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
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
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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
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Read MoreBiden meets Arab leaders as he pushes for Israeli integration
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal
Read MoreErdogan’s trip to Africa aims to ensure that Ethiopia has both sea and land from Somalia territory
File Photo/Somali Times Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the Somalia early in the new year 2025. Erdogan will also visit the Ethiopia, after he recently brokered an agreement to
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A New Scramble for Africa: Why are Foreign Countries Buying African Arable Land?
The African Exponent By Siyabonga Hadebe In recent years, the trend of land grabbing in Africa has increased exponentially. Land grabbing is the contentious issue of large-scale land
Read MoreBiden meets Arab leaders as he pushes for Israeli integration
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal
Read MoreErdogan’s trip to Africa aims to ensure that Ethiopia has both sea and land from Somalia territory
File Photo/Somali Times Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the Somalia early in the new year 2025. Erdogan will also visit the Ethiopia, after he recently brokered an agreement to
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Blog PostsBRICS 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
Revealed: Ugandan Govt. Deploys Israeli Spy Tool to Hack Citizen’s Phones
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni. Credit Photo Reuters By The African Exponent In what critics have termed a damning revelation, it has been confirmed that a Spy Tool was deployed in a
Somalia presidential election 2026 benefits one person, one vote
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s one person, one vote system, will benefit Somali people as a nation to elect representative instead of clan leaders electing MPs, who they want to benefit
Russia’s first grain shipment heads to Burkina Faso, Somalia
Grain is loaded aboard a cargo ship at the Azov Sea Port, Rostov region, Russia on July 22, 2023. Photo/AFP By Reuters Russia’s Agriculture minister said on Friday that Moscow had begun
Ethiopian artist Julie Mehretu sets new African art record for second time with $10.7m sale
Julie Mehretu. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Galerie Magazine By Face2Face Africa Julie Mehretu creates large-scale works, which combine different media and surfaces to create abstract landscapes,
Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai
Liberia’s opposition Unity Party Joseph Boakai waves to his supporters as holds his final campaign rally for the presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia October 7, 2023. Photographer
Gaza cease-fire can save region from ring of fire, says Turkish President Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan-Olaf Scholz press conference in Berlin By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that if Turkey and Germany jointly achieve a humanitarian
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
Revealed: Ugandan Govt. Deploys Israeli Spy Tool to Hack Citizen’s Phones
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni. Credit Photo Reuters By The African Exponent In what critics have termed a damning revelation, it has been confirmed that a Spy Tool was deployed in a
Somalia presidential election 2026 benefits one person, one vote
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s one person, one vote system, will benefit Somali people as a nation to elect representative instead of clan leaders electing MPs, who they want to benefit
Russia’s first grain shipment heads to Burkina Faso, Somalia
Grain is loaded aboard a cargo ship at the Azov Sea Port, Rostov region, Russia on July 22, 2023. Photo/AFP By Reuters Russia’s Agriculture minister said on Friday that Moscow had begun
Ethiopian artist Julie Mehretu sets new African art record for second time with $10.7m sale
Julie Mehretu. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Galerie Magazine By Face2Face Africa Julie Mehretu creates large-scale works, which combine different media and surfaces to create abstract landscapes,
Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai
Liberia’s opposition Unity Party Joseph Boakai waves to his supporters as holds his final campaign rally for the presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia October 7, 2023. Photographer
Gaza cease-fire can save region from ring of fire, says Turkish President Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan-Olaf Scholz press conference in Berlin By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that if Turkey and Germany jointly achieve a humanitarian