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  • Hackers target German lawmakers’ and government officials’ devices: Minister

    By Anadolu Agency Germany’s Digital Affairs Minister Karsten Wildberger said Sunday that hackers had targeted devices belonging to members of the lower house of Germany’s parliament, the

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  • Top 10 African countries by diaspora remittances in 2026

    Credit Photo Atlantic Money/Unsplash By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Egypt is Africa’s top remittance destination by a wide margin. Egypt received $41.5 billion in 2025, according to

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  • Congo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts

    By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the

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  • Afghanistan’s 1st mining expo aims to attract investment, tap mineral wealth

    This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows various mineral specimens displayed at Afghanistan’s first specialized mining exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan marked a strategic

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  • US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say

    By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm

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Hackers target German lawmakers’ and government officials’ devices: Minister

By Anadolu Agency Germany’s Digital Affairs Minister Karsten Wildberger said Sunday that hackers had targeted devices belonging to members of the lower house of Germany’s parliament, the

Top 10 African countries by diaspora remittances in 2026

Congo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts

Afghanistan’s 1st mining expo aims to attract investment, tap mineral wealth

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Budget deficit to hit record $3.3T due to virus, recession

FILE – In this Aug. 3, 2020, file photo dark clouds and heavy rain sweep over the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge

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Somali Foreign Minister meets State Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ahmed Isse Awad, met on Wednesday in London with the State Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom,

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Top 10 countries with the youngest population in Africa in 2026

Credit Photo Dr Josiah Sarpong/Unsplash By The African Exponent Key Facts Youngest in Africa — and the world: The Central African Republic tops the ranking with a median age of just 14.6 years —

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World Bank, Kenya in talks for another Sh23bn loan

President Uhuru Kenyatta with World Bank Country Director for Kenya Keith Hansen By Business Daily Africa The World Bank will give Kenya $200 million (Sh22.7 billion) to support various

President Farmajo receives credentials from new US Ambassador to Somalia

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has received credentials from the newly appointed US Ambassador to Somalia Larry André. The new ambassador shared a message from US President

Turkey’s engagement in Somalia has opened avenues for Somali businesses

Somalia and Turkey enjoy a special relationship, including trade, which encourages the Somali business community to travel to Turkey to import everything from clothing to medicine. Anadolu Agency

German defence minister ‘very sceptical’ about Mali mission

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht speaks to troops as she visits Rukla military base, Lithuania December 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo By Reuters German Defence Minister

Asian shares fall as markets watch omicron, central banks

A woman walks past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Asian shares fell Monday, though Shanghai’s benchmark

Foreign military contractors, mercenaries, fighters ‘should get out of Africa’: AU official

African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye holds a press conference within the 35th session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa,

Tunisian president dissolves Supreme Judicial Council

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied. Fethi Belaid/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo By Reuters Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with

Chinese president holds talk with counterparts in Beijing

By Anadolu Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday held talks with different world leaders who visited Beijing to attend opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Xi met his

Turkish president, first lady test positive for omicron variant of coronavirus

By Anadolu Agency ‘Thankfully, we are having a mild one,’ says Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and first lady Emine Erdogan tested positive for the omicron

Yemen war: Democrats introduce bill to stop US support for Saudi air force

Saudi F-15 fighter jets fly in formation with their US Air Force counterparts on 2 June 2019 (AFP) By Middle East Eye Two prominent House Democrats have introduced legislation that would prohibit