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 WEEKOne image, one face, one American moment: The Donald Trump mug shot
This booking photo provided by Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, shows former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail
Read MoreUK Home Secretary to visit Kigali over migrants relocation
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman. She will visit Kigali to meet with Rwanda’s Foreign minister Vincent Biruta to discuss the pending implementation of a controversial deal that seeks to control
Read MoreTop Russian diplomat says Moscow sees Macron’s nuclear rhetoric as a ‘threat’
By Anadolu Agency Russia’s foreign minister Lavrov said Thursday that Moscow sees French President Emmanuel Macron’s nuclear rhetoric as a threat. “If he considers us a threat, calls a meeting of
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One image, one face, one American moment: The Donald Trump mug shot
This booking photo provided by Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, shows former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail
Read MoreUK Home Secretary to visit Kigali over migrants relocation
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman. She will visit Kigali to meet with Rwanda’s Foreign minister Vincent Biruta to discuss the pending implementation of a controversial deal that seeks to control
Read MoreTop Russian diplomat says Moscow sees Macron’s nuclear rhetoric as a ‘threat’
By Anadolu Agency Russia’s foreign minister Lavrov said Thursday that Moscow sees French President Emmanuel Macron’s nuclear rhetoric as a threat. “If he considers us a threat, calls a meeting of
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Blog PostsKenya floats Sh17.5bn bond to pay oil marketers
By Business Daily Africa A surprise bond issued on Tuesday targets raising billions to pay part of the Sh45.8 billion debt owed to oil marketers carried forward from the fuel subsidy scheme that
The pilot and 4 passengers of the Titan submersible are dead, US Coast Guard says
File – This undated image provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company’s Titan submersible. Rescuers are racing against time to find the missing submersible
London stocks sink as BoE delivers bigger-than-expected rate hike
The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters UK’s main stock indexes extended
AU force in Somalia starts reducing troop numbers
Atmis Burundi National Defence Forces Commander of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Lt Col Richard Binyenimana (L) shakes hands with Somalia National Army Commander Maj Gen Bashir Abukar Ahmed
Somali President, Austin Discuss Future, Partnership During Pentagon Meeting
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III poses for a photo with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud before a meeting at the Pentagon, June 21, 2023. U.S. Department of Defense By Jim Garamone
Somali national auditor says Hassan Sheikh government looted 21 million dollars from the treasury
File Photo/Somali Times A press release from the Office of the National Auditor General said that the office shared with the Attorney General a report on the investigation of corruption in
UK’s stubborn inflation fails to fall, turning up heat on BoE
By Reuters British inflation defied predictions of a slowdown and held at 8.7% in May, putting yet more pressure on the Bank of England a day before it is expected to raise interest rates for the
Death toll from migrant boat sinking off Greece rises to 82
By Anadolu Agency The death toll from last week’s sinking of a fishing boat crammed with migrants off the coast of southwestern Greece climbed to 82 on Tuesday, with hundreds more migrants feared
Kenya, Tanzania electricity line to be launched this year
President William Ruto with Energy Secretary David Chirchir with an exhibitor during Africa Energy Forum held at KICC By Business Daily Africa Kenya has completed the construction of its portion
Rwanda genocide suspect to claim asylum in South Africa, lawyer says, complicating extradition
File— Fulgence Kayishema sits in the Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, May 26, 2023. Kayishema, a former police officer, is one of the most wanted suspects in
Kenya floats Sh17.5bn bond to pay oil marketers
By Business Daily Africa A surprise bond issued on Tuesday targets raising billions to pay part of the Sh45.8 billion debt owed to oil marketers carried forward from the fuel subsidy scheme that
The pilot and 4 passengers of the Titan submersible are dead, US Coast Guard says
File – This undated image provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company’s Titan submersible. Rescuers are racing against time to find the missing submersible
London stocks sink as BoE delivers bigger-than-expected rate hike
The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters UK’s main stock indexes extended
AU force in Somalia starts reducing troop numbers
Atmis Burundi National Defence Forces Commander of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Lt Col Richard Binyenimana (L) shakes hands with Somalia National Army Commander Maj Gen Bashir Abukar Ahmed
Somali President, Austin Discuss Future, Partnership During Pentagon Meeting
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III poses for a photo with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud before a meeting at the Pentagon, June 21, 2023. U.S. Department of Defense By Jim Garamone
Somali national auditor says Hassan Sheikh government looted 21 million dollars from the treasury
File Photo/Somali Times A press release from the Office of the National Auditor General said that the office shared with the Attorney General a report on the investigation of corruption in
UK’s stubborn inflation fails to fall, turning up heat on BoE
By Reuters British inflation defied predictions of a slowdown and held at 8.7% in May, putting yet more pressure on the Bank of England a day before it is expected to raise interest rates for the
Death toll from migrant boat sinking off Greece rises to 82
By Anadolu Agency The death toll from last week’s sinking of a fishing boat crammed with migrants off the coast of southwestern Greece climbed to 82 on Tuesday, with hundreds more migrants feared
Kenya, Tanzania electricity line to be launched this year
President William Ruto with Energy Secretary David Chirchir with an exhibitor during Africa Energy Forum held at KICC By Business Daily Africa Kenya has completed the construction of its portion
Rwanda genocide suspect to claim asylum in South Africa, lawyer says, complicating extradition
File— Fulgence Kayishema sits in the Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, May 26, 2023. Kayishema, a former police officer, is one of the most wanted suspects in