Latest NewsKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Read MoreEthiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
Read MoreIsrael plans to deploy submarines Berbera northern Somalia
A new report from Germany says Israel is seeking a naval and military presence in the Somaliland port of Berbera, a move that could give the Israeli navy a strategic access to the Gulf of Aden
Read MoreSomalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
Read MoreTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
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Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Read MoreEthiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was
Read MoreIsrael plans to deploy submarines Berbera northern Somalia
A new report from Germany says Israel is seeking a naval and military presence in the Somaliland port of Berbera, a move that could give the Israeli navy a strategic access to the Gulf of Aden
Read MoreSomalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale
File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the
Read MoreTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
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Featured ArticlesKeir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKDubai ruler incorporates property firm Meraas into Dubai Holding
Dubai said on Tuesday that its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is making state-linked property firm Meraas part of his Dubai Holding investment vehicle. The move, which was announced
Read MoreOil prices increase with ease in demand concerns
By Anadolu Agency Oil prices increased on Thursday, supported by a drop in US crude oil inventories easing demand concerns. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $102.71 per barrel
Read MoreSomalia president Hassan Sheikh does not pay government employees salaries
File Photo/Somali Times Somali government workers, security agencies and both houses of the National Parliament did not receive their salaries. Salary payment, for the past five years has been
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Dubai ruler incorporates property firm Meraas into Dubai Holding
Dubai said on Tuesday that its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is making state-linked property firm Meraas part of his Dubai Holding investment vehicle. The move, which was announced
Read MoreOil prices increase with ease in demand concerns
By Anadolu Agency Oil prices increased on Thursday, supported by a drop in US crude oil inventories easing demand concerns. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $102.71 per barrel
Read MoreSomalia president Hassan Sheikh does not pay government employees salaries
File Photo/Somali Times Somali government workers, security agencies and both houses of the National Parliament did not receive their salaries. Salary payment, for the past five years has been
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Blog PostsPutin meets African peace delegation to discuss Ukraine war
By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin met an African peace delegation Saturday that is looking to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The delegation, which met Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Israel could accept U.S.-Iran nuclear ‘understanding’, senior lawmaker says
Atomic symbol and USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 8, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Israel could find acceptable an understanding
Saudi foreign minister in Iran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan shake hands prior to their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 17, 2023. Saudi
US says it has no indication Russia planning to use nuclear weapons
By Anadolu Agency The US has not seen any indication that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. Blinken said the US will “continue to
Gunmen kill 25 students in Uganda, abduct several others
Police cordon off a crime scene in Uganda’s capital Kampala By Daily Monitor At least 25 students were killed by armed gunmen who attacked a secondary school in western Uganda on Friday
Drunk man murdered ‘treasured’ father-of-eight in random attack at Sparkhill shisha cafe
Mohammed Adam (left) murdered Fuaad Xuseen Birmingham Mail By Carl Jackson A man who murdered a ‘treasured’ father-of-eight outside a Birmingham shisha bar has been sentenced to life
African leaders start peace mission in Ukraine despite Russian missile barrage
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and President of the
Igad sticks to mediation roadmap amid Sudan rejection of Ruto’s lead role
Kenya President William Ruto when he met Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan special envoy Malik Agar Nganyoufa (left) on May 29, 2023, and, right, the paramilitary RSF Mohamed Hamdani Daglo
US Senate confirms first female Muslim federal judge
By Anadolu Agency The US Senate confirmed along party lines on Thursday Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to serve as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to serve as a federal judge.
Sweden vows to crack down on criminal networks as number of lethal shootings soars
Police at the scene after a shooting incident, in Farsta, southern Stockholm, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Sweden wants to modernize its legislation to clamp further down on organized crime. The
Putin meets African peace delegation to discuss Ukraine war
By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin met an African peace delegation Saturday that is looking to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The delegation, which met Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Israel could accept U.S.-Iran nuclear ‘understanding’, senior lawmaker says
Atomic symbol and USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 8, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Israel could find acceptable an understanding
Saudi foreign minister in Iran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan shake hands prior to their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 17, 2023. Saudi
US says it has no indication Russia planning to use nuclear weapons
By Anadolu Agency The US has not seen any indication that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. Blinken said the US will “continue to
Gunmen kill 25 students in Uganda, abduct several others
Police cordon off a crime scene in Uganda’s capital Kampala By Daily Monitor At least 25 students were killed by armed gunmen who attacked a secondary school in western Uganda on Friday
Drunk man murdered ‘treasured’ father-of-eight in random attack at Sparkhill shisha cafe
Mohammed Adam (left) murdered Fuaad Xuseen Birmingham Mail By Carl Jackson A man who murdered a ‘treasured’ father-of-eight outside a Birmingham shisha bar has been sentenced to life
African leaders start peace mission in Ukraine despite Russian missile barrage
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and President of the
Igad sticks to mediation roadmap amid Sudan rejection of Ruto’s lead role
Kenya President William Ruto when he met Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan special envoy Malik Agar Nganyoufa (left) on May 29, 2023, and, right, the paramilitary RSF Mohamed Hamdani Daglo
US Senate confirms first female Muslim federal judge
By Anadolu Agency The US Senate confirmed along party lines on Thursday Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to serve as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to serve as a federal judge.
Sweden vows to crack down on criminal networks as number of lethal shootings soars
Police at the scene after a shooting incident, in Farsta, southern Stockholm, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Sweden wants to modernize its legislation to clamp further down on organized crime. The