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
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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
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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 WEEKThe first elected representative in the Puntland region Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin.
Photo/Somali Times/Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin. The first elected representative in the Puntland region, with Lower House members, federal government, parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin. Ahmed
Read MoreKenya bars more Emirates flights in spat with Dubai
An Emirates Airlines flight lands at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, April 16, 2015. REUTERS/Louis Nastro By EDWIN MUTAI Kenya and Dubai-based Emirates airline are
Read MoreTanzania and Rwanda Agree On Railway Project
Rwandan President Paul Kagame met Tanzania President John Magafuli on a one day state visit to the country where they agreed on a construction of the Standard Gauge Railway SGR. The 400 kilometre
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The first elected representative in the Puntland region Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin.
Photo/Somali Times/Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin. The first elected representative in the Puntland region, with Lower House members, federal government, parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin. Ahmed
Read MoreKenya bars more Emirates flights in spat with Dubai
An Emirates Airlines flight lands at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, April 16, 2015. REUTERS/Louis Nastro By EDWIN MUTAI Kenya and Dubai-based Emirates airline are
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame met Tanzania President John Magafuli on a one day state visit to the country where they agreed on a construction of the Standard Gauge Railway SGR. The 400 kilometre
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Blog PostsAt least 750 Israelis missing since fighting broke out early Saturday: Local media
By Anadolu Agency At least 750 Israelis have been missing since fighting broke out on Saturday morning, local media reported early Sunday. “According to an unofficial report, approximately 750
Somali prime minister meets SSC Khatumo leader
The Prime Minister of the federal government of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, today held a special meeting with SSC-Khatumo leader Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali who arrived yesterday in Mogadishu, the
Hamas kills 22 in unprecedented, wide-ranging incursion into Israel. Netanyahu says ‘we are at war
Police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The rockets were fired as Hamas announced
Russia says hit Ukrainian UAV workshops, depots of Storm Shadow and HIMARS systems
By Anadolu Agency Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Friday that the country hit assembly workshops of Ukrainian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and depots housing
Somalia suffers worst month on record for suicide bombings
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his henchman spy chief Mahad Salad Long War Journal By Caleb Weiss In September 2023, Somalia suffered the most suicide bombings (and
African Union backs Somalia’s request to pause troop withdrawal for 3 months
By Xinhua News Agency The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has endorsed a request by Somalia for a three-month pause in the withdrawal of 3,000 troops stationed in the
France to begin Niger withdrawal ‘this week’
French soldiers prepare for a mission on the French BAP air base in Niamey, Niger on May 14, 2023. Photo/AFP By AFP French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger “this week”, the
US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria – Pentagon
Smoke rises from a car after an alleged Turkish strike on Hasakah, Syria, October 5, 2023. North Press Agency/via Reuters By Reuters The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone
UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda heads to top court
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman walks with Paul Rwigamba, Director of Projects and Property Management and Flora Uwayezu, Project Sales of the Century Real Estate group during a tour in
Kenya has established a special police unit to combat illegal mining activities
From left: Principal Secretary State Department for Mining Elijah Mwangi, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Salim Mvurya and State Department for Blue
At least 750 Israelis missing since fighting broke out early Saturday: Local media
By Anadolu Agency At least 750 Israelis have been missing since fighting broke out on Saturday morning, local media reported early Sunday. “According to an unofficial report, approximately 750
Somali prime minister meets SSC Khatumo leader
The Prime Minister of the federal government of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, today held a special meeting with SSC-Khatumo leader Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali who arrived yesterday in Mogadishu, the
Hamas kills 22 in unprecedented, wide-ranging incursion into Israel. Netanyahu says ‘we are at war
Police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The rockets were fired as Hamas announced
Russia says hit Ukrainian UAV workshops, depots of Storm Shadow and HIMARS systems
By Anadolu Agency Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Friday that the country hit assembly workshops of Ukrainian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and depots housing
Somalia suffers worst month on record for suicide bombings
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his henchman spy chief Mahad Salad Long War Journal By Caleb Weiss In September 2023, Somalia suffered the most suicide bombings (and
African Union backs Somalia’s request to pause troop withdrawal for 3 months
By Xinhua News Agency The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has endorsed a request by Somalia for a three-month pause in the withdrawal of 3,000 troops stationed in the
France to begin Niger withdrawal ‘this week’
French soldiers prepare for a mission on the French BAP air base in Niamey, Niger on May 14, 2023. Photo/AFP By AFP French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger “this week”, the
US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria – Pentagon
Smoke rises from a car after an alleged Turkish strike on Hasakah, Syria, October 5, 2023. North Press Agency/via Reuters By Reuters The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone
UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda heads to top court
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman walks with Paul Rwigamba, Director of Projects and Property Management and Flora Uwayezu, Project Sales of the Century Real Estate group during a tour in
Kenya has established a special police unit to combat illegal mining activities
From left: Principal Secretary State Department for Mining Elijah Mwangi, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Salim Mvurya and State Department for Blue