Latest NewsKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
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A new report from Germany says Israel is seeking a naval and military presence in the Somaliland port of Berbera, a move that could give the Israeli navy a strategic access to the Gulf of Aden
Read MoreSomalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
Read MoreTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
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Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Read MoreEthiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
Read MoreIsrael plans to deploy submarines Berbera northern Somalia
A new report from Germany says Israel is seeking a naval and military presence in the Somaliland port of Berbera, a move that could give the Israeli navy a strategic access to the Gulf of Aden
Read MoreSomalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
Read MoreTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
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Featured ArticlesKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSomali Prime Minister Khaire says armed forces received their salaries
Mogadishu, Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire, attended the Community Integration and Security Initiative program, saying that the Registered Armed Forces have been continuously obtaining
Read MoreInternational community concerned genocide committed by warlord Muse Bihi and his SNM militia
File Photo Somali Times/Hargeisa SNM leaders massacring women and children Qatar, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States have expressed concern over fighting in the
Read MorePhilippines welcomes back foreign travelers after 2 years
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard assist passengers as they arrive at Manila’s International Airport, Philippines Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The Philippines lifted a nearly 2-year ban on
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Somali Prime Minister Khaire says armed forces received their salaries
Mogadishu, Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire, attended the Community Integration and Security Initiative program, saying that the Registered Armed Forces have been continuously obtaining
Read MoreInternational community concerned genocide committed by warlord Muse Bihi and his SNM militia
File Photo Somali Times/Hargeisa SNM leaders massacring women and children Qatar, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States have expressed concern over fighting in the
Read MorePhilippines welcomes back foreign travelers after 2 years
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard assist passengers as they arrive at Manila’s International Airport, Philippines Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The Philippines lifted a nearly 2-year ban on
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Blog PostsUK to conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to provide intelligence to Israel
By Anadolu Agency The UK will conduct surveillance flights above Israel and Gaza to provide intelligence to Tel Aviv as part of hostage rescue efforts, according to the British Defense Ministry.
Hargeisa SNM militia concerned about the lifting of arms embargo Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Hargeisa expressed concern over the arms embargo lifted from Somalia, saying that it could bring insecurity to the region. A statement issued by the Hargeisa
UK premier, Israeli president discuss conflict, end of humanitarian pause in Gaza
By Anadolu Agency At a meeting Friday with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stressed the need to take “all possible measures” to avoid
United Nations Security Council officially lifted arms embargo Somalia
The United Nations Security Council officially lifted the long-standing arms embargo on Somalia, the Somali government described this decision as an important step forward. After many years of
UN Security Council due to vote on lifting arms embargo on Somalia
By Reuters The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia’s government and its security forces, diplomats
AU moves to recover Africa’s ‘stolen’ assets
An African Union session at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo/AFP By The Citizen The African Union (AU) on Thursday, during the 45th AU Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC)
Michael Jordan falls out of list of 1,000 richest people despite a staggering net worth of $3 billion
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EAC Court throws out Eacop challenge
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is a 1,443-kilometre heated pipeline that will run from the oilfields in Lake Albert in Northwestern Uganda to Tanzania’s Indian Ocean port of Tanga.
Somali lawmaker Abdirahman Abdishakur criticizes Hassan Sheikh’s plan to amend the constitution
File Photo/Somali Times Somali lawmaker Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, one of the members of the People’s Assembly of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, has criticized President Hassan
EU court says public employees may be barred from wearing head scarf
By Reuters The top European Union court ruled on Tuesday that public authorities in member states can prohibit employees from wearing signs of religious belief, such as an Islamic head scarf, in
UK to conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to provide intelligence to Israel
By Anadolu Agency The UK will conduct surveillance flights above Israel and Gaza to provide intelligence to Tel Aviv as part of hostage rescue efforts, according to the British Defense Ministry.
Hargeisa SNM militia concerned about the lifting of arms embargo Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Hargeisa expressed concern over the arms embargo lifted from Somalia, saying that it could bring insecurity to the region. A statement issued by the Hargeisa
UK premier, Israeli president discuss conflict, end of humanitarian pause in Gaza
By Anadolu Agency At a meeting Friday with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stressed the need to take “all possible measures” to avoid
United Nations Security Council officially lifted arms embargo Somalia
The United Nations Security Council officially lifted the long-standing arms embargo on Somalia, the Somali government described this decision as an important step forward. After many years of
UN Security Council due to vote on lifting arms embargo on Somalia
By Reuters The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia’s government and its security forces, diplomats
AU moves to recover Africa’s ‘stolen’ assets
An African Union session at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo/AFP By The Citizen The African Union (AU) on Thursday, during the 45th AU Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC)
Michael Jordan falls out of list of 1,000 richest people despite a staggering net worth of $3 billion
Michael Jordan. Photo: wikimedia commons/Bryan Horowitz By Face2Face Africa NBA legend Michael Jordan has fallen out of the list of 1,000 richest billionaires despite his staggering net worth of
EAC Court throws out Eacop challenge
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is a 1,443-kilometre heated pipeline that will run from the oilfields in Lake Albert in Northwestern Uganda to Tanzania’s Indian Ocean port of Tanga.
Somali lawmaker Abdirahman Abdishakur criticizes Hassan Sheikh’s plan to amend the constitution
File Photo/Somali Times Somali lawmaker Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, one of the members of the People’s Assembly of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, has criticized President Hassan
EU court says public employees may be barred from wearing head scarf
By Reuters The top European Union court ruled on Tuesday that public authorities in member states can prohibit employees from wearing signs of religious belief, such as an Islamic head scarf, in