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
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
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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
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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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 WEEKSomali spy chief Fahad Yasin released journalist Abuja
Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s military court has announced the final verdict in the case of journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nur Abuja, who has been detained by the Somali government for almost
Read MoreBurundi closes Rwanda border in new row over rebels
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye. Photo/AFP By AFP Burundi said on Thursday it had closed the border with Rwanda, nearly two weeks after accusing its neighbour of supporting rebels
Read MoreKenya ‘normalises’ affairs with Somalia but sea dispute persists
Kenya says it is agreeing to normalise relations with Somalia as the “first step” of addressing their differences over the maritime borderline, which is already before the
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Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin released journalist Abuja
Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s military court has announced the final verdict in the case of journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nur Abuja, who has been detained by the Somali government for almost
Read MoreBurundi closes Rwanda border in new row over rebels
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye. Photo/AFP By AFP Burundi said on Thursday it had closed the border with Rwanda, nearly two weeks after accusing its neighbour of supporting rebels
Read MoreKenya ‘normalises’ affairs with Somalia but sea dispute persists
Kenya says it is agreeing to normalise relations with Somalia as the “first step” of addressing their differences over the maritime borderline, which is already before the
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Blog PostsSomalia neglects security and neglects leadership
File Photo/Somali Times By Former Somalia spy chief Fahad Yasin The camp of General Gordan, which was one of the most secure facilities, where the National Army officers and foreign trainers
Iraq, US resume meetings on ending mission of international coalition
By Anadolu Agency The US-Iraq Higher Military Commission resumed its dialogue Sunday on ending the US-led international coalition’s mission in Iraq. The meeting was convened “to assess the
Pakistan’s Khan-backed independents lead in final poll count
Polling staff count ballots at a polling station after polls closed, during the general election, in Lahore, Pakistan, February 8, 2024. Photographer Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo By Reuters
UAE says it lost mercenaries in Somalia
A photograph appear on the Internet The Ministry of Défense of the United Arab Emirates has announced the death of military officers from the armed forces of the UAE and an officer from the
Al-Shabab strikes army base in Mogadishu, killing UAE military officers and injuring several others
A new army soldier who was training at the Somali General Gordon military camp in Mogadishu carried out a dangerous attack tonight, killing officers and other soldiers. Preliminary reports say
U.S. museum finally hands over looted artifacts to Ghana’s Ashanti King in historic ceremony
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Photo credit: Manhyia Palace By Face2Face Africa ACalifornia museum has returned seven royal artifacts to Ghana’s traditional
UK PM Sunak paid more than 500,000 pounds in tax last year
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street to attend Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, January 31, 2024. Photographer Hannah McKay/ File
Finnish carrier Finnair is asking passengers to voluntarily weigh themselves before boarding flights
File- Passenger planes of the Finnish national airline company Finnair stand on the tarmac at Helsinki international airport, Helsinki on Nov. 16, 2009. Finnish national carrier is asking
US calls for investigation into alleged civilian killings in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
File Photo Somali Times/Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed kills his own people By The Associated Press The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara
Putin says change in US president will not affect attitude of their elites toward Russia
By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin said a change of president in the US will not change the attitude of their elites toward his country. “You asked me just now: will another
Somalia neglects security and neglects leadership
File Photo/Somali Times By Former Somalia spy chief Fahad Yasin The camp of General Gordan, which was one of the most secure facilities, where the National Army officers and foreign trainers
Iraq, US resume meetings on ending mission of international coalition
By Anadolu Agency The US-Iraq Higher Military Commission resumed its dialogue Sunday on ending the US-led international coalition’s mission in Iraq. The meeting was convened “to assess the
Pakistan’s Khan-backed independents lead in final poll count
Polling staff count ballots at a polling station after polls closed, during the general election, in Lahore, Pakistan, February 8, 2024. Photographer Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo By Reuters
UAE says it lost mercenaries in Somalia
A photograph appear on the Internet The Ministry of Défense of the United Arab Emirates has announced the death of military officers from the armed forces of the UAE and an officer from the
Al-Shabab strikes army base in Mogadishu, killing UAE military officers and injuring several others
A new army soldier who was training at the Somali General Gordon military camp in Mogadishu carried out a dangerous attack tonight, killing officers and other soldiers. Preliminary reports say
U.S. museum finally hands over looted artifacts to Ghana’s Ashanti King in historic ceremony
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Photo credit: Manhyia Palace By Face2Face Africa ACalifornia museum has returned seven royal artifacts to Ghana’s traditional
UK PM Sunak paid more than 500,000 pounds in tax last year
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street to attend Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, January 31, 2024. Photographer Hannah McKay/ File
Finnish carrier Finnair is asking passengers to voluntarily weigh themselves before boarding flights
File- Passenger planes of the Finnish national airline company Finnair stand on the tarmac at Helsinki international airport, Helsinki on Nov. 16, 2009. Finnish national carrier is asking
US calls for investigation into alleged civilian killings in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
File Photo Somali Times/Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed kills his own people By The Associated Press The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara
Putin says change in US president will not affect attitude of their elites toward Russia
By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin said a change of president in the US will not change the attitude of their elites toward his country. “You asked me just now: will another