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By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
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By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
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Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
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Featured ArticlesBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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Photo/Somali Times A three-day training course for Somalia’s election commissions has concluded in Mogadishu today. The Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia
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Somalia’s electoral commissions have concluded a training course to re-elect Farmajo
Photo/Somali Times A three-day training course for Somalia’s election commissions has concluded in Mogadishu today. The Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia
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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 4, 2025. Photographer Li Xiang By Xinhua News
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Egypt unveils world’s largest museum dedicated to single civilization at grand ceremony
This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2025 shows a drone and light show during the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt. After two decades of construction, Egypt on Saturday
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Somalia dodgy president Hassan Sheikh honours ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh with a medal
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend a ceremony where they signed an agreement for Eurofighter jets, Ankara, Oct. 27, 2025. DHA Photo By Daily Sabah
Somali migrants heading to Europe triple by 2025
SOS Méditerranée/Flavio Gasperini Rescued migrants aboard a boat after being saved from a capsized vessel during a perilous sea crossing. Credit Photo UN The number of Somali migrants to Europe
Xi meets Russian PM in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 4, 2025. Photographer Li Xiang By Xinhua News
Trump says there ‘could be’ US troops on the ground in Nigeria, or air strikes
A drone view of Christians departing St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church after a Sunday mass in Palmgrove, Lagos, Nigeria November 2, 2025. Photographer Sodiq Adelakun By Reuters U.S. President
UK train stabbings injure nine, police arrest two suspects
Police officers and emergency personnel work at the scene following a stabbing incident at a train station in Huntingdon, Britain, November 2, 2025. Photographer Jack Taylor By Reuters Nine
Egypt unveils world’s largest museum dedicated to single civilization at grand ceremony
This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2025 shows a drone and light show during the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt. After two decades of construction, Egypt on Saturday
North Korea denounces denuclearization as ‘pipe dream’
By Anadolu Agency North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong-ho denounced on Saturday the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as a “pipe dream.” “We will show with
Somalia dodgy president Hassan Sheikh honours ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh with a medal
Photo/Somali Times The dodgy President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh honoured the President of the Republic of Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh with the National Medal of
Top 10 African countries with the most foreign direct equity inflows in 2025
By The African Exponent Foreign Direct Equity Inflows (FDEI) across Africa have undergone a notable transformation between 2024 and 2025, reflecting shifting investor priorities, macroeconomic
Russia claims France plans to send up to 2,000 soldiers to Ukraine
By Anadolu Agency Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed Tuesday that France is preparing to deploy a contingent of up to 2,000 soldiers and officers to Ukraine. The core of this
Turkey, UK sign $10.7B Eurofighter jet deal during Starmer’s visit
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend a ceremony where they signed an agreement for Eurofighter jets, Ankara, Oct. 27, 2025. DHA Photo By Daily Sabah
Somali migrants heading to Europe triple by 2025
SOS Méditerranée/Flavio Gasperini Rescued migrants aboard a boat after being saved from a capsized vessel during a perilous sea crossing. Credit Photo UN The number of Somali migrants to Europe