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 WEEKSuicide bomber kills 2, wounds 6 outside mosque in Somalia
Photo/Somali Times A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in the southern port city of Kismayo as Friday prayers ended, killing two people. Sahal Nur told The Associated
Read MoreRobert Mugabe to explain missing $15bn revenue, whether he likes it or not: Zimbabwean MPs
While Robert Mugabe will not appear before Zimbabwe’s parliamentary committe on mines as scheduled on Wednesday, its boss Temba Mliswa says its only a matter of time before the former head of
Read MoreTurkish, Somali presidents meet in New York
Somalia has been among top five recipients of Turkish aid since 2011 famine Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Somali counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed met Tuesday on the
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Suicide bomber kills 2, wounds 6 outside mosque in Somalia
Photo/Somali Times A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in the southern port city of Kismayo as Friday prayers ended, killing two people. Sahal Nur told The Associated
Read MoreRobert Mugabe to explain missing $15bn revenue, whether he likes it or not: Zimbabwean MPs
While Robert Mugabe will not appear before Zimbabwe’s parliamentary committe on mines as scheduled on Wednesday, its boss Temba Mliswa says its only a matter of time before the former head of
Read MoreTurkish, Somali presidents meet in New York
Somalia has been among top five recipients of Turkish aid since 2011 famine Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Somali counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed met Tuesday on the
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Blog PostsKenya, Uganda tighten controls of mining sector
Leaders inspecting an iron ore mine in Taita Taveta, Kenya By The East African Kenya is following in the footsteps of Uganda in enacting legislation to reform its nascent mining industry to
Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world’s oldest skydiver
This photo provided by Daniel Wilsey shows Dorothy Hoffner, 104, falling through the air with tandem jumper Derek Baxter as she becomes the oldest person in the world to skydive, Sunday, Oct. 1,
Kosovo says Serbia’s behaviour same as Russia’s before Ukraine invasion
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during an interview with Reuters in Belgrade, Serbia, September 28, 2023. Photographer Zorana Jevtic/File Photo By Reuters Serbia’s troop
Who invited the SSC-Khatumo leader of Somalia to Mogadishu?
File Photo/Somali Times The leader of the SSC-Khatumo Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali received an official invitation from Villa Somalia for the first time since his election, according to reliable
Abandoned boat with Somalian belongings found on Israeli shore
An empty migrant boat washed up on Israel’s Mediterranean shore on October 1, 2023 (Photo Credit: Israel Police) The Jerusalem Post By Joanie Margulies An abandoned boat containing the
2 police officers injured in terror attack in Turkish capital
By Anadolu Agency Two police officers were slightly injured when one of the two terrorists on Sunday morning blew himself up in front of the General Directorate of Security in the Turkish capital
Somalia government failed to protect civilians from Al-Shabab in Mogadishu
File Photo/Somali Times People living in Kaxda, Wadijir and Dharkenley districts in Mogadishu woke up early this morning to the sound of shelling in some of those districts. These shells, whose
Serbia pulls some troops back from Kosovo border after warning from US
File Photo: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks to media, in Ohrid, North Macedonia March 18, 2023.Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski The Guardian By Julian Borger Serbia has pulled some of its
US president signs short-term spending bill to avert government shutdown
By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden signed a short-term spending bill last Saturday to keep the government open for the immediate future ahead of a critical midnight deadline when funding
Sweden has given conditional aid to Somalia on the return of refugees
Johan Forssell Minister for Foreign Trade. Credit to Photo Facebook The Swedish government has made aid a weapon it uses to repatriate refugees and has threatened to withdraw aid from countries
Kenya, Uganda tighten controls of mining sector
Leaders inspecting an iron ore mine in Taita Taveta, Kenya By The East African Kenya is following in the footsteps of Uganda in enacting legislation to reform its nascent mining industry to
Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world’s oldest skydiver
This photo provided by Daniel Wilsey shows Dorothy Hoffner, 104, falling through the air with tandem jumper Derek Baxter as she becomes the oldest person in the world to skydive, Sunday, Oct. 1,
Kosovo says Serbia’s behaviour same as Russia’s before Ukraine invasion
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during an interview with Reuters in Belgrade, Serbia, September 28, 2023. Photographer Zorana Jevtic/File Photo By Reuters Serbia’s troop
Who invited the SSC-Khatumo leader of Somalia to Mogadishu?
File Photo/Somali Times The leader of the SSC-Khatumo Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali received an official invitation from Villa Somalia for the first time since his election, according to reliable
Abandoned boat with Somalian belongings found on Israeli shore
An empty migrant boat washed up on Israel’s Mediterranean shore on October 1, 2023 (Photo Credit: Israel Police) The Jerusalem Post By Joanie Margulies An abandoned boat containing the
2 police officers injured in terror attack in Turkish capital
By Anadolu Agency Two police officers were slightly injured when one of the two terrorists on Sunday morning blew himself up in front of the General Directorate of Security in the Turkish capital
Somalia government failed to protect civilians from Al-Shabab in Mogadishu
File Photo/Somali Times People living in Kaxda, Wadijir and Dharkenley districts in Mogadishu woke up early this morning to the sound of shelling in some of those districts. These shells, whose
Serbia pulls some troops back from Kosovo border after warning from US
File Photo: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks to media, in Ohrid, North Macedonia March 18, 2023.Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski The Guardian By Julian Borger Serbia has pulled some of its
US president signs short-term spending bill to avert government shutdown
By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden signed a short-term spending bill last Saturday to keep the government open for the immediate future ahead of a critical midnight deadline when funding
Sweden has given conditional aid to Somalia on the return of refugees
Johan Forssell Minister for Foreign Trade. Credit to Photo Facebook The Swedish government has made aid a weapon it uses to repatriate refugees and has threatened to withdraw aid from countries