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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
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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
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Saudi prince seeks to dodge blame for Khashoggi killing: U.N. expert
Photo/Reuters Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is trying to repair damage to his image done by Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by insisting “layers and layers” of hierarchy separated him from the Saudi
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Somalia is more divided today than it was two years ago
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James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia
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This photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a BMW electric vehicle displayed at the signing ceremony for deepening strategic cooperation between BMW and Shenyang, in Shenyang, northeast
Turkey’s Erdogan, Greek PM stress maintaining positive momentum in ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a joint press conference in Ankara, Türkiye, on May 13, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via
Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda since 2000, was nominated as the candidate dictator
Credit Photo Reuters/Rwandan President Paul Kagame Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for July 15. Read: The oldest
London stocks dip as global rates outlook weighs
The outside of the London Stock Exchange building is seen in the City of London, March 7, 2005. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters London stocks fell on Friday, tracking weakness in
What was the topic of discussion between Hamza and Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Guelleh?
File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting
UN envoy to Somalia James Swan will not please Hassan Sheikh
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been
Xi lauds China-Russia ties as Putin arrives in Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an official welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China May 16, 2024. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Chinese
Slovak prime minister Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt
Security officers move Slovak PM Robert Fico in a car after a shooting incident, after a Slovak government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. Reuters/Radovan Stoklasa By Reuters Slovak
Somalia is more divided today than it was two years ago
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s corruption virtually runs throughout Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud’s regime. From its judicial system, to public services, administration, police, tax
James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia
James Swan United Nations envoy to Somalia The Secretary General of the United Nations has appointed James Swan from the United States as the Acting Special Envoy to Somalia and the Head of the
Industrial scale of Sino-German cooperation in Beijing grows to 40 bln yuan
This photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a BMW electric vehicle displayed at the signing ceremony for deepening strategic cooperation between BMW and Shenyang, in Shenyang, northeast
Turkey’s Erdogan, Greek PM stress maintaining positive momentum in ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a joint press conference in Ankara, Türkiye, on May 13, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via