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
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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 WEEKMass shootings at New Zealand mosques kill 49; 1 man charged
Photo (AP) Mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers killed 49 people on what the prime minister called “one of New Zealand’s darkest days,” as authorities
Read MoreChina’s Xi pushes economic reform at North Korea summit
In this Thursday, June 20, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, watch a mass gymnastic performance
Read MoreExamining Extremism: Harakat al Shabaab al Mujahideen (al Shabaab)
Center for Strategic and International Studies By Jake Harrington, Jared Thompson The resumption of U.S. airstrikes in Somalia in July 2021 after a six-month pause under the Biden administration
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Mass shootings at New Zealand mosques kill 49; 1 man charged
Photo (AP) Mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers killed 49 people on what the prime minister called “one of New Zealand’s darkest days,” as authorities
Read MoreChina’s Xi pushes economic reform at North Korea summit
In this Thursday, June 20, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, watch a mass gymnastic performance
Read MoreExamining Extremism: Harakat al Shabaab al Mujahideen (al Shabaab)
Center for Strategic and International Studies By Jake Harrington, Jared Thompson The resumption of U.S. airstrikes in Somalia in July 2021 after a six-month pause under the Biden administration
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Blog PostsPutin to discuss grain deal with African leaders on June 17
By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the Black Sea Grain Initiative with African leaders on June 17 on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum,
Eight Kenyan police killed in suspected Al-Shabab bombing
Kenya first sent troops into Somalia in 2011 to combat al-Shabab and is now a major contributor of troops to an African Union military operation against the group File Photo Njeri Mwangi/Reuters
At least 78 migrants dead and dozens feared missing after fishing vessel sinks off Greece
Survivors arrive by yacht after a rescue operation at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers (150miles) southwest of Athens on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Authorities say at least 30
Belarus starts taking delivery of Russian nuclear weapons
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to journalists during his visit to a military-industrial complex facility in the Minsk Region, Belarus June 13, 2023. Press Service of the
South West MPs says Somali armed forces used spy chief to attack Barawe in a tribal manner
File Photo/Somali Times Members of the Somali parliament elected from the South West have accused the country’s armed forces of attacking the South West presidency and the Darwish’s
Armed men raid Somali family, shoot one dead in Kampala
Patrick Onyango, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson By Daily Monitor About four assailants raided the home of Somalis in Kampala at around 3am on Tuesday. Police are investigating the
UK police arrest murder suspect after three found dead on Nottingham streets
Police forensic officers work near a van in a cordon on the Bentinck Road following a major incident in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham, Britain, June 13, 2023. Photographer Phil Noble By
Sh187.7bn debt unnerves investors in KQ equity stake sale
By Business Daily Africa Potential investors for the proposed Kenya Airways (KQ) equity stake sale have expressed uneasiness over the national carrier’s heavy debt load, making it the biggest
Japan’s Toyota announces initiative for all-solid state battery as part of electric vehicles plan
A logo of Toyota Motor Corp. is seen at its dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on March 21, 2021. Toyota says it plans to make an all solid-state battery as part of ambitious plans for battery
US says China upgraded spy facilities in Cuba in 2019
By Anadolu Agency China has long been operating surveillance operations in Cuba, the Biden administration said Monday after a report suggested Beijing and Havana reached a deal to station a
Putin to discuss grain deal with African leaders on June 17
By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the Black Sea Grain Initiative with African leaders on June 17 on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum,
Eight Kenyan police killed in suspected Al-Shabab bombing
Kenya first sent troops into Somalia in 2011 to combat al-Shabab and is now a major contributor of troops to an African Union military operation against the group File Photo Njeri Mwangi/Reuters
At least 78 migrants dead and dozens feared missing after fishing vessel sinks off Greece
Survivors arrive by yacht after a rescue operation at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers (150miles) southwest of Athens on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Authorities say at least 30
Belarus starts taking delivery of Russian nuclear weapons
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to journalists during his visit to a military-industrial complex facility in the Minsk Region, Belarus June 13, 2023. Press Service of the
South West MPs says Somali armed forces used spy chief to attack Barawe in a tribal manner
File Photo/Somali Times Members of the Somali parliament elected from the South West have accused the country’s armed forces of attacking the South West presidency and the Darwish’s
Armed men raid Somali family, shoot one dead in Kampala
Patrick Onyango, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson By Daily Monitor About four assailants raided the home of Somalis in Kampala at around 3am on Tuesday. Police are investigating the
UK police arrest murder suspect after three found dead on Nottingham streets
Police forensic officers work near a van in a cordon on the Bentinck Road following a major incident in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham, Britain, June 13, 2023. Photographer Phil Noble By
Sh187.7bn debt unnerves investors in KQ equity stake sale
By Business Daily Africa Potential investors for the proposed Kenya Airways (KQ) equity stake sale have expressed uneasiness over the national carrier’s heavy debt load, making it the biggest
Japan’s Toyota announces initiative for all-solid state battery as part of electric vehicles plan
A logo of Toyota Motor Corp. is seen at its dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on March 21, 2021. Toyota says it plans to make an all solid-state battery as part of ambitious plans for battery
US says China upgraded spy facilities in Cuba in 2019
By Anadolu Agency China has long been operating surveillance operations in Cuba, the Biden administration said Monday after a report suggested Beijing and Havana reached a deal to station a