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
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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 WEEKArab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad
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Read MoreTurkish, Somali presidents speak over phone
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Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad
He has survived eight years of war and billions of dollars in money and weapons aimed at toppling him. Now Syrian President Bashar Assad is poised to be readmitted to the fold of Arab nations, a
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By Reuters Saudi Arabia pushed other OPEC+ nations into an output cut last week, the White House claimed on Thursday, part of an escalating war of words between the two countries. “More
Xi’s power in China grows after unforeseen rise to dominance
By The Associated Press When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, it wasn’t clear what kind of leader he would be. His low-key persona during a steady rise through the ranks of the long-ruling
US ‘reviewing’ consequences for Saudi Arabia over OPEC decision: Blinken
By Anadolu Agency The US is “reviewing” consequences for Saudi Arabia after a decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. “We are
The runners and riders for PM if Liz Truss is ousted as Tory leader
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Analysis: Saudi oil power play bruises U.S. ties but won’t break them
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia , July 15, 2022. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal
7 million people await hospital treatment in record high backlog, says NHS England
By Anadolu Agency The backlog of people waiting for routine hospital treatment in England has reached 7 million, a new record high, the National Health Service England said Thursday. The figures
Local, int’l journalists groups condemn arrest of Somali press union chief
By Anadolu Agency Somali journalists have condemned the arrest of a press union leader who was critical of the government’s new directive restricting reporting on the terrorist group
Shell investigates in Nigeria after report of nine-year oil theft
The Royal Dutch Shell logo is seen at a Shell petrol station in London. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters Oil major Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary is investigating reports that
China fines Kenya Sh1.31bn for defaulting on SGR loans
By Business Daily Africa Kenya defaulted on repayment of the Chinese loans provided to build the standard gauge railway (SGR), highlighting the country’s struggles with the mounting public debt.
Somalia forces kill over 50 Al-Shabab militants in foiled attack on army base
The Somali National Army (SNA) said Wednesday its forces killed over 50 al-Shabab militants in a foiled terror attack on its base at a village in Hiran region of central Somalia, according to
Saudi Arabia pushed other OPEC nations into oil cut, White House claims
By Reuters Saudi Arabia pushed other OPEC+ nations into an output cut last week, the White House claimed on Thursday, part of an escalating war of words between the two countries. “More
Xi’s power in China grows after unforeseen rise to dominance
By The Associated Press When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, it wasn’t clear what kind of leader he would be. His low-key persona during a steady rise through the ranks of the long-ruling
US ‘reviewing’ consequences for Saudi Arabia over OPEC decision: Blinken
By Anadolu Agency The US is “reviewing” consequences for Saudi Arabia after a decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. “We are
The runners and riders for PM if Liz Truss is ousted as Tory leader
Rishi Sunak is the favourite to take over if Liz Truss is forced out CREDIT: Reuters/Jamie Lorriman for The Telegraph The Telegraph By Nick Gutteridge Tory MPs are “circulating a smorgasbord” of
Analysis: Saudi oil power play bruises U.S. ties but won’t break them
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia , July 15, 2022. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal
7 million people await hospital treatment in record high backlog, says NHS England
By Anadolu Agency The backlog of people waiting for routine hospital treatment in England has reached 7 million, a new record high, the National Health Service England said Thursday. The figures
Local, int’l journalists groups condemn arrest of Somali press union chief
By Anadolu Agency Somali journalists have condemned the arrest of a press union leader who was critical of the government’s new directive restricting reporting on the terrorist group
Shell investigates in Nigeria after report of nine-year oil theft
The Royal Dutch Shell logo is seen at a Shell petrol station in London. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters Oil major Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary is investigating reports that
China fines Kenya Sh1.31bn for defaulting on SGR loans
By Business Daily Africa Kenya defaulted on repayment of the Chinese loans provided to build the standard gauge railway (SGR), highlighting the country’s struggles with the mounting public debt.
Somalia forces kill over 50 Al-Shabab militants in foiled attack on army base
The Somali National Army (SNA) said Wednesday its forces killed over 50 al-Shabab militants in a foiled terror attack on its base at a village in Hiran region of central Somalia, according to