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 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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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 WEEKThree Somali officials denied entry into Kenya at JKIA
Three Somali officials with diplomatic passports were denied entry at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi on Monday evening in a tiff that seems to be escalating between Kenya and
Read MoreState unveils Sh36bn Covid bailout for Kenya Airways, Kenya Power
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani. By OTIATO GUGUYU The government will spend Sh36 billion to bail out key parastatal which have sunk into losses as a result of Covid-19 economic fallout.
Read MorePhilippine military plane crashes, 29 dead, 50 rescued
In this photo released by the Joint Task Force – Sulu, rescuers search for bodies from the site where a Philippine military C-130 plane crashed in Patikul town, Jolo province, southern
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Three Somali officials denied entry into Kenya at JKIA
Three Somali officials with diplomatic passports were denied entry at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi on Monday evening in a tiff that seems to be escalating between Kenya and
Read MoreState unveils Sh36bn Covid bailout for Kenya Airways, Kenya Power
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani. By OTIATO GUGUYU The government will spend Sh36 billion to bail out key parastatal which have sunk into losses as a result of Covid-19 economic fallout.
Read MorePhilippine military plane crashes, 29 dead, 50 rescued
In this photo released by the Joint Task Force – Sulu, rescuers search for bodies from the site where a Philippine military C-130 plane crashed in Patikul town, Jolo province, southern
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Blog PostsEuropean Union cuts KDF pay in Somalia by Sh4.9bn
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in Somalia. Donor reimbursements to Kenya for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia have been cut 66 percent or Sh4.9 billion in the new financial year
Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda dies at age 97
File – In this Jan. 25, 2015 file photo, former Zambian president, Kenneth Kaunda, attends the inauguration ceremony of the Patriotic Front’s Edgar Lungu, in Lusaka. The
Hassan Sheikh fully supported former Al-Shabab leader Mukhtar Robow
Photo/Somali Times Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, openly talked about the arrest of Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali who has been detained by the federal government for almost three
Britain being ‘held to ransom’ by people refusing to take vaccine, says top Tory MP
Credit: Reuters Simon Dawson/Liam Fox is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain January 30, 2020. By Jimmy Nsubuga Conservative MPs angry at the delay of the end of lockdown have spoken
“Forever Wars”: Our Hidden Shield
Photo/Somali Times By Thomas H. Henriksen President Biden’s retreat from Afghanistan has generated deep concern about US anti-terrorism policy. Two time zones to the west of the mountainous
Somali government request economic support from Qatar
Photo/Somali Times Somali foreign minister, Mohamed Mohamoud Abdirizak recent visit to Qatar, met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Saad Bin Sultan, who has submitted a bid to
Sudan’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
Russian expert explains what to expect from Putin-Biden meeting in Geneva
By Elena Teslova Andrey Kortunov lists issues where Russia, US can work together, also those that can only lead to ‘pointless discussion’ If Russian and US presidents manage to agree
Hundreds of thousands of EU citizens in UK risk uncertain status from 1 July
British and EU flags are seen prior to the arrival of British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, ahead of the European Union leaders summit in
Egypt: Rights groups denounce arrest of retired journalist Tawfik Ghanem
Tawfik Ghanem was interrogated about his work at Turkish news agency Anadolu before being charged with ‘terrorism’ offences (Facebook) The veteran journalist has been held in
European Union cuts KDF pay in Somalia by Sh4.9bn
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in Somalia. Donor reimbursements to Kenya for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia have been cut 66 percent or Sh4.9 billion in the new financial year
Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda dies at age 97
File – In this Jan. 25, 2015 file photo, former Zambian president, Kenneth Kaunda, attends the inauguration ceremony of the Patriotic Front’s Edgar Lungu, in Lusaka. The
Hassan Sheikh fully supported former Al-Shabab leader Mukhtar Robow
Photo/Somali Times Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, openly talked about the arrest of Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali who has been detained by the federal government for almost three
Britain being ‘held to ransom’ by people refusing to take vaccine, says top Tory MP
Credit: Reuters Simon Dawson/Liam Fox is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain January 30, 2020. By Jimmy Nsubuga Conservative MPs angry at the delay of the end of lockdown have spoken
“Forever Wars”: Our Hidden Shield
Photo/Somali Times By Thomas H. Henriksen President Biden’s retreat from Afghanistan has generated deep concern about US anti-terrorism policy. Two time zones to the west of the mountainous
Somali government request economic support from Qatar
Photo/Somali Times Somali foreign minister, Mohamed Mohamoud Abdirizak recent visit to Qatar, met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Saad Bin Sultan, who has submitted a bid to
Sudan’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
Russian expert explains what to expect from Putin-Biden meeting in Geneva
By Elena Teslova Andrey Kortunov lists issues where Russia, US can work together, also those that can only lead to ‘pointless discussion’ If Russian and US presidents manage to agree
Hundreds of thousands of EU citizens in UK risk uncertain status from 1 July
British and EU flags are seen prior to the arrival of British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, ahead of the European Union leaders summit in
Egypt: Rights groups denounce arrest of retired journalist Tawfik Ghanem
Tawfik Ghanem was interrogated about his work at Turkish news agency Anadolu before being charged with ‘terrorism’ offences (Facebook) The veteran journalist has been held in