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 WEEKSomali President meets his Ugandan Counterpart military support
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdulahi Faramajo together with a delegation on Monday had a meeting with Ugandan President, H.E. Yoweri Musafane and discussed common
Read MoreWikiLeaks’ Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London
Photo (AP) Police in London arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday for failing to surrender to the court in 2012, shortly after the South American nation
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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Somali President meets his Ugandan Counterpart military support
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdulahi Faramajo together with a delegation on Monday had a meeting with Ugandan President, H.E. Yoweri Musafane and discussed common
Read MoreWikiLeaks’ Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London
Photo (AP) Police in London arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday for failing to surrender to the court in 2012, shortly after the South American nation
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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 PostsFailed Promises: Uganda Abandons China Over $2.2 Billion Colonial-Era Rail Funding
Railway in Uganda By The African Exponent Uganda is embarking on the restoration of a historic British-era railway line after failing to secure funding from China for a new standard gauge railway
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested on corruption charges
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan /File Photo Reuters Evening Standard By Bill McLoughlin Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan has been arrested on corruption charges, his
EA 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
Turkey is deporting a large number of Somalis
Credit Photo Daily Sabah/Ankara, Turkey The Turkish government has said that they are deporting more than one million people who are immigrants. Most of these people are born in Syria, Somalia
Flights cancelled after clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Ethiopian National Defence Forces soldiers shout slogans in the field of Dabat, 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia on September 14, 2021. Photo/ AFP By AFP Ethiopian Airlines
Two US Navy sailors arrested on charges of sharing secrets with China
The USS Essex, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship, arrives in Hong Kong harbour for a scheduled port visit, November 16, 2010. Reuters/Tyrone Siu/File Photo By Reuters Two U.S. Navy sailors have
Global supply shocks fuel new food crisis in Kenya
By Business Daily Africa Global supply shocks have increased the prices of Kenya’s critical staples, including rice, wheat, maize, sugar and onions, fomenting a new food crisis in the country.
Bank of England set to raise rates for 14th time in a row
A pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks near the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, July 30, 2023. Photographer Hollie Adams/File Photo By Reuters The Bank of England is expected to
Russia criticizes UN chief for calling proposal to supply grain to Africa ‘handful of donations’
By Anadolu Agency Russia on Wednesday criticized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for calling its initiative to supply African countries grain free of charge “handful of donations.” Speaking
US, AU agree ‘no acceptable military solution’ to Niger crisis: State Department
By Anadolu Agency Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat agreed Tuesday that there is “no acceptable military to solution”
Failed Promises: Uganda Abandons China Over $2.2 Billion Colonial-Era Rail Funding
Railway in Uganda By The African Exponent Uganda is embarking on the restoration of a historic British-era railway line after failing to secure funding from China for a new standard gauge railway
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested on corruption charges
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan /File Photo Reuters Evening Standard By Bill McLoughlin Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan has been arrested on corruption charges, his
EA 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
Turkey is deporting a large number of Somalis
Credit Photo Daily Sabah/Ankara, Turkey The Turkish government has said that they are deporting more than one million people who are immigrants. Most of these people are born in Syria, Somalia
Flights cancelled after clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Ethiopian National Defence Forces soldiers shout slogans in the field of Dabat, 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia on September 14, 2021. Photo/ AFP By AFP Ethiopian Airlines
Two US Navy sailors arrested on charges of sharing secrets with China
The USS Essex, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship, arrives in Hong Kong harbour for a scheduled port visit, November 16, 2010. Reuters/Tyrone Siu/File Photo By Reuters Two U.S. Navy sailors have
Global supply shocks fuel new food crisis in Kenya
By Business Daily Africa Global supply shocks have increased the prices of Kenya’s critical staples, including rice, wheat, maize, sugar and onions, fomenting a new food crisis in the country.
Bank of England set to raise rates for 14th time in a row
A pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks near the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, July 30, 2023. Photographer Hollie Adams/File Photo By Reuters The Bank of England is expected to
Russia criticizes UN chief for calling proposal to supply grain to Africa ‘handful of donations’
By Anadolu Agency Russia on Wednesday criticized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for calling its initiative to supply African countries grain free of charge “handful of donations.” Speaking
US, AU agree ‘no acceptable military solution’ to Niger crisis: State Department
By Anadolu Agency Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat agreed Tuesday that there is “no acceptable military to solution”