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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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 WEEKSomalia’s prime minister Hamse Abdi Barre takes over the office
Photo Somali Times/Somalia’s prime minister Hamse Abdi Barre The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, has today officially taken office, following the ousted
Read MoreTurkey says Russia gave it $9 billion in new financing for Akkuyu nuclear plant
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar speaks during a session of the Russian Energy Week international forum in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025. Photographer Ramil Sitdikov By Reuters
Read MoreEthiopia: Abiy the Lucky
It was clearly a quite broad plot, but its coordination must have been off. Police are still rounding up suspected plotters, and Abiy Ahmed was still prime minister on Monday. Ethiopia’s Prime
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Somalia’s prime minister Hamse Abdi Barre takes over the office
Photo Somali Times/Somalia’s prime minister Hamse Abdi Barre The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, has today officially taken office, following the ousted
Read MoreTurkey says Russia gave it $9 billion in new financing for Akkuyu nuclear plant
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar speaks during a session of the Russian Energy Week international forum in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025. Photographer Ramil Sitdikov By Reuters
Read MoreEthiopia: Abiy the Lucky
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Blog PostsSudan’s death toll in ongoing clashes rises to 144
By Anadolu Agency The death toll in the ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has climbed to 144, the Central Committee of the Sudanese
Families of Somalia AU mission casualties paid $200m
Police officers of the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia from Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia gather at a base in Mogadishu/AFP By The East African
Putin rallies his troops with 2nd Ukraine visit in 2 months
In this photo taken from video released by Russian TV Pool on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at an undisclosed location. The Kremlin says Putin has visited
Blinken warns Sudan’s rival factions after US diplomatic convoy comes under fire
By Reuters A U.S. diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan in an apparent attack by fighters linked to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
Kenya police officer Ahmed Rashid pleads not guilty to two counts of murder
Credit Photo/Facebook Police officer Ahmed Rashid who is accused of killing two young men in Nairobi has finally taken plea to murder charges. Appearing before High Court judge Diana Mochache,
Italy pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores
The Italian coast guard ship Peluso enters the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Monday, April 17, 2023, with some 300 migrants saved from the sea. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli) By The Associated
Rishi Sunak faces probe by ethics watchdog over budget ‘benefit’ to wife’s childcare agency
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy attend a reception to celebrate the British Asian Trust, at The British Museum, in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. Photographer
Oil slips as recession fears loom over economic data
By Reuters Oil prices turned lower on Monday as investors mulled over a possible May interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which could dampen economic recovery hopes, though Chinese GDP
Sudan fighting: How army, paramilitary rivalry escalated to war
Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (left), the head of the ruling military council and his deputy Sudanese paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo greet supporters at different events in
China terms US warship’s sail through Taiwan Strait ‘hyped up’
Photo source: @US7thFleet/Twitter By Anadolu Agency China on Monday called a US warship’s voyage through the Taiwan Strait a “hyped up” transit. According to US Army’s 7th Fleet, its
Sudan’s death toll in ongoing clashes rises to 144
By Anadolu Agency The death toll in the ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has climbed to 144, the Central Committee of the Sudanese
Families of Somalia AU mission casualties paid $200m
Police officers of the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia from Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia gather at a base in Mogadishu/AFP By The East African
Putin rallies his troops with 2nd Ukraine visit in 2 months
In this photo taken from video released by Russian TV Pool on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at an undisclosed location. The Kremlin says Putin has visited
Blinken warns Sudan’s rival factions after US diplomatic convoy comes under fire
By Reuters A U.S. diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan in an apparent attack by fighters linked to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
Kenya police officer Ahmed Rashid pleads not guilty to two counts of murder
Credit Photo/Facebook Police officer Ahmed Rashid who is accused of killing two young men in Nairobi has finally taken plea to murder charges. Appearing before High Court judge Diana Mochache,
Italy pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores
The Italian coast guard ship Peluso enters the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Monday, April 17, 2023, with some 300 migrants saved from the sea. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli) By The Associated
Rishi Sunak faces probe by ethics watchdog over budget ‘benefit’ to wife’s childcare agency
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy attend a reception to celebrate the British Asian Trust, at The British Museum, in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. Photographer
Oil slips as recession fears loom over economic data
By Reuters Oil prices turned lower on Monday as investors mulled over a possible May interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which could dampen economic recovery hopes, though Chinese GDP
Sudan fighting: How army, paramilitary rivalry escalated to war
Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (left), the head of the ruling military council and his deputy Sudanese paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo greet supporters at different events in
China terms US warship’s sail through Taiwan Strait ‘hyped up’
Photo source: @US7thFleet/Twitter By Anadolu Agency China on Monday called a US warship’s voyage through the Taiwan Strait a “hyped up” transit. According to US Army’s 7th Fleet, its