Latest NewsWhat 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
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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 WEEKHassan Sheikh got away selling Somali girls to Saudi Arabia, now want to be Somalia president
Worst ever Somalia president has Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud got away with selling Somali girls to Saudi Arabia. Somali Women were a keystone of our culture. It was as near as sacred; the respect for
Read MoreRegional Somali airport refuses to allow Ethiopian plane to land
Kismayo airport in southern Somalia refused to allow an Ethiopian plane to land on Monday, a witness said, amid heightened tensions between the federal government and the regional leadership
Read MoreRussia summons British ambassador over drone strike on Crimea
British Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert arrives at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters, as activists hold a protest against what Russia’s officials said to be the involvement of
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Hassan Sheikh got away selling Somali girls to Saudi Arabia, now want to be Somalia president
Worst ever Somalia president has Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud got away with selling Somali girls to Saudi Arabia. Somali Women were a keystone of our culture. It was as near as sacred; the respect for
Read MoreRegional Somali airport refuses to allow Ethiopian plane to land
Kismayo airport in southern Somalia refused to allow an Ethiopian plane to land on Monday, a witness said, amid heightened tensions between the federal government and the regional leadership
Read MoreRussia summons British ambassador over drone strike on Crimea
British Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert arrives at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters, as activists hold a protest against what Russia’s officials said to be the involvement of
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Blog PostsTurkey 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
Somalia Al-Shabab killed more than 50 people in Pearl Beach Hotel
The Somali government forces have ended an attack by an armed group of Al-Shabab on a hotel on Lido Beach called Pearl Beach Hotel. The group fought for many hours inside the hotel, killing more
Somalia Al-Shabab attacks Pearl Lido Beach Hotel with explosions still under siege
An attack that began with explosions was carried out tonight on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, with several successive explosions and heavy gunfire heard. Information obtained by Somali Times states
China: ‘Hacker empire’ US is ‘spreading rumours’ with talk of Cuba spy station
Flags of U.S. and China are seen in this illustration. Reuters/Florence Lo/Illustration By Reuters China’s foreign ministry on Friday said “spreading rumours and slander” is a
Sudan junta declares UN envoy Volker Perthes ‘persona non grata’
UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes in the capital Khartoum/AFP By The East African Sudan on Thursday evening announced that it was expelling Volker Perthes, the special
Somalia: Puntland has accused the Hassan Sheikh’s government of corruption
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s the Puntland state government strongly opposed the way the federal government of Somalia handled the Hajj this year. Puntland has accused the federal
EU countries approve draft updating work permit rules for non-EU citizens
By Anadolu Agency EU member states on Thursday approved a draft bill updating the rules for issuing work permits to non-EU citizens. In a statement, the Council of the EU announced that it had
Turkish lira extends losses as Ankara loosens grip on forex market
Woman holds Turkish Lira banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Reuters Turkey’s lira weakened 0.8% to a record low on Thursday, extending
Haitians are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails
People gather outside the National Penitentiary for their turn to deliver food to their jailed relatives in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, June 1, 2023. In December 2022, the
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
Somalia Al-Shabab killed more than 50 people in Pearl Beach Hotel
The Somali government forces have ended an attack by an armed group of Al-Shabab on a hotel on Lido Beach called Pearl Beach Hotel. The group fought for many hours inside the hotel, killing more
Somalia Al-Shabab attacks Pearl Lido Beach Hotel with explosions still under siege
An attack that began with explosions was carried out tonight on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, with several successive explosions and heavy gunfire heard. Information obtained by Somali Times states
China: ‘Hacker empire’ US is ‘spreading rumours’ with talk of Cuba spy station
Flags of U.S. and China are seen in this illustration. Reuters/Florence Lo/Illustration By Reuters China’s foreign ministry on Friday said “spreading rumours and slander” is a
Sudan junta declares UN envoy Volker Perthes ‘persona non grata’
UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes in the capital Khartoum/AFP By The East African Sudan on Thursday evening announced that it was expelling Volker Perthes, the special
Somalia: Puntland has accused the Hassan Sheikh’s government of corruption
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s the Puntland state government strongly opposed the way the federal government of Somalia handled the Hajj this year. Puntland has accused the federal
EU countries approve draft updating work permit rules for non-EU citizens
By Anadolu Agency EU member states on Thursday approved a draft bill updating the rules for issuing work permits to non-EU citizens. In a statement, the Council of the EU announced that it had
Turkish lira extends losses as Ankara loosens grip on forex market
Woman holds Turkish Lira banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Reuters Turkey’s lira weakened 0.8% to a record low on Thursday, extending
Haitians are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails
People gather outside the National Penitentiary for their turn to deliver food to their jailed relatives in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, June 1, 2023. In December 2022, the