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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
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 WEEKThree US citizens die, two wounded in Manda Bay attack
An image distributed by al Shabaab after the attack on a military base in Kenya shows a Somalia’s al Shabaab militant holding the group’s flag next to a burning aircraft, said to be
Read MoreBoeing likely to face new questions after another 737 crash
Photo (AP) Sunday’s devastating plane crash in Ethiopia could renew safety questions about the newest version of Boeing’s popular 737 airliner. The Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines
Read MoreExpose: Ahmed Rashid corrupt police officer in Nairobi
Photo: Credit Facebook Ahmed Rashid is a rogue police officer in Nairobi, who acts in the interests of his own frustrating Somali business owners in Eastleigh district, Nairobi, Kenya. Ahmed
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Three US citizens die, two wounded in Manda Bay attack
An image distributed by al Shabaab after the attack on a military base in Kenya shows a Somalia’s al Shabaab militant holding the group’s flag next to a burning aircraft, said to be
Read MoreBoeing likely to face new questions after another 737 crash
Photo (AP) Sunday’s devastating plane crash in Ethiopia could renew safety questions about the newest version of Boeing’s popular 737 airliner. The Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines
Read MoreExpose: Ahmed Rashid corrupt police officer in Nairobi
Photo: Credit Facebook Ahmed Rashid is a rogue police officer in Nairobi, who acts in the interests of his own frustrating Somali business owners in Eastleigh district, Nairobi, Kenya. Ahmed
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Blog PostsHargeisa administration says 9 soldiers were killed in Ga’an Libah Mountains
File Photo/Somali Times The Hargeisa administration has said that 9 soldiers were killed in an attack by the Ga’an Libah Mountains rebels on a police force in the Sahil region. Hargeisa SNM
Miraa traders see sales hit from Somalia-Ethiopia deal
By Business Daily Africa Miraa farmers in Kenya are projecting a dip in sales after Somalia granted Ethiopia 10 days of exclusive khat market access every month. Nyambene Miraa Trade Association
Tanzania High Court throws out case against DP World ports deal
A ship docked at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Tanzania’s High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by four private citizens challenging
Zimbabwe’s president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa greets party supporters at a campaign rally in Harare, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Mnangagwa addressed thousands of supporters in a speech laden with calls
Mali suspends issuance of visas to French nationals
By Anadolu Agency Mali has indefinitely suspended the issuance of visas to French nationals, its Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, in the latest standoff between the West African nation and its
Somalia parades four Al Shabab ‘brides’ in military court
A photo combination of video frame grab images of the four women arrested and arraigned in a military court in Mogadishu, Somalia, based on charges of assisting the Al Shabab on August 9, 2023.
UK announces deal with Turkey to tackle flow of illegal migrants
Migrants are seen on a dinghy following a failed attempt to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, as a Turkish Coast Guard boat aproaches them, on the waters of the North Aegean Sea, off the
Niger junta rejects mediation mission by African Union, ECOWAS
By Anadolu Agency Niger’s military junta has blocked officials from the African Union, a West African regional bloc and the UN from visiting the country, a letter by the Foreign Ministry seen
Indian lawmakers debate no-confidence motion against Modi-led gov’t
By Anadolu Agency The Indian parliament began debating Tuesday a no-confidence motion that opposition parties have brought against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Last month, the
Born to a Guatemalan immigrant, Benaisha Poole-Watson is the first Afro-Latina to own an FDIC Bank
Benaisha Poole-Watson, famous realtor and business mogul is the first Afro-Latina to own an FDIC bank. Photo Credit: Instagram, Benaisha Poole- Watson By Face2Face Africa Benaisha Poole-Watson, a
Hargeisa administration says 9 soldiers were killed in Ga’an Libah Mountains
File Photo/Somali Times The Hargeisa administration has said that 9 soldiers were killed in an attack by the Ga’an Libah Mountains rebels on a police force in the Sahil region. Hargeisa SNM
Miraa traders see sales hit from Somalia-Ethiopia deal
By Business Daily Africa Miraa farmers in Kenya are projecting a dip in sales after Somalia granted Ethiopia 10 days of exclusive khat market access every month. Nyambene Miraa Trade Association
Tanzania High Court throws out case against DP World ports deal
A ship docked at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Tanzania’s High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by four private citizens challenging
Zimbabwe’s president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa greets party supporters at a campaign rally in Harare, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Mnangagwa addressed thousands of supporters in a speech laden with calls
Mali suspends issuance of visas to French nationals
By Anadolu Agency Mali has indefinitely suspended the issuance of visas to French nationals, its Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, in the latest standoff between the West African nation and its
Somalia parades four Al Shabab ‘brides’ in military court
A photo combination of video frame grab images of the four women arrested and arraigned in a military court in Mogadishu, Somalia, based on charges of assisting the Al Shabab on August 9, 2023.
UK announces deal with Turkey to tackle flow of illegal migrants
Migrants are seen on a dinghy following a failed attempt to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, as a Turkish Coast Guard boat aproaches them, on the waters of the North Aegean Sea, off the
Niger junta rejects mediation mission by African Union, ECOWAS
By Anadolu Agency Niger’s military junta has blocked officials from the African Union, a West African regional bloc and the UN from visiting the country, a letter by the Foreign Ministry seen
Indian lawmakers debate no-confidence motion against Modi-led gov’t
By Anadolu Agency The Indian parliament began debating Tuesday a no-confidence motion that opposition parties have brought against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Last month, the
Born to a Guatemalan immigrant, Benaisha Poole-Watson is the first Afro-Latina to own an FDIC Bank
Benaisha Poole-Watson, famous realtor and business mogul is the first Afro-Latina to own an FDIC bank. Photo Credit: Instagram, Benaisha Poole- Watson By Face2Face Africa Benaisha Poole-Watson, a