Latest NewsWhy 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 MoreHassan Sheikh’s Turkish drone death squad-assassination chain that him, Ahmed Fiqi and Turkish commanders Brigadier General Sebahattin Kalkan must answer
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Somalia’s military was not created to serve as Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s private assassination force. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in
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By The Associated Press Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s
Read MoreUK suspends Somalia passports after Hassan Sheikh and his family smuggle civilians out of the country into Europe
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Today September 3, 2026, airlines are being told that a Somalia passport alone is insufficient for entry into the United Kingdom. The UK Home
Read MoreWhy is Uber abandoning Africa’s biggest market after twelve years of operations?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Global ride-hailing pioneer Uber officially ended its services across Nigeria, concluding a twelve-year run that began in Lagos back in 2014. Corporate
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Why 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 MoreHassan Sheikh’s Turkish drone death squad-assassination chain that him, Ahmed Fiqi and Turkish commanders Brigadier General Sebahattin Kalkan must answer
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Somalia’s military was not created to serve as Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s private assassination force. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in
Read MoreUS diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel
By The Associated Press Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s
Read MoreUK suspends Somalia passports after Hassan Sheikh and his family smuggle civilians out of the country into Europe
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Today September 3, 2026, airlines are being told that a Somalia passport alone is insufficient for entry into the United Kingdom. The UK Home
Read MoreWhy is Uber abandoning Africa’s biggest market after twelve years of operations?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Global ride-hailing pioneer Uber officially ended its services across Nigeria, concluding a twelve-year run that began in Lagos back in 2014. Corporate
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Featured ArticlesWhy 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
Why 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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKChina says U.S. flew high-altitude balloons over its airspace
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin speaks during a news conference in Beijing, China March 3, 2022. Phtographer Carlos Garcia Rawlins By Reuters China said on Monday that U.S. high
Read MoreTreating refugees like ‘waste people’ is abhorrent, wherever they end up
Priti Patel said criticism of the scheme “speaks of inbuilt prejudice and… racism’. Photograph: Reuters The Guardian By Kenan Malik The email from a Foreign Office official to colleagues in the
Read MoreHead of Somali journalists union released on bail
The secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) was released on bail Sunday after being arrested six days earlier on security-related charges, according to Anadolu Agency
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China says U.S. flew high-altitude balloons over its airspace
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin speaks during a news conference in Beijing, China March 3, 2022. Phtographer Carlos Garcia Rawlins By Reuters China said on Monday that U.S. high
Read MoreTreating refugees like ‘waste people’ is abhorrent, wherever they end up
Priti Patel said criticism of the scheme “speaks of inbuilt prejudice and… racism’. Photograph: Reuters The Guardian By Kenan Malik The email from a Foreign Office official to colleagues in the
Read MoreHead of Somali journalists union released on bail
The secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) was released on bail Sunday after being arrested six days earlier on security-related charges, according to Anadolu Agency
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Blog PostsFIFA president defends Qatar from Western ‘hypocrisy’
By Anadolu Agency FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday defended Qatar from what he called Western “hypocrisy” amid criticism of the Gulf country’s hosting of World Cup 2022. The global
Interpol issues arrest warrant for Angola’s Isabel dos Santos, Lusa reports
Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former President and Africa’s richest woman. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Global police agency Interpol has issued an international arrest
Five countries voted against Hassan Sheikh, Somalia extended arms embargo
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia president Hassan Sheikh The UN Security Council on Thursday extended an arms embargo on Somalia for another year, as the federal government tried to lift it, to
Qatar bans sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in about-face
Ads for Budweiser are seen at a hotel hosting a major bar for the beermaker in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. World Cup organizers will ban the sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight
UK schools struggle amid soaring energy bills, cost of living
By Anadolu Agency Soaring energy bills and the rising cost of living in the UK are being felt in schools across the country, with some experts warning that pupils might have to wear coats in
Israeli gang leader appears in South African court for extradition hearing
A joint interpol and South African police task-force detained Israeli fugitive Yaniv Yossi Ben Simon and 7 associates during an early morning raid on a house in Bryanston, Johannesburg, South
UN maintains Somali arms embargo over government objections
Somalia’s U.N. Ambassador Abukar Osman By The Associated Press The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to maintain an arms embargo on Somalia over strong objections from its
US says Mohammed bin Salman immune from lawsuits in Khashoggi murder case
By Anadolu Agency The Biden administration said on Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the 2018 killing of
Central Bank Kenya eyes Sh5 billion from reopened bond sale
By Business Daily Africa The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is seeking Sh5 billion from the reopened 14-year infrastructure bond, which investors oversubscribed in the initial auction that closed
UK makes more people pay top rate of tax as part of budget squeeze
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt walks at Downing Street in London, Britain, November 17, 2022. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters The British government announced on
FIFA president defends Qatar from Western ‘hypocrisy’
By Anadolu Agency FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday defended Qatar from what he called Western “hypocrisy” amid criticism of the Gulf country’s hosting of World Cup 2022. The global
Interpol issues arrest warrant for Angola’s Isabel dos Santos, Lusa reports
Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former President and Africa’s richest woman. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Global police agency Interpol has issued an international arrest
Five countries voted against Hassan Sheikh, Somalia extended arms embargo
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia president Hassan Sheikh The UN Security Council on Thursday extended an arms embargo on Somalia for another year, as the federal government tried to lift it, to
Qatar bans sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in about-face
Ads for Budweiser are seen at a hotel hosting a major bar for the beermaker in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. World Cup organizers will ban the sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight
UK schools struggle amid soaring energy bills, cost of living
By Anadolu Agency Soaring energy bills and the rising cost of living in the UK are being felt in schools across the country, with some experts warning that pupils might have to wear coats in
Israeli gang leader appears in South African court for extradition hearing
A joint interpol and South African police task-force detained Israeli fugitive Yaniv Yossi Ben Simon and 7 associates during an early morning raid on a house in Bryanston, Johannesburg, South
UN maintains Somali arms embargo over government objections
Somalia’s U.N. Ambassador Abukar Osman By The Associated Press The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to maintain an arms embargo on Somalia over strong objections from its
US says Mohammed bin Salman immune from lawsuits in Khashoggi murder case
By Anadolu Agency The Biden administration said on Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the 2018 killing of
Central Bank Kenya eyes Sh5 billion from reopened bond sale
By Business Daily Africa The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is seeking Sh5 billion from the reopened 14-year infrastructure bond, which investors oversubscribed in the initial auction that closed
UK makes more people pay top rate of tax as part of budget squeeze
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt walks at Downing Street in London, Britain, November 17, 2022. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters The British government announced on