Latest NewsRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Featured ArticlesRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Ruto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKKenyan doomsday cult leader charged with murder of 191 children
Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers, who were members of the Good News International Church, to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, sits in the dock
Read MoreSwedish lawmakers debate joining NATO as attitudes change
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson talks during the parliamentary debate on the Swedish application for NATO membership, in Stockholm, Monday, May 16, 2022. Sweden’s lawmakers debate about
Read MoreQuebec stabbing: Two people dead after man in ‘medieval clothes’ goes on rampage
Photo credit: Twitter / Radio Canada Police in Canada’s Quebec City have arrested a man after a stabbing rampage left two people dead and five injured on Saturday night (local time). Police
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Kenyan doomsday cult leader charged with murder of 191 children
Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers, who were members of the Good News International Church, to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, sits in the dock
Read MoreSwedish lawmakers debate joining NATO as attitudes change
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson talks during the parliamentary debate on the Swedish application for NATO membership, in Stockholm, Monday, May 16, 2022. Sweden’s lawmakers debate about
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Photo credit: Twitter / Radio Canada Police in Canada’s Quebec City have arrested a man after a stabbing rampage left two people dead and five injured on Saturday night (local time). Police
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Blog PostsKenya govt to privatise 35 state companies, president says
By Reuters Kenya’s President William Ruto said on Thursday the government was poised to privatise 35 state companies and was looking at a further 100 firms after enacting a law last month
Turkish aid agency installs greenhouses to strengthen Somalia’s agricultural infrastructure
By Anadolu Agency The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has installed two greenhouses in the National University in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu with an aim to strengthen
8 African Leaders Who Are Agents of Neo-Colonialism
Paul Biya By The African Exponent In his 1965 publication titled “Neo-Colonialism, the Last Stage of imperialism,” former Ghanaian president and hero of African independence, Kwame
Turkey cannot accept Israel’s policy of depopulating Gaza: President Erdogan
By Anadolu Agency Turkey cannot accept Israel’s policy of depopulating the Gaza Strip, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, reiterating that Israel is a “terror state.”
World Bank sees $12 billion support to Kenya over next 3 years
By Reuters The World Bank said on Monday that it foresaw $12 billion of support to Kenya over the next three years, potentially a major boost to the East African country’s strained
Why Tanzania is hesitant of EAC single tourist visa plan
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda said they are satisfied with the Single Tourist Visa Plan. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Tanzania continues to dilly-dally on the operationalisation of the East
BRICS countries to hold extraordinary joint meeting on situation in Gaza
By Anadolu Agency The BRICS group of nations will hold an Extraordinary Joint Meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza six weeks into the war between Israel and the Palestinian group
UN Security Council renewed the arms embargo on Somalia
The United Nations Security Council has extended the arms embargo on Somalia until the end of this year. The Security Council approved the extension of the arms embargo on Somalia, at its 9477th
Houthis seize ship in Red Sea with link to Israeli company
A view of the British-owned and Japanese-operated cargo ship Galaxy Leader, which was reported to have been captured by Houthis in the southern Red Sea, in this handout image taken near
Somalia President in London is begging for food to sell on the black market
A photograph appear on the Internet Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has arrived in London to co-host the Global Food Security Summit with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the United Arab
Kenya govt to privatise 35 state companies, president says
By Reuters Kenya’s President William Ruto said on Thursday the government was poised to privatise 35 state companies and was looking at a further 100 firms after enacting a law last month
Turkish aid agency installs greenhouses to strengthen Somalia’s agricultural infrastructure
By Anadolu Agency The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has installed two greenhouses in the National University in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu with an aim to strengthen
8 African Leaders Who Are Agents of Neo-Colonialism
Paul Biya By The African Exponent In his 1965 publication titled “Neo-Colonialism, the Last Stage of imperialism,” former Ghanaian president and hero of African independence, Kwame
Turkey cannot accept Israel’s policy of depopulating Gaza: President Erdogan
By Anadolu Agency Turkey cannot accept Israel’s policy of depopulating the Gaza Strip, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, reiterating that Israel is a “terror state.”
World Bank sees $12 billion support to Kenya over next 3 years
By Reuters The World Bank said on Monday that it foresaw $12 billion of support to Kenya over the next three years, potentially a major boost to the East African country’s strained
Why Tanzania is hesitant of EAC single tourist visa plan
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda said they are satisfied with the Single Tourist Visa Plan. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Tanzania continues to dilly-dally on the operationalisation of the East
BRICS countries to hold extraordinary joint meeting on situation in Gaza
By Anadolu Agency The BRICS group of nations will hold an Extraordinary Joint Meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza six weeks into the war between Israel and the Palestinian group
UN Security Council renewed the arms embargo on Somalia
The United Nations Security Council has extended the arms embargo on Somalia until the end of this year. The Security Council approved the extension of the arms embargo on Somalia, at its 9477th
Houthis seize ship in Red Sea with link to Israeli company
A view of the British-owned and Japanese-operated cargo ship Galaxy Leader, which was reported to have been captured by Houthis in the southern Red Sea, in this handout image taken near
Somalia President in London is begging for food to sell on the black market
A photograph appear on the Internet Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has arrived in London to co-host the Global Food Security Summit with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the United Arab