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By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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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
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What Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
Read MoreFormer 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
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Featured ArticlesWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
What Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKWhy Farmajo is not appointing a new Prime Minister?
Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is taking a number of steps before appointing a new prime minister, believed to be blocking the appointment. Following the removal of
Read MoreSomalia president meets Jamal Khashoggi’s killer Crown Prince bin Salman
Photo/Somali Times Somalia shady President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who is in Saudi Arabia, held a meeting with Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killer Crown Prince of Saudi
Read MoreAt least 39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide
A drone view shows emergency services at work at the site of a deadly train derailment, after a high-speed train derailed and collided with another oncoming train near Adamuz, in Cordoba
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Why Farmajo is not appointing a new Prime Minister?
Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is taking a number of steps before appointing a new prime minister, believed to be blocking the appointment. Following the removal of
Read MoreSomalia president meets Jamal Khashoggi’s killer Crown Prince bin Salman
Photo/Somali Times Somalia shady President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who is in Saudi Arabia, held a meeting with Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killer Crown Prince of Saudi
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Blog PostsSomalia 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
British army base in Kenya attracts criticism
Soldiers walk as they prepare for an overnight simulated military exercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya at the ol-Daiga ranch, high on Kenya’s Laikipia plateau on March 26, 2018.
These are African Countries that China Wants Full Control
By The African Exponent China’s massive growth has been one of the greatest stories over the past several decades. But the Chinese economy certainly isn’t the only one posting huge growth rates.
US Muslim group expresses disappointment over Biden’s stance on Israel-Hamas conflict
US President Joe Biden By Anadolu Agency The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Wednesday condemned repeated Israeli attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and expressed its
IMF agrees on $100 million loan deal with Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Investing By Venkatesh Jartarkar The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Somalia for a $100 million loan, linked to economic reforms
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
British army base in Kenya attracts criticism
Soldiers walk as they prepare for an overnight simulated military exercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya at the ol-Daiga ranch, high on Kenya’s Laikipia plateau on March 26, 2018.
These are African Countries that China Wants Full Control
By The African Exponent China’s massive growth has been one of the greatest stories over the past several decades. But the Chinese economy certainly isn’t the only one posting huge growth rates.
US Muslim group expresses disappointment over Biden’s stance on Israel-Hamas conflict
US President Joe Biden By Anadolu Agency The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Wednesday condemned repeated Israeli attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and expressed its
IMF agrees on $100 million loan deal with Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Investing By Venkatesh Jartarkar The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Somalia for a $100 million loan, linked to economic reforms