annual Meetings 2024: Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan join $35 million African Development Bank climate disaster risk financing project
By African Development Bank Group The African Development Bank Group Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development joined finance ministers and representatives from Comoros,
UN Security Council holds discussions regarding political situation and security in Somalia
The Security Council will discuss political and security situation in Somalia, with a report to the United Nations envoy to Somalia, James Swan. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United