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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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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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
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Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla look at each other as they stand on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace after their coronation, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Leon
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King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs
Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla look at each other as they stand on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace after their coronation, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Leon
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Blog PostsU.S. withholds arms shipment to Israel over “serious concerns” about Rafah offensive: State Dept
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 8, 2024. The United States has
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
U.S. withholds arms shipment to Israel over “serious concerns” about Rafah offensive: State Dept
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 8, 2024. The United States has
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