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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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
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia February 17, 2023.
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TIKA distributes food packages, medical supplies in two countries. Turkey’s state-run aid agency has helped 500 families who had to leave their homes behind in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu to live
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Blog PostsA female spy from Somalia has been missing for more than two weeks
A photograph appeared on the Internet Ikran Tahlil Farah, a 23-year-old member of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and former director of the Mogadishu mayor’s office,
Pharmacies pull J&J sunscreens off shelves after carcinogen found in some sprays
Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena Cool Dry Sport sunscreen, which is part of a voluntary recall of five Neutrogena and Aveeno brand aerosol sunscreen products after a cancer-causing chemical was
Biden bids Merkel farewell: Friends — with disagreements
President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By AAMER MADHANI, ALEXANDRA
More than 20 dead, dozens missing in heavy Europe floods
Damaged houses are seen at the Ahr river in Insul, western Germany, Thursday, July 15, 2021. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before. People have
Ethiopia conflict heats up as Amhara region vows to attack Tigray forces
Members of Amhara Special Forces stand guard along a street in Humera town, Ethiopia July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer By Dawit Endeshaw Ethiopia’s war in the northern region of Tigray looked
US ban dims Safaricom loans for Ethiopia entry
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Hotel workers in Qatar facing abuse in run up to World Cup, report says
To host the World Cup in November 2022, Qatar has massively grown its hotel industry (AFP/File photo) Doha says it takes ‘zero-tolerance approach’ towards violating companies, but
US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military
File – In this Friday, April 30, 2021, file photo former Afghan interpreters hold banners during a protest against the U.S. government and NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan. With American troops
UK PM Johnson vows to tackle online racist abuse
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on at a news conference as he gives an update on relaxing restrictions imposed on the country during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Woman was raped and murdered in Hargeisa
A photograph appeared on the Internet The latest outlet media reports from Hargeisa confirm that a woman named Hinda Omar was raped and killed in Hargeisa’s Mohamed Mooge neighborhood.
A female spy from Somalia has been missing for more than two weeks
A photograph appeared on the Internet Ikran Tahlil Farah, a 23-year-old member of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and former director of the Mogadishu mayor’s office,
Pharmacies pull J&J sunscreens off shelves after carcinogen found in some sprays
Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena Cool Dry Sport sunscreen, which is part of a voluntary recall of five Neutrogena and Aveeno brand aerosol sunscreen products after a cancer-causing chemical was
Biden bids Merkel farewell: Friends — with disagreements
President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By AAMER MADHANI, ALEXANDRA
More than 20 dead, dozens missing in heavy Europe floods
Damaged houses are seen at the Ahr river in Insul, western Germany, Thursday, July 15, 2021. Due to heavy rain falls the Ahr river dramatically went over the banks the evening before. People have
Ethiopia conflict heats up as Amhara region vows to attack Tigray forces
Members of Amhara Special Forces stand guard along a street in Humera town, Ethiopia July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer By Dawit Endeshaw Ethiopia’s war in the northern region of Tigray looked
US ban dims Safaricom loans for Ethiopia entry
Safaricom headquarters on Nairobi’s Waiyaki Way. By BRIAN NGUGI Safaricom’s plans to expand to Ethiopia have been complicated by a US State financier threatening to recall its loans following
Hotel workers in Qatar facing abuse in run up to World Cup, report says
To host the World Cup in November 2022, Qatar has massively grown its hotel industry (AFP/File photo) Doha says it takes ‘zero-tolerance approach’ towards violating companies, but
US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military
File – In this Friday, April 30, 2021, file photo former Afghan interpreters hold banners during a protest against the U.S. government and NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan. With American troops
UK PM Johnson vows to tackle online racist abuse
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on at a news conference as he gives an update on relaxing restrictions imposed on the country during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Woman was raped and murdered in Hargeisa
A photograph appeared on the Internet The latest outlet media reports from Hargeisa confirm that a woman named Hinda Omar was raped and killed in Hargeisa’s Mohamed Mooge neighborhood.