Latest NewsWhy 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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By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
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By The Associated Press The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the United
Read MoreSomalia’s economic fraud exposed-rising poverty and falling growth a fantasy budget
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire warned that Somalia was entering a dangerous economic downturn. The Ministers of Finance, Planning
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Why 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
Read MoreGerman police report sabotage attack on power grid near Cologne
By Anadolu Agency An electric substation near Cologne was the target of a sabotage attack, police said Wednesday. “Based on the current state of the investigation, we do not believe this was a
Read MoreWorld Bank launches probe into Ruto’s multi-billion loan programme
By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
Read MoreUAE says it intercepted an Iranian drone after weekend US strikes on rocket launchers in Iran
By The Associated Press The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the United
Read MoreSomalia’s economic fraud exposed-rising poverty and falling growth a fantasy budget
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire warned that Somalia was entering a dangerous economic downturn. The Ministers of Finance, Planning
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Featured ArticlesWhy 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
Why 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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSuicide bomber strikes Turkish engineers outside Mogadishu
File Photo/Somali Times The suicide bombing on the road took place between Mogadishu and Afgoye, where Turkish engineers and other workers are building. The blast, which was carried out by a
Read MoreWorld markets mixed after strong earnings, data lift Wall St
Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after strong
Read MoreSudan’s prime minister warns of risk of chaos, civil war
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron and Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (not
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Suicide bomber strikes Turkish engineers outside Mogadishu
File Photo/Somali Times The suicide bombing on the road took place between Mogadishu and Afgoye, where Turkish engineers and other workers are building. The blast, which was carried out by a
Read MoreWorld markets mixed after strong earnings, data lift Wall St
Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after strong
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Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron and Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (not
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Blog PostsHichilema faces task of reviving Zambian economy after landslide win
Opposition UPND party’s presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema casts his ballot in Lusaka, Zambia, August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Jean Ndaisenga/File Photo By Reuters Zambian President Edgar
Chaos as thousands flee Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi) By The
Somalia’s military kills at least 279 Al-Shabab terrorists in the past month
File Photo/Somali Times Five towns, 16 villages also liberated from al-Qaeda affiliated terror group The Somali Armed Forces have killed at least 279 terrorists affiliated with the al-Shabab
Flights suspended at Kabul airport
By Anadolu Agency Scores of stranded Afghans wait in anxiety at doors of Hamid Karzai International Airport Flights were suspended at Afghanistan’s main international airport in Kabul as
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi) By The
Taliban enter Afghan capital, president and diplomats flee
Taliban militants waving a Taliban flag on the back of a pickup truck drive past a crowded street at Pashtunistan Square area in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in this still image taken from social media
Turkey donated armored vehicles to Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has received from the Turkish government an armored vehicle for the Somali National Army’s Gorgor, which is assisting in operations against
U.S. is bombing Somalia repeatedly with zero accountability
President Joe Biden speaks about prescription drug prices and his “Build Back Better” agenda from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP
Taliban enters Kabul, awaits ‘peaceful transfer’ of power
A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Helicopters are landing at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul as diplomatic vehicles leave the compound
US negotiating with Taliban to prevent group from attacking American troops-report
By Anadolu Agency The US is negotiating with the Taliban to prevent the group from attacking its troops during the evacuation of American personnel at the Kabul Embassy in the Afghan capital,
Hichilema faces task of reviving Zambian economy after landslide win
Opposition UPND party’s presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema casts his ballot in Lusaka, Zambia, August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Jean Ndaisenga/File Photo By Reuters Zambian President Edgar
Chaos as thousands flee Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi) By The
Somalia’s military kills at least 279 Al-Shabab terrorists in the past month
File Photo/Somali Times Five towns, 16 villages also liberated from al-Qaeda affiliated terror group The Somali Armed Forces have killed at least 279 terrorists affiliated with the al-Shabab
Flights suspended at Kabul airport
By Anadolu Agency Scores of stranded Afghans wait in anxiety at doors of Hamid Karzai International Airport Flights were suspended at Afghanistan’s main international airport in Kabul as
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi) By The
Taliban enter Afghan capital, president and diplomats flee
Taliban militants waving a Taliban flag on the back of a pickup truck drive past a crowded street at Pashtunistan Square area in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in this still image taken from social media
Turkey donated armored vehicles to Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The Somali government has received from the Turkish government an armored vehicle for the Somali National Army’s Gorgor, which is assisting in operations against
U.S. is bombing Somalia repeatedly with zero accountability
President Joe Biden speaks about prescription drug prices and his “Build Back Better” agenda from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP
Taliban enters Kabul, awaits ‘peaceful transfer’ of power
A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Helicopters are landing at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul as diplomatic vehicles leave the compound
US negotiating with Taliban to prevent group from attacking American troops-report
By Anadolu Agency The US is negotiating with the Taliban to prevent the group from attacking its troops during the evacuation of American personnel at the Kabul Embassy in the Afghan capital,