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
Read More
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 WEEKHuman Rights Watch expressed great concern and despair over the release of Abdi Mohamed Omar from Ethiopian prison
The Human Rights Watch has expressed great hope for the release of Abdi Mohamud Omar, known as Abdi Illey. The former president of the Somali regional government of Ethiopia, has been imprisoned
Read MoreSaudi-led coalition admits ‘mistakes’ in Yemen bus strike that killed 40 children
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen admitted Saturday that “mistakes” had been made in an August airstrike on Yemen that killed 51 people including 40 children. An official said
Read MoreJubaland forces still holed up in Mandera – Roba
Mandera Governor Ali Roba County putting pressure on government to expel foreign soldiers Roba claimed there were gunshots along the border believed to be from forces allied to Janan. Hundreds of
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Human Rights Watch expressed great concern and despair over the release of Abdi Mohamed Omar from Ethiopian prison
The Human Rights Watch has expressed great hope for the release of Abdi Mohamud Omar, known as Abdi Illey. The former president of the Somali regional government of Ethiopia, has been imprisoned
Read MoreSaudi-led coalition admits ‘mistakes’ in Yemen bus strike that killed 40 children
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen admitted Saturday that “mistakes” had been made in an August airstrike on Yemen that killed 51 people including 40 children. An official said
Read MoreJubaland forces still holed up in Mandera – Roba
Mandera Governor Ali Roba County putting pressure on government to expel foreign soldiers Roba claimed there were gunshots along the border believed to be from forces allied to Janan. Hundreds of
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Blog PostsKenya Airways signs interline deal with Emirates
By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways has inked an interline deal with Emirates that will allow passengers of the two airlines to use a single ticket and baggage policy, in a deal likely to
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s ex-prime minister and media mogul, dies at 86
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi answers a journalist’s questions during a news conference in Rome, Italy, December 30, 2004. Reuters/Tony Gentile/File Photo By Reuters Former Prime
From GPS-guided bombs to electronic warfare, Russia improves its weaponry in Ukraine
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a Ukrainian military vehicle is hit during combat in Ukraine. Analysts say Moscow
Djibouti and Kenya insist that African Union troops remain in Somalia until 2026
Kenyan President William Ruto and his Djibouti counterpart dictator Ismail Omar Guelle discussed the importance of remaining African Union forces in Somalia with the country’s security
Russia says it hits Leopard tanks, U.S. Bradley vehicles in Ukraine
A still image taken from video shows what are said to be destroyed armoured vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in an unidentified location in the
Scotland’s ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrested in party finances probe
By Anadolu Agency Scotland’s former First Minister has been detained on Sunday in relation to an investigation into the Scottish National Party’s (SNP) finance. “A 52-year-old woman has
Biggest ruby ever to come to auction after being found in Mozambique sells for record $34.8m
Courtesy of Sotheby’s By Face2Face Africa The largest ruby in the world to come to auction set a record in New York when it sold for $34.8 million on Thursday. The record sale of the
Chinese firm wins tender to build head office for African court
Chinese workers of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation at the site of the new African Union conference centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia work/AFP By The East African Chinese firm
Turkey seizes $1 billion of counterfeit money headed for Africa
File Photo Reuters By Reuters Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanian and three Swedish
Saudis threatened US with ‘major’ economic fallout in oil row: Report
By Anadolu Agency Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman threatened the US with “major economic consequences” after President Joe Biden vowed “consequences” for the
Kenya Airways signs interline deal with Emirates
By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways has inked an interline deal with Emirates that will allow passengers of the two airlines to use a single ticket and baggage policy, in a deal likely to
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s ex-prime minister and media mogul, dies at 86
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi answers a journalist’s questions during a news conference in Rome, Italy, December 30, 2004. Reuters/Tony Gentile/File Photo By Reuters Former Prime
From GPS-guided bombs to electronic warfare, Russia improves its weaponry in Ukraine
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a Ukrainian military vehicle is hit during combat in Ukraine. Analysts say Moscow
Djibouti and Kenya insist that African Union troops remain in Somalia until 2026
Kenyan President William Ruto and his Djibouti counterpart dictator Ismail Omar Guelle discussed the importance of remaining African Union forces in Somalia with the country’s security
Russia says it hits Leopard tanks, U.S. Bradley vehicles in Ukraine
A still image taken from video shows what are said to be destroyed armoured vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in an unidentified location in the
Scotland’s ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrested in party finances probe
By Anadolu Agency Scotland’s former First Minister has been detained on Sunday in relation to an investigation into the Scottish National Party’s (SNP) finance. “A 52-year-old woman has
Biggest ruby ever to come to auction after being found in Mozambique sells for record $34.8m
Courtesy of Sotheby’s By Face2Face Africa The largest ruby in the world to come to auction set a record in New York when it sold for $34.8 million on Thursday. The record sale of the
Chinese firm wins tender to build head office for African court
Chinese workers of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation at the site of the new African Union conference centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia work/AFP By The East African Chinese firm
Turkey seizes $1 billion of counterfeit money headed for Africa
File Photo Reuters By Reuters Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanian and three Swedish
Saudis threatened US with ‘major’ economic fallout in oil row: Report
By Anadolu Agency Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman threatened the US with “major economic consequences” after President Joe Biden vowed “consequences” for the