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
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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 WEEKTop 10 African countries with the best English proficiency and speakers in 2025
By The African Exponent English is used in South Africa not only because many people can speak it but mainly because it is used well in law, government, education, and media compared to anywhere
Read MoreAbiy’s call for access to the Red Sea is a diversion tactic from Ethiopia’s internal fragmentation
File Photo Somali Times/Abiy Ahmed LSE By Yohannes Woldemariam Abiy Ahmed is using Eritrea and ownership of the Red Sea to divert attention from the resistance to his rule by paramilitary forces
Read MoreEthiopia says it killed Al-Shabab terrorist leaders Fu’ad Shongole, Abu Musab and Ubeyda
A photograph appear on the Internet: Al-Shabab terrorist leader Fu’ad Shongole The Ethiopian government has announced that three senior leaders of Al-Shabab terrorist group have been killed
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Top 10 African countries with the best English proficiency and speakers in 2025
By The African Exponent English is used in South Africa not only because many people can speak it but mainly because it is used well in law, government, education, and media compared to anywhere
Read MoreAbiy’s call for access to the Red Sea is a diversion tactic from Ethiopia’s internal fragmentation
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Read MoreEthiopia says it killed Al-Shabab terrorist leaders Fu’ad Shongole, Abu Musab and Ubeyda
A photograph appear on the Internet: Al-Shabab terrorist leader Fu’ad Shongole The Ethiopian government has announced that three senior leaders of Al-Shabab terrorist group have been killed
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Blog PostsTycoon dies as children battle for multi-billion estate-sources say
The late tycoon, Mahat Kuno Roble, with Defence CS Aden Duale (left). The Garissa businessman passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 Photo Aden Duale/Ali Korane Aden Duale, the Defence Cabinet
China’s FM holds talks in Philippines amid strained ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, right, and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo shake hands during the welcome ceremony prior to their bilateral meeting at the Diamond Hotel on
Sudan army: Rescue of foreign citizens, diplomats expected
By The Associated Press The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate American, British, Chinese and French citizens and diplomats from Sudan on military aircraft, as
UK defence ministry is engaged in ‘prudent planning’ on Sudan
Smoke rises over the city as army and paramilitaries clash in power struggle, in Khartoum, Sudan, April 15, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Instagram/via Reuters By Reuters
SSC leader warned to withdraw remaining SNM militia northern Somalia in Las Anod
File Photo/Somali Times Garad Jama Garad Ali, a traditional elder of the SSC, announced that the SSC forces has grown impatient with Hargeisa SNM militia and is determined to intensify attacks
413 people have died in Sudan fighting: World Health Organization
Eid Al-Fitr amid clashes in Sudan ( Source: Stringer ) By Anadolu Agency The World Health Organization said Friday that 413 people have died in the current Sudan conflict, while the UN
Iran says forces U.S. submarine to surface in Gulf, U.S. denies
By Reuters Iran’s navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it entered the Gulf, Iranian navy commander Shahram Irani told state television on Thursday, but the United States Navy’s
UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation
Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A spokesperson says U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reviewing a report about
China’s foreign minister: Both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang attends a joint press conference Guesthouse in Beijing, China, April 14, 2023. Suo Takekuma Reuters/File Photo By Reuters China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang
Preventing Ukraine from joining NATO still key goal of conflict: Russia
By Anadolu Agency The Kremlin on Thursday said that preventing Ukraine’s accession to NATO remains one of the key goals of its “special military operation,” meaning its war on Ukraine, now into
Tycoon dies as children battle for multi-billion estate-sources say
The late tycoon, Mahat Kuno Roble, with Defence CS Aden Duale (left). The Garissa businessman passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 Photo Aden Duale/Ali Korane Aden Duale, the Defence Cabinet
China’s FM holds talks in Philippines amid strained ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, right, and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo shake hands during the welcome ceremony prior to their bilateral meeting at the Diamond Hotel on
Sudan army: Rescue of foreign citizens, diplomats expected
By The Associated Press The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate American, British, Chinese and French citizens and diplomats from Sudan on military aircraft, as
UK defence ministry is engaged in ‘prudent planning’ on Sudan
Smoke rises over the city as army and paramilitaries clash in power struggle, in Khartoum, Sudan, April 15, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Instagram/via Reuters By Reuters
SSC leader warned to withdraw remaining SNM militia northern Somalia in Las Anod
File Photo/Somali Times Garad Jama Garad Ali, a traditional elder of the SSC, announced that the SSC forces has grown impatient with Hargeisa SNM militia and is determined to intensify attacks
413 people have died in Sudan fighting: World Health Organization
Eid Al-Fitr amid clashes in Sudan ( Source: Stringer ) By Anadolu Agency The World Health Organization said Friday that 413 people have died in the current Sudan conflict, while the UN
Iran says forces U.S. submarine to surface in Gulf, U.S. denies
By Reuters Iran’s navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it entered the Gulf, Iranian navy commander Shahram Irani told state television on Thursday, but the United States Navy’s
UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation
Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A spokesperson says U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reviewing a report about
China’s foreign minister: Both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang attends a joint press conference Guesthouse in Beijing, China, April 14, 2023. Suo Takekuma Reuters/File Photo By Reuters China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang
Preventing Ukraine from joining NATO still key goal of conflict: Russia
By Anadolu Agency The Kremlin on Thursday said that preventing Ukraine’s accession to NATO remains one of the key goals of its “special military operation,” meaning its war on Ukraine, now into