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 WEEKChinese, Djiboutian presidents meet in Beijing, elevate bilateral ties
By Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Read:
Read MoreSomalian elderly man found burned to death inside his shack in South Africa
A man in his late sixties was found burned to death in his shack in Somalia Park informal settlement near Vosloorus on Wednesday evening. Ekurhuleni emergency services spokesperson William Ntladi
Read MoreTurkey seizes $1 billion of counterfeit money headed for Africa
File Photo Reuters By Reuters Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanian and three Swedish
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Chinese, Djiboutian presidents meet in Beijing, elevate bilateral ties
By Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Read:
Read MoreSomalian elderly man found burned to death inside his shack in South Africa
A man in his late sixties was found burned to death in his shack in Somalia Park informal settlement near Vosloorus on Wednesday evening. Ekurhuleni emergency services spokesperson William Ntladi
Read MoreTurkey seizes $1 billion of counterfeit money headed for Africa
File Photo Reuters By Reuters Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanian and three Swedish
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Blog PostsSomalia Hassan Sheikh’s government is facing a widespread financial crisis and the causes
File Photo/Somali Times The government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is reported to be difficult economic times. In general, the capital city where the government sits is reporting a type
Banks fight bid to limit right to sell loan property
Banks have opposed a petition seeking to compel them to obtain court orders before selling off any property charged as security for loans. Photo/Shutterstock By Business Daily Africa Kenyan
Biden says he has no plans to speak to Netanyahu
By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden said Monday that he has no plans to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “No,” Biden told reporters when asked if he has
UK weighs approval of Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph newspaper buyout
Copies of The Daily Telegraph are displayed on a rack in a supermarket in London, Britain, January 20, 2024. Photographer Belinda Jiao/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s government is weighing
Muse Bihi began targeting Awdal people in Somalia during Ramadan
File Photo Somali Times/Warlord Muse Bihi Abdi Somalia, the Minister of State Mohamed Ali Haga, held a press conference, as a representative of the parliamentarians and officials of the federal
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli chief rabbi says Jews will leave country if forced to join army
By Anadolu Agency Israel’s Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has threatened that ultra-Orthodox Jews will leave the country if they are forced to serve in the army, local media reported.
Somalia Minister of Internal Affairs Fiqi says after 30 years the national flag will be brought to Hargeisa
File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Internal Affairs of Somalia, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, who spoke last night at an event in Mogadishu, spoke about the issue of Hargeisa administration, saying
Man arrested after car crashes into Buckingham Palace gates
Royal Palaces stock – London/PA Archive Evening Standard By George Lithgow A man has been arrested after a car crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace. The driver was seen on his knees as
Romance Tourism: Exploring the Allure of Love Within African Borders
White female and African male stroll beach. Source: Standard Media By The African Exponent Romantic tourism, also referred to as love tourism or relationship tourism, has grown in popularity
Museveni prepares for 7th term as opposition leaders maul each other
By The East African Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), recently launched the update of the party’s voters’ register,
Somalia Hassan Sheikh’s government is facing a widespread financial crisis and the causes
File Photo/Somali Times The government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is reported to be difficult economic times. In general, the capital city where the government sits is reporting a type
Banks fight bid to limit right to sell loan property
Banks have opposed a petition seeking to compel them to obtain court orders before selling off any property charged as security for loans. Photo/Shutterstock By Business Daily Africa Kenyan
Biden says he has no plans to speak to Netanyahu
By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden said Monday that he has no plans to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “No,” Biden told reporters when asked if he has
UK weighs approval of Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph newspaper buyout
Copies of The Daily Telegraph are displayed on a rack in a supermarket in London, Britain, January 20, 2024. Photographer Belinda Jiao/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s government is weighing
Muse Bihi began targeting Awdal people in Somalia during Ramadan
File Photo Somali Times/Warlord Muse Bihi Abdi Somalia, the Minister of State Mohamed Ali Haga, held a press conference, as a representative of the parliamentarians and officials of the federal
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli chief rabbi says Jews will leave country if forced to join army
By Anadolu Agency Israel’s Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has threatened that ultra-Orthodox Jews will leave the country if they are forced to serve in the army, local media reported.
Somalia Minister of Internal Affairs Fiqi says after 30 years the national flag will be brought to Hargeisa
File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Internal Affairs of Somalia, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, who spoke last night at an event in Mogadishu, spoke about the issue of Hargeisa administration, saying
Man arrested after car crashes into Buckingham Palace gates
Royal Palaces stock – London/PA Archive Evening Standard By George Lithgow A man has been arrested after a car crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace. The driver was seen on his knees as
Romance Tourism: Exploring the Allure of Love Within African Borders
White female and African male stroll beach. Source: Standard Media By The African Exponent Romantic tourism, also referred to as love tourism or relationship tourism, has grown in popularity
Museveni prepares for 7th term as opposition leaders maul each other
By The East African Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), recently launched the update of the party’s voters’ register,