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A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. A sign reads: “Bank of Russia”. Photographer Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Purchase By
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The screenshot captured from a video released by the Houthi group on April 27, 2024 shows the wreckage of what it said was a “U.S. MQ9 spy drone” in a mountain in Saada, northern
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A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok is about national security. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok, unless it is
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Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024.
Read MoreUN urges immediate action against sexual violence in conflict-torn Sudan
By Anadolu Agency The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) called on Friday for swift action against the scourge of sexual violence in the war-torn Sudan. “After one year
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Russia threatens West with severe response if its assets are touched
A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. A sign reads: “Bank of Russia”. Photographer Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Purchase By
Read MoreYemen’s Houthis release video showing downing U.S. spy drone
The screenshot captured from a video released by the Houthi group on April 27, 2024 shows the wreckage of what it said was a “U.S. MQ9 spy drone” in a mountain in Saada, northern
Read MoreTikTok ban: US says it reserves right to protect its interest
A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok is about national security. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok, unless it is
Read MorePhilippines denies deal with China over disputed South China Sea shoal
Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024.
Read MoreUN urges immediate action against sexual violence in conflict-torn Sudan
By Anadolu Agency The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) called on Friday for swift action against the scourge of sexual violence in the war-torn Sudan. “After one year
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Featured ArticlesRussia threatens West with severe response if its assets are touched
A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. A sign reads: “Bank of Russia”. Photographer Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Purchase By
Russia threatens West with severe response if its assets are touched
A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. A sign reads: “Bank of Russia”. Photographer Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Purchase By
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKChinese president vows to take control of Taiwan
File Photo – China’s President Xi Jinping By Anadolu Agency China’s President Xi Jinping on Sunday opened the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) in Beijing by
Read MoreEA economies’ growth stronger than peers amid global crises
Rwanda President Paul Kagame at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference in Kigali, Rwanda on July 17, 2023. Photo/Pool By The East African East African economies are forecast to grow at a higher rate
Read MoreI am not a Somali citizen, Duale says amid dual citizenship probe
• National Assembly Majority leader has dismissed claims that he holds both Somali and Kenyan citizenship. • Duale said he was being blackmailed by those he termed ‘busybodies’ after he refused
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Chinese president vows to take control of Taiwan
File Photo – China’s President Xi Jinping By Anadolu Agency China’s President Xi Jinping on Sunday opened the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) in Beijing by
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Rwanda President Paul Kagame at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference in Kigali, Rwanda on July 17, 2023. Photo/Pool By The East African East African economies are forecast to grow at a higher rate
Read MoreI am not a Somali citizen, Duale says amid dual citizenship probe
• National Assembly Majority leader has dismissed claims that he holds both Somali and Kenyan citizenship. • Duale said he was being blackmailed by those he termed ‘busybodies’ after he refused
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Blog PostsSenegal play wide to bypass Ecuador’s midfield in 2-1 win
Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Group A – Ecuador v Senegal – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – November 29, 2022 Senegal’s Kalidou
US stocks edge lower in unsteady trading, oil prices rise
By The Associated Press Stocks edged lower in unsteady trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors closely watch developments in China and economic data amid worries about stubbornly hot
Turkey President Erdogan says seeing peak numbers in tourism
By Anadolu Agency Turkey is seeing high numbers in tourism sector despite the fallout from the global pandemic, said the nation’s president on Tuesday. “Although we paused during the global
The World Bank reports that the Somali economy grows by 2.9% in 2021 under the previous government
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Minister of Finance today chaired an annual meeting organized by the World Bank, and presented the information on the economy of Somalia (Economic
UK waters down internet rules plan after free speech outcry
Britain’s Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Michelle Donelan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) By The Associated Press The British government has abandoned a plan to force
Dollar crisis earns Kenya banks Sh52bn amid consumer woes
By Business Daily Africa Commercial banks’ earnings from foreign exchange trading for nine months through September nearly doubled on higher demand for the dollar amid widening margins. The
German government defends plan to ease citizenship rules
By Reuters Germany’s government on Monday defended a plan to make it easier for people to apply for citizenship, countering complaints from within the ruling coalition and the opposition
Irish watchdog fines Meta 265M euros in latest privacy case
Meta’s logo can be seen on a sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File) By The Associated Press Irish regulators
Burkina Faso’s vanishing gold boom puts livelihoods at risk
An excavator clears out rocks into a dumper at the gold mine, operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation in Hounde, Burkina Faso February 11, 2020. Picture taken. Reuters/Anne Mimault By Reuters A
Al-Shabab is still fighting the Villa Rosa hotel in Mogadishu
The special forces of the government and armed men of Al-Shabab, have been fighting since last night in the Villa Rosa hotel near the Villa Somalia Presidency. Eyewitnesses said that the attack
Senegal play wide to bypass Ecuador’s midfield in 2-1 win
Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Group A – Ecuador v Senegal – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – November 29, 2022 Senegal’s Kalidou
US stocks edge lower in unsteady trading, oil prices rise
By The Associated Press Stocks edged lower in unsteady trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors closely watch developments in China and economic data amid worries about stubbornly hot
Turkey President Erdogan says seeing peak numbers in tourism
By Anadolu Agency Turkey is seeing high numbers in tourism sector despite the fallout from the global pandemic, said the nation’s president on Tuesday. “Although we paused during the global
The World Bank reports that the Somali economy grows by 2.9% in 2021 under the previous government
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Minister of Finance today chaired an annual meeting organized by the World Bank, and presented the information on the economy of Somalia (Economic
UK waters down internet rules plan after free speech outcry
Britain’s Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Michelle Donelan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) By The Associated Press The British government has abandoned a plan to force
Dollar crisis earns Kenya banks Sh52bn amid consumer woes
By Business Daily Africa Commercial banks’ earnings from foreign exchange trading for nine months through September nearly doubled on higher demand for the dollar amid widening margins. The
German government defends plan to ease citizenship rules
By Reuters Germany’s government on Monday defended a plan to make it easier for people to apply for citizenship, countering complaints from within the ruling coalition and the opposition
Irish watchdog fines Meta 265M euros in latest privacy case
Meta’s logo can be seen on a sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File) By The Associated Press Irish regulators
Burkina Faso’s vanishing gold boom puts livelihoods at risk
An excavator clears out rocks into a dumper at the gold mine, operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation in Hounde, Burkina Faso February 11, 2020. Picture taken. Reuters/Anne Mimault By Reuters A
Al-Shabab is still fighting the Villa Rosa hotel in Mogadishu
The special forces of the government and armed men of Al-Shabab, have been fighting since last night in the Villa Rosa hotel near the Villa Somalia Presidency. Eyewitnesses said that the attack