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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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
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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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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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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 WEEKSomalia corrupt lawmakers to consider extending presidential term
File Photo/Somali Times The Lower House Parliament’s First Deputy Speaker, MP Sadia Yasin Samatar, has appointed a 10-member committee to deliberate on a motion submitted by nearly 100 MPs
Read MoreDoes Egypt have the right to build military bases in Somalia?
Photo: Credit Middle East Monitor In the context of the Renaissance Dam crisis which recently escalated between Egypt and Ethiopia, Somali reservations emerged regarding the fifth clause of the
Read MoreSomali community leader Abdirizak Bihi appointed USCIS citizenship ambassador
Abdirizak Bihi On October 12, 2021 during a live telecast of a Mshale candidate interview for the Minneapolis Sixth Ward race. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this
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Somalia corrupt lawmakers to consider extending presidential term
File Photo/Somali Times The Lower House Parliament’s First Deputy Speaker, MP Sadia Yasin Samatar, has appointed a 10-member committee to deliberate on a motion submitted by nearly 100 MPs
Read MoreDoes Egypt have the right to build military bases in Somalia?
Photo: Credit Middle East Monitor In the context of the Renaissance Dam crisis which recently escalated between Egypt and Ethiopia, Somali reservations emerged regarding the fifth clause of the
Read MoreSomali community leader Abdirizak Bihi appointed USCIS citizenship ambassador
Abdirizak Bihi On October 12, 2021 during a live telecast of a Mshale candidate interview for the Minneapolis Sixth Ward race. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this
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Blog PostsMajority of African migrants move within Africa: report
People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Han Xu) By Xinhua News Agency The majority of Africa’s international migrants
Spanish government to block Catalan independence initiative in court
By Anadolu Agency The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it will challenge a Catalan bill proposing a unilateral declaration of independence in the Constitutional Court. Earlier this
Baltimore bridge collision sends vehicles tumbling into water
A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Photographer Julia Nikhinson By Reuters A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S.
5 Chinese nationals killed in suicide bombing northwest Pakistan
By Anadolu Agency At least five Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The terrorism incident occurred in the
Somalia’s Puntland says Hassan changing the constitution is a threat to the unity of the Somali nation
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland administration has said that it strongly opposes and warns against changing the Transitional Constitution, so that Somalis do not agree to remove the basic
Eastleigh mall attracts seven banks in under a year
By Business Daily Africa Business Bay Square mall (BBS) in Nairobi’s Eastleigh has attracted seven banks in under a year, giving it a revenue boost at a time many malls have been struggling with
Somali security agencies seized a large amount of drugs in Mogadishu’s port
A container carrying a large amount of drugs was seized at the port of Mogadishu late yesterday afternoon. A large amount of narcotics, known as Tabuga in Somalia, were seized at the main port of
France launches a nationwide anti-drug crackdown
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Marseille as a major police operation got underway. Photographer Christophe Ena/AP By The Associated Press The French interior minister launched multiple
African Games: Mohamed shatters 35-year curse for Somalia as Kenya’s Kemboi adds to medal haul in 5,000m final
By Pulse Sports Somalia’s Abdullahi Jama Mohamed made history in the 5000m at the African Games, marking the nation’s return to global sports prominence. Abdullahi Jama Mohamed made
Wars threaten US interests in Africa, report says
Credit Photo/Reuters By The East African China and Russia could still be the biggest rivals of American interests especially in Africa, a public assessment of threats to Washington shows. The
Majority of African migrants move within Africa: report
People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Han Xu) By Xinhua News Agency The majority of Africa’s international migrants
Spanish government to block Catalan independence initiative in court
By Anadolu Agency The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it will challenge a Catalan bill proposing a unilateral declaration of independence in the Constitutional Court. Earlier this
Baltimore bridge collision sends vehicles tumbling into water
A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Photographer Julia Nikhinson By Reuters A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S.
5 Chinese nationals killed in suicide bombing northwest Pakistan
By Anadolu Agency At least five Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The terrorism incident occurred in the
Somalia’s Puntland says Hassan changing the constitution is a threat to the unity of the Somali nation
File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland administration has said that it strongly opposes and warns against changing the Transitional Constitution, so that Somalis do not agree to remove the basic
Eastleigh mall attracts seven banks in under a year
By Business Daily Africa Business Bay Square mall (BBS) in Nairobi’s Eastleigh has attracted seven banks in under a year, giving it a revenue boost at a time many malls have been struggling with
Somali security agencies seized a large amount of drugs in Mogadishu’s port
A container carrying a large amount of drugs was seized at the port of Mogadishu late yesterday afternoon. A large amount of narcotics, known as Tabuga in Somalia, were seized at the main port of
France launches a nationwide anti-drug crackdown
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Marseille as a major police operation got underway. Photographer Christophe Ena/AP By The Associated Press The French interior minister launched multiple
African Games: Mohamed shatters 35-year curse for Somalia as Kenya’s Kemboi adds to medal haul in 5,000m final
By Pulse Sports Somalia’s Abdullahi Jama Mohamed made history in the 5000m at the African Games, marking the nation’s return to global sports prominence. Abdullahi Jama Mohamed made
Wars threaten US interests in Africa, report says
Credit Photo/Reuters By The East African China and Russia could still be the biggest rivals of American interests especially in Africa, a public assessment of threats to Washington shows. The