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Top 10 richest African countries in 2026
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Based on updated International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook data, national wealth across the continent is primarily evaluated through
Read MoreWhy do former colonial powers refuse to let go of Africa even after getting kicked out?
Photo Credit: Britannica By The African Exponent Niger has blamed France for the violent military mutiny aimed at overthrowing General Abdourahamane Tiani. How many times must Africa suffer
Read MoreFar-right AfD courts conservative support after historic German state election win
Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, and top candidate Ulrich Siegmund, attend a press conference, the day after the Saxony-Anhalt state
Read MorePuntland expresses concern over impact of the arms embargo lifted on Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times Officials from the Puntland government have strongly opposed the arms embargo lifted on Somalia a few years ago, following the incident in Dolow district of Gedo region.
Read MoreWhy are foreign governments treating African bloodshed as a playground for foreign wars and profit?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent UN investigators just exposed a global network of foreign suppliers, mercenaries, and weapon traffickers fueling Sudan’s civil war. How many more
Read More
Featured ArticlesTop 10 richest African countries in 2026
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Based on updated International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook data, national wealth across the continent is primarily evaluated through
Top 10 richest African countries in 2026
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Based on updated International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook data, national wealth across the continent is primarily evaluated through
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKTop 10 Presidents with Highest Salaries in Africa 2022
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta: Credit to Photo The Associated Press By The African Exponent Political offices in Africa are highly sought after, and many politicians have declared that
Read MoreShort of time, Somalia delays landmark regional vote as tensions rise
Somalia’s South West state will delay a key presidential vote for the third time because it is not sufficiently prepared, the semi-autonomous region’s election committee said on Saturday.Tensions
Read MoreSomali security forces to lead in fighting al Shabaab – Amisom
Photo/Somali Times By NANCY AGUTU Amisom and Somali National Army agreed on strategies for Somali security forces to take a lead role. During a two-day meeting to evaluate security sector gains
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Top 10 Presidents with Highest Salaries in Africa 2022
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta: Credit to Photo The Associated Press By The African Exponent Political offices in Africa are highly sought after, and many politicians have declared that
Read MoreShort of time, Somalia delays landmark regional vote as tensions rise
Somalia’s South West state will delay a key presidential vote for the third time because it is not sufficiently prepared, the semi-autonomous region’s election committee said on Saturday.Tensions
Read MoreSomali security forces to lead in fighting al Shabaab – Amisom
Photo/Somali Times By NANCY AGUTU Amisom and Somali National Army agreed on strategies for Somali security forces to take a lead role. During a two-day meeting to evaluate security sector gains
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Blog PostsWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Thousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
US says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
Stop Turkey and Hassan sheikh’s second genocide against the Southwest – Baidoa must not become a city of death
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib In 1992, Baidoa became a mass grave.Southwest families starved. Children died in their mothers’ arms. The world called it the “City of
Hichilema wins re-election in Zambia’s presidential poll
Members of the United Party for National Development, Zambia’s ruling party, celebrate after the declaration of the official results of the presidential poll in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 18,
Iran says 60-day deadline ‘lost its relevance’ after US ‘violations’ of memorandum
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the 60-day deadline for talks with the US following the June 17 memorandum of understanding
Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta
By The Associated Press Hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea were arrested by Moroccan security forces, Moroccan state television reported Sunday, as
Top 10 African countries with the most intelligent people in 2026
By The African Exponent Africa’s most intelligent population cannot be identified simply by size, university enrolment or claims. Instead, scientific output, research infrastructure, and
Brazilian president delays approval of new U.S. ambassador until after election
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the ruling Workers’ Party’s national convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 2, 2026. Photographer Paulo Lopes By Xinhua News
Why do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Thousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
US says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
Stop Turkey and Hassan sheikh’s second genocide against the Southwest – Baidoa must not become a city of death
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib In 1992, Baidoa became a mass grave.Southwest families starved. Children died in their mothers’ arms. The world called it the “City of
Hichilema wins re-election in Zambia’s presidential poll
Members of the United Party for National Development, Zambia’s ruling party, celebrate after the declaration of the official results of the presidential poll in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 18,
Iran says 60-day deadline ‘lost its relevance’ after US ‘violations’ of memorandum
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the 60-day deadline for talks with the US following the June 17 memorandum of understanding
Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta
By The Associated Press Hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea were arrested by Moroccan security forces, Moroccan state television reported Sunday, as
Top 10 African countries with the most intelligent people in 2026
By The African Exponent Africa’s most intelligent population cannot be identified simply by size, university enrolment or claims. Instead, scientific output, research infrastructure, and
Brazilian president delays approval of new U.S. ambassador until after election
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the ruling Workers’ Party’s national convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 2, 2026. Photographer Paulo Lopes By Xinhua News