Latest NewsWhat 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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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 WEEKUK launches investigation into TikTok, Reddit over children’s personal data practices
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office,
Read MoreUS taps Tanzania for infrastructure plan in battle with China for minerals
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan By The East African The US is roping Tanzania into the mooted Lobito Corridor project to tap the Kabanga nickel deposit, but with a wider focus on rivalry
Read MoreOil rises to near seven-month highs on US-Iran tensions
A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Stringer/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices rose on Tuesday, nearing seven-month highs, with
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UK launches investigation into TikTok, Reddit over children’s personal data practices
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office,
Read MoreUS taps Tanzania for infrastructure plan in battle with China for minerals
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan By The East African The US is roping Tanzania into the mooted Lobito Corridor project to tap the Kabanga nickel deposit, but with a wider focus on rivalry
Read MoreOil rises to near seven-month highs on US-Iran tensions
A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Stringer/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices rose on Tuesday, nearing seven-month highs, with
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Blog PostsEgypt Needs to Reduce Births to Avoid Catastrophe – President al-Sisi
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi By The African Exponent He said that Egypt had to lower its annual births to 400,000 from the current more than two million for the country to efficiently provide
Winner of albinism pageant says Zimbabwe event made her feel beautiful and provided sense of purpose
In this photo supplied by pageant organiser John Karimazonde of the Mr and Miss Albinism Southern Africa Pageant, contestants take part in the pageant at the Harare International Conference
UK King Charles trip to Kenya chance to renew ties, officials say
Queen Consort Camilla (L) listens as King Charles III speaks during a meeting of the Accession Council inside St James’s Palace in London, UK on September 10, 2022. Photo/AFP By The East
European leaders urge Serbia to ‘de facto’ recognise Kosovo
By Reuters The leaders of France, Germany and Italy called on Serbia on Friday to “deliver on de-facto recognition” of Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008 but which Belgrade
Turkish president calls on Israel to halt attacks on Gaza, end its ‘state of madness’
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on Israel to stop its ongoing attacks on Gaza and get out of its “state of madness,” as it intensified its operations
US asks Qatar to ‘turn down the volume’ of Al Jazeera news coverage
File – In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Tony Blinken, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The Senate has confirmed Antony
Ethiopia PM Abiy seeks to quell neighbours’ concerns over invasion
By Reuters Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he would not invade any nation, in comments aimed at quelling neighbouring countries’ concerns that he might use force to
Kenya’s World Bank debt crosses $9.9bn
Signage of the World Bank. Photo/Pool By Business Daily Africa The size of Kenya’s debt from the World Bank crossed Ksh1.5 trillion ($9.99 billion) in June on increased disbursements and
Spain’s premier reiterates call for cease-fire in Gaza, voices support for UN chief
By Anadolu Agency Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reiterated his call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and expressed support for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose recent
Police hunt for man linked to major mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine
Police close Lincoln Street leading to Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant after deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, U.S. October 26, 2023. Photographer Nicholas Pfosi By Reuters
Egypt Needs to Reduce Births to Avoid Catastrophe – President al-Sisi
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi By The African Exponent He said that Egypt had to lower its annual births to 400,000 from the current more than two million for the country to efficiently provide
Winner of albinism pageant says Zimbabwe event made her feel beautiful and provided sense of purpose
In this photo supplied by pageant organiser John Karimazonde of the Mr and Miss Albinism Southern Africa Pageant, contestants take part in the pageant at the Harare International Conference
UK King Charles trip to Kenya chance to renew ties, officials say
Queen Consort Camilla (L) listens as King Charles III speaks during a meeting of the Accession Council inside St James’s Palace in London, UK on September 10, 2022. Photo/AFP By The East
European leaders urge Serbia to ‘de facto’ recognise Kosovo
By Reuters The leaders of France, Germany and Italy called on Serbia on Friday to “deliver on de-facto recognition” of Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008 but which Belgrade
Turkish president calls on Israel to halt attacks on Gaza, end its ‘state of madness’
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on Israel to stop its ongoing attacks on Gaza and get out of its “state of madness,” as it intensified its operations
US asks Qatar to ‘turn down the volume’ of Al Jazeera news coverage
File – In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Tony Blinken, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The Senate has confirmed Antony
Ethiopia PM Abiy seeks to quell neighbours’ concerns over invasion
By Reuters Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he would not invade any nation, in comments aimed at quelling neighbouring countries’ concerns that he might use force to
Kenya’s World Bank debt crosses $9.9bn
Signage of the World Bank. Photo/Pool By Business Daily Africa The size of Kenya’s debt from the World Bank crossed Ksh1.5 trillion ($9.99 billion) in June on increased disbursements and
Spain’s premier reiterates call for cease-fire in Gaza, voices support for UN chief
By Anadolu Agency Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reiterated his call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and expressed support for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose recent
Police hunt for man linked to major mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine
Police close Lincoln Street leading to Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant after deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, U.S. October 26, 2023. Photographer Nicholas Pfosi By Reuters