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 WEEKWhy 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
Read MoreTurkey discovers large natural gas reserve off Black Sea
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks with Turkish drilling ship, Fatih, in background, in Istanbul, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Erdogan has announced the discovery of a large natural
Read MoreCar bomb targets U.S. convoy in Afghan capital, several casualties
Afghans look at at a car hit damaged a suicide bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2019. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani A car bomb attack on a U.S. convoy in the Afghan capital on Friday, wounded
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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
Read MoreTurkey discovers large natural gas reserve off Black Sea
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks with Turkish drilling ship, Fatih, in background, in Istanbul, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Erdogan has announced the discovery of a large natural
Read MoreCar bomb targets U.S. convoy in Afghan capital, several casualties
Afghans look at at a car hit damaged a suicide bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2019. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani A car bomb attack on a U.S. convoy in the Afghan capital on Friday, wounded
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Blog PostsGermany’s Scholz faces pressure to curb migration as he meets state governors
File- A Federal Police officer speaks into his radio as he and a colleague track down a group of migrants who have illegally crossed the border from Poland into Germany, while on patrol in a
Somalia’s Minister Juha says Puntland has successfully completed the election process by one person, one vote
File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Internal Affairs of Puntland, Abdi Farah Juha has announced that he has successfully completed the first phase of the election process one person, one vote
Flash floods in Somalia killed at least 14 people
Flash and riverine floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 14 people in Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said Saturday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Israeli minister says dropping ‘nuclear bomb’ on Gaza is ‘option’
By Anadolu Agency Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said on Sunday that dropping an “nuclear bomb” on the Gaza Strip is “an option,” according to local media. Eliyahu, a minister from the
Somalia now eyes IMF funding as budget goes past $1bn mark
File Photo/Somali Times By The East African Somalia is eyeing funding from the International Monetary Funds as budgetary estimates reach $1 billion mark for the first time in history. According
Russia’s new nuclear submarine test launches Bulava intercontinental missile
Russia’s new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the White Sea, in this image taken from
Turkey crossed out Netanyahu, will bring Israel’s war crimes to ICC: President Erdogan
By Anadolu Agency Turkey has “crossed out” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will do everything to bring Israel’s violation of human rights and war crimes to the International
7 African nations set to receive $1bn from IMF
Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning Prof Njuguna Ndung’u (C), Rwanda Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa (R) and looking on, South Sudan Finance and Economic Planning
Migrants say ‘Spain or death’ as Senegalese navy tackles sea crossings
Senegalese Navy members are seen on board the patrol boat ‘Walo’, as they search for illegal migrants, in the Senegalese high seas, November 2, 2023. Reuters/Ngouda Dione By Reuters
German President Bites the Bullet, Apologizes for Colonial Crimes in Tanzania
Frank-Walter Steinmeier By The African Exponent While visiting Songea in southwestern Tanzania, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences for the victims of the German colonial
Germany’s Scholz faces pressure to curb migration as he meets state governors
File- A Federal Police officer speaks into his radio as he and a colleague track down a group of migrants who have illegally crossed the border from Poland into Germany, while on patrol in a
Somalia’s Minister Juha says Puntland has successfully completed the election process by one person, one vote
File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Internal Affairs of Puntland, Abdi Farah Juha has announced that he has successfully completed the first phase of the election process one person, one vote
Flash floods in Somalia killed at least 14 people
Flash and riverine floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 14 people in Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said Saturday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Israeli minister says dropping ‘nuclear bomb’ on Gaza is ‘option’
By Anadolu Agency Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said on Sunday that dropping an “nuclear bomb” on the Gaza Strip is “an option,” according to local media. Eliyahu, a minister from the
Somalia now eyes IMF funding as budget goes past $1bn mark
File Photo/Somali Times By The East African Somalia is eyeing funding from the International Monetary Funds as budgetary estimates reach $1 billion mark for the first time in history. According
Russia’s new nuclear submarine test launches Bulava intercontinental missile
Russia’s new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the White Sea, in this image taken from
Turkey crossed out Netanyahu, will bring Israel’s war crimes to ICC: President Erdogan
By Anadolu Agency Turkey has “crossed out” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will do everything to bring Israel’s violation of human rights and war crimes to the International
7 African nations set to receive $1bn from IMF
Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning Prof Njuguna Ndung’u (C), Rwanda Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa (R) and looking on, South Sudan Finance and Economic Planning
Migrants say ‘Spain or death’ as Senegalese navy tackles sea crossings
Senegalese Navy members are seen on board the patrol boat ‘Walo’, as they search for illegal migrants, in the Senegalese high seas, November 2, 2023. Reuters/Ngouda Dione By Reuters
German President Bites the Bullet, Apologizes for Colonial Crimes in Tanzania
Frank-Walter Steinmeier By The African Exponent While visiting Songea in southwestern Tanzania, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences for the victims of the German colonial