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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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 WEEKEuropol-coordinated operation nabs 288 dark web vendors, narcotics
By Anadolu Agency Law enforcement officials in nine countries seized the dark web marketplace, Monopoly Market, and arrested 288 vendors, Europol said Tuesday. More than €50.8 million ($53.4
Read MoreTurkey in talks over Somalia space station and missions to the Moon
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed an ambitious timetable with the aim of making contact with the moon on unmanned missions (Turkish Space Agency TUA) Turkey is in talks with three countries
Read MoreBotswana launches citizenship program to boost economy beyond diamonds
Botswana’s President Duma Gideon Boko By Reuters Botswana President Duma Boko said on Friday his country will establish a citizenship-by-investment program, as the southern African country
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Europol-coordinated operation nabs 288 dark web vendors, narcotics
By Anadolu Agency Law enforcement officials in nine countries seized the dark web marketplace, Monopoly Market, and arrested 288 vendors, Europol said Tuesday. More than €50.8 million ($53.4
Read MoreTurkey in talks over Somalia space station and missions to the Moon
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed an ambitious timetable with the aim of making contact with the moon on unmanned missions (Turkish Space Agency TUA) Turkey is in talks with three countries
Read MoreBotswana launches citizenship program to boost economy beyond diamonds
Botswana’s President Duma Gideon Boko By Reuters Botswana President Duma Boko said on Friday his country will establish a citizenship-by-investment program, as the southern African country
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Blog PostsSomalia president allows Egypt to build military base-sources say
Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was warmly welcomed today at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Egypt. President Hassan and the country’s President Abdulfatah
Saudi Arabia cuts wages for African domestic workers
Someone handing out dollar notes in an office. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has moved to revise downwards the maximum wages payable to domestic workers
UN chief criticizes lack of African representation in UNSC; demands urgent Gaza cease-fire
By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for not having a permanent member from Africa. “How can we accept that Africa
Africa in debt spiral as restructuring efforts drag on
Rise in interest rates and over-indebtedness is already crimping the ability of African countries to finance their development. Photo/Shutterstock By AFP While the explosion of debt is throwing a
Israeli strike on Damascus kills four Iranian Revolutionary Guards
Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010. Photographer Morteza Nikoubazl/File
EU, AU, US say Sudan war and Somalia’s tension with Ethiopia threaten Horn of Africa’s stability
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit, centre, attends the IGAD summit in State House Entebbe, in Entebbe, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted US ship in Gulf of Aden
By Anadolu Agency Yemen’s Houthi group said Thursday that they struck a US vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Speaking to Al-Masirah television, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the attack was
Somalia says no mediation until Ethiopia reverses illegal accord
File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia government has said that there is no place to mediate the conflict between Ethiopia, unless Addis Ababa cancels the controversial agreement it entered into
IGAD leaders turned away violation of the territorial independence of Somalia by Ethiopia
The summit of the IGAD regional organization was concluded, and a press release was issued in support of Somalia. The leaders of IGAD have turned away from the violation of the territorial
IMF approves Sh109.8 billion new funding to Kenya
By Business Daily Africa The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved the disbursement of Sh109.8billion ($684.7 million) to Kenya. The approval made on Wednesday follows
Somalia president allows Egypt to build military base-sources say
Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was warmly welcomed today at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Egypt. President Hassan and the country’s President Abdulfatah
Saudi Arabia cuts wages for African domestic workers
Someone handing out dollar notes in an office. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has moved to revise downwards the maximum wages payable to domestic workers
UN chief criticizes lack of African representation in UNSC; demands urgent Gaza cease-fire
By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for not having a permanent member from Africa. “How can we accept that Africa
Africa in debt spiral as restructuring efforts drag on
Rise in interest rates and over-indebtedness is already crimping the ability of African countries to finance their development. Photo/Shutterstock By AFP While the explosion of debt is throwing a
Israeli strike on Damascus kills four Iranian Revolutionary Guards
Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010. Photographer Morteza Nikoubazl/File
EU, AU, US say Sudan war and Somalia’s tension with Ethiopia threaten Horn of Africa’s stability
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit, centre, attends the IGAD summit in State House Entebbe, in Entebbe, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted US ship in Gulf of Aden
By Anadolu Agency Yemen’s Houthi group said Thursday that they struck a US vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Speaking to Al-Masirah television, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the attack was
Somalia says no mediation until Ethiopia reverses illegal accord
File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia government has said that there is no place to mediate the conflict between Ethiopia, unless Addis Ababa cancels the controversial agreement it entered into
IGAD leaders turned away violation of the territorial independence of Somalia by Ethiopia
The summit of the IGAD regional organization was concluded, and a press release was issued in support of Somalia. The leaders of IGAD have turned away from the violation of the territorial
IMF approves Sh109.8 billion new funding to Kenya
By Business Daily Africa The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved the disbursement of Sh109.8billion ($684.7 million) to Kenya. The approval made on Wednesday follows