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
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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
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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 WEEKSomalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections
Photo Somali Times, Thursday December 25th 2025. Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections. Read: Somalia corrupt president Hassan
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This photo taken on March 23, 2025 shows a view of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, venue of the talks between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photographer Wang Dongzhen By Xinhua
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Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma who tweeted on Saturday in reference to the Friday attack in the Kismayo emerging smear campaign Monica Juma has urged the international community to
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Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections
Photo Somali Times, Thursday December 25th 2025. Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections. Read: Somalia corrupt president Hassan
Read MoreRussia, Ukraine hold parallel U.S.-mediated talks in Saudi Arabia amid disagreement, distrust
This photo taken on March 23, 2025 shows a view of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, venue of the talks between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photographer Wang Dongzhen By Xinhua
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Blog PostsKenya has launched a plan to persuade Somalia to withdraw its candidacy from the African Union Commission
File Photo/Somali Times The Kenyan government has launched a plan to persuade the federal government of Somalia to give up its candidacy to the African Union Commission. The candidate for this
Amnesty International says Somalia drone strikes killing 23 civilians should be investigated as war crimes
File Photo/Somali Times Two strikes that killed 23 civilians during Somali military operations supported by Turkish drones must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today,
Floods destroy Kitale–Lodwar–Juba highway, disrupt regional business
The Kitale – Kapenguria -Lodwar Juba highway road cut off at Lou’s in West Pokot County, Kenya on April 29, 2024 By The East African The Kitale–Lodwar–Juba highway has been completely
BP profit slides by 40% as refinery outage offsets higher output
The logo for a BP petrol station is seen in London, Britain, September 24, 2021. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters BP’s, opens new tab first-quarter earnings plunged by 40% to $2.7
East Africa floods affecting 750,000 people kill more than 235, displace 234,000: UN
File Photo/Somali Times By Xinhua News Agency UN humanitarians said on Monday nearly 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed
Russia warns Britain it could strike back after Cameron remark on Ukraine
Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks to a reporter outside St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2, 2024. Photographer Thomas
Russia says it began preparations for military exercise in response to Western ‘provocations, threats’
Mandatory Credıt – ‘Russıan Defense Mınıstry / Handout’ By Anadolu Agency Russia said on Monday that it began preparations for a military exercise involving the country’s
What went wrong with security in Mogadishu?
File Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has been experiencing insecurity in the last two years, including murders, explosions and mortar attacks on neighbourhoods in the
Somalia Prime Minister Hamza went on his first trip to Kenya taking $250,000 dollars with him to spend
File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Hamsa Abdi Barre, has left for the first time to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, since he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Somalia
Russia says it carried out 25 group strikes on Ukraine’s military objects over past week
By Anadolu Agency The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it carried out 25 group strikes on military objects in Ukraine over the past week. The ministry said in a statement that the
Kenya has launched a plan to persuade Somalia to withdraw its candidacy from the African Union Commission
File Photo/Somali Times The Kenyan government has launched a plan to persuade the federal government of Somalia to give up its candidacy to the African Union Commission. The candidate for this
Amnesty International says Somalia drone strikes killing 23 civilians should be investigated as war crimes
File Photo/Somali Times Two strikes that killed 23 civilians during Somali military operations supported by Turkish drones must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today,
Floods destroy Kitale–Lodwar–Juba highway, disrupt regional business
The Kitale – Kapenguria -Lodwar Juba highway road cut off at Lou’s in West Pokot County, Kenya on April 29, 2024 By The East African The Kitale–Lodwar–Juba highway has been completely
BP profit slides by 40% as refinery outage offsets higher output
The logo for a BP petrol station is seen in London, Britain, September 24, 2021. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters BP’s, opens new tab first-quarter earnings plunged by 40% to $2.7
East Africa floods affecting 750,000 people kill more than 235, displace 234,000: UN
File Photo/Somali Times By Xinhua News Agency UN humanitarians said on Monday nearly 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed
Russia warns Britain it could strike back after Cameron remark on Ukraine
Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks to a reporter outside St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2, 2024. Photographer Thomas
Russia says it began preparations for military exercise in response to Western ‘provocations, threats’
Mandatory Credıt – ‘Russıan Defense Mınıstry / Handout’ By Anadolu Agency Russia said on Monday that it began preparations for a military exercise involving the country’s
What went wrong with security in Mogadishu?
File Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has been experiencing insecurity in the last two years, including murders, explosions and mortar attacks on neighbourhoods in the
Somalia Prime Minister Hamza went on his first trip to Kenya taking $250,000 dollars with him to spend
File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Hamsa Abdi Barre, has left for the first time to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, since he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Somalia
Russia says it carried out 25 group strikes on Ukraine’s military objects over past week
By Anadolu Agency The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it carried out 25 group strikes on military objects in Ukraine over the past week. The ministry said in a statement that the