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 WEEKInternational community cannot tell Farmajo to leave, Somalia is an independent country
File Photo/Somali Times The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia has announced that the international community is in talks with Somalia’s political parties to prevent the crisis
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A Turkish Coast Guard boat gets ready for a patrol at Lake Van in the border city of Van, Turkey August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer By Reuters Afghans who manage to make the weeks-long journey
Read MoreLocusts now in Meru, Isiolo counties
Photo Credit Daily Nation Some of the desert locusts which have invaded Gurar in Wajir North. The insects have been spotted in Meru and Isiolo. Desert locusts that have ravaged north-eastern
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International community cannot tell Farmajo to leave, Somalia is an independent country
File Photo/Somali Times The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia has announced that the international community is in talks with Somalia’s political parties to prevent the crisis
Read MoreTurkey reinforces border to block any Afghan migrant wave
A Turkish Coast Guard boat gets ready for a patrol at Lake Van in the border city of Van, Turkey August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer By Reuters Afghans who manage to make the weeks-long journey
Read MoreLocusts now in Meru, Isiolo counties
Photo Credit Daily Nation Some of the desert locusts which have invaded Gurar in Wajir North. The insects have been spotted in Meru and Isiolo. Desert locusts that have ravaged north-eastern
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Blog PostsPresident Macron Acknowledges France’s Lack of Will to Stop Rwanda Genocide
By The African Exponent In a profound statement that is set to reverberate across international communities, President Emmanuel Macron of France has publicly acknowledged his country’s
Zimbabwe launches gold-backed currency to replace battered local dollar
By Reuters Zimbabwe is replacing its collapsing local currency with a new one backed by gold and foreign currencies that it hopes will be more stable and help bring down inflation, the central
Puntland is against the Federal Government’s decision to close the Ethiopian Consulate in Garowe
File Photo/Somali Times The regional government of Puntland strongly opposed yesterday’s decision by the Federal Government of Somalia which ordered the closure of the Ethiopian Consulate
Somalia expels the Ethiopian ambassador and closes two consulates
The Somalia government today expelled the Ethiopian ambassador and closed two Ethiopian consulates in Garowe and Hargeisa. The Somalia government has accused Ethiopia of interfering in
Somalia president sacks spy chief and replaces him
File Photo/Somali Times Former Somalia spy chief Mahad Salad is a member of Al-Shabab terrorist group, who is lacking prior intelligence experience and education. An Intelligence Agency does not
Russian defense minister warns his French counterpart against sending troops to Ukraine
By Anadolu Agency Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu warned his French counterpart Sebastian Lecornu against sending troops to Ukraine in a phone talk late on Wednesday. The Defense Ministry
IMF ends Ethiopia visit without a deal
By Reuters The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its visit to Ethiopia to discuss a request for the global lender’s support on Tuesday without reaching an agreement, leaving the
US Flags Rampant Bribery Requests From Kenyan Gov’t Officials
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai addressing journalists at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on July 19, 2023. Photographer Lucy Wanjiru/File Photo NMG By Citizen Digital The United States of America
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years kills seven, traps 77
Firefighters work at the site of a collapsed building in Hualien, April 3, 2024. Taiwan National Fire Agency/Handout By Reuters Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed seven
11-year-old British-Ghanaian author who has published 4 books fulfills promise of building e-library for school in Ghana
Sarah Afua Kittoe/Photo credit: Sarah Afua Kittoe via TikTok By Face2Face Africa Sarah Afua Kittoe, an 11-year-old British-Ghanaian author, has fulfilled a promise made months ago to build a
President Macron Acknowledges France’s Lack of Will to Stop Rwanda Genocide
By The African Exponent In a profound statement that is set to reverberate across international communities, President Emmanuel Macron of France has publicly acknowledged his country’s
Zimbabwe launches gold-backed currency to replace battered local dollar
By Reuters Zimbabwe is replacing its collapsing local currency with a new one backed by gold and foreign currencies that it hopes will be more stable and help bring down inflation, the central
Puntland is against the Federal Government’s decision to close the Ethiopian Consulate in Garowe
File Photo/Somali Times The regional government of Puntland strongly opposed yesterday’s decision by the Federal Government of Somalia which ordered the closure of the Ethiopian Consulate
Somalia expels the Ethiopian ambassador and closes two consulates
The Somalia government today expelled the Ethiopian ambassador and closed two Ethiopian consulates in Garowe and Hargeisa. The Somalia government has accused Ethiopia of interfering in
Somalia president sacks spy chief and replaces him
File Photo/Somali Times Former Somalia spy chief Mahad Salad is a member of Al-Shabab terrorist group, who is lacking prior intelligence experience and education. An Intelligence Agency does not
Russian defense minister warns his French counterpart against sending troops to Ukraine
By Anadolu Agency Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu warned his French counterpart Sebastian Lecornu against sending troops to Ukraine in a phone talk late on Wednesday. The Defense Ministry
IMF ends Ethiopia visit without a deal
By Reuters The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its visit to Ethiopia to discuss a request for the global lender’s support on Tuesday without reaching an agreement, leaving the
US Flags Rampant Bribery Requests From Kenyan Gov’t Officials
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai addressing journalists at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on July 19, 2023. Photographer Lucy Wanjiru/File Photo NMG By Citizen Digital The United States of America
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years kills seven, traps 77
Firefighters work at the site of a collapsed building in Hualien, April 3, 2024. Taiwan National Fire Agency/Handout By Reuters Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed seven
11-year-old British-Ghanaian author who has published 4 books fulfills promise of building e-library for school in Ghana
Sarah Afua Kittoe/Photo credit: Sarah Afua Kittoe via TikTok By Face2Face Africa Sarah Afua Kittoe, an 11-year-old British-Ghanaian author, has fulfilled a promise made months ago to build a