Latest NewsWorld 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.
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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
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Read MoreForty years of President Museveni isn’t enough-now his son wants to become the next president of Uganda
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Museveni’s son just announced his ambition to succeed his father as president, raising a heavy question: How long will citizens watch political
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World 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
Read MoreOne dead, several injured, in Swiss shooting incident, police say
A police officer speaks to a driver near the site of a deadly shooting at an event, according to the police, at Schachen in Aarau, Switzerland, August 30, 2026. Photographer Romina Amato By
Read MoreForty years of President Museveni isn’t enough-now his son wants to become the next president of Uganda
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Museveni’s son just announced his ambition to succeed his father as president, raising a heavy question: How long will citizens watch political
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Featured ArticlesWorld 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.
World 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.
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKTurkish President Erdogan heads to Riyadh for joint Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday headed to the Saudi capital Riyadh for an extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic summit to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip.
Read MoreVirus lockdown raises tensions in France’s poorest areas
In this April 22, 2020, file photo, residents arrive to collect soap, vegetables, fruits and other staples distributed by volunteers from community organizations of ACLEFEU in Clichy-sous-Bois, a
Read MoreDemonstration against al-Shabaab Bombing Ex-control Afgoye kicks off in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu-Security has been heightened in Mogadishu today following planned protests against the Al-Shabaab attack last week which killed over 95 people. Hundreds of
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Turkish President Erdogan heads to Riyadh for joint Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza
By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday headed to the Saudi capital Riyadh for an extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic summit to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip.
Read MoreVirus lockdown raises tensions in France’s poorest areas
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Blog PostsStocks move higher, but are still headed for weekly losses
File- In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, a sign for Wall Street is carved in the side of a building, in New York. Stocks are off to a solid start on Wall Street, continuing a bounce from a day
Rolls-Royce sticks to guidance for 2021
A Rolls-Royce logo is seen at the company’s aerospace engineering and development site in Bristol, Britain, December 17, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville British engineering company Rolls-Royce
On Eid, Xinjiang imams defend China against US criticism
Abdureqip Tomurniyaz, who heads the association and the school for Islamic studies in Xinjiang, speaks during a government reception held for the Eid al-Fitr festival in Beijing on Thursday, May
Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again
Iran’s then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles as he meets with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations in New York September 24, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File
UK economy showed resilience ahead of big lockdown easing
File – In this Monday, April 12, 2021 file photo, empty Oxford Street in London before shops open at 7:00am, after coronavirus measures were lifted. The British economy contracted by 1.5%
Turkey says dialogue on disputes with Saudi Arabia to continue
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Turkey and Saudi Arabia will
President Farmajo receives warm welcome in Uganda
Photo/Somali Times The Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him have recently arrived in Kampala, Uganda. The President’s delegation was warmly
Kenya suspends all flights to Somalia
Photo: Credit Business Daily Africa. The Kenyan government has taken retaliatory action after the Somali government recently announced that it was still suspending imports of Mira khat. The Kenya
President Farmajo travel to attend inauguration of Uganda dictator Yoweri Museveni
Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him left for Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The President will attend the
China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to lowest ever
Woman ride bikes on a street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song By Ryan WooKevin Yao China’s population grew at
Stocks move higher, but are still headed for weekly losses
File- In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, a sign for Wall Street is carved in the side of a building, in New York. Stocks are off to a solid start on Wall Street, continuing a bounce from a day
Rolls-Royce sticks to guidance for 2021
A Rolls-Royce logo is seen at the company’s aerospace engineering and development site in Bristol, Britain, December 17, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville British engineering company Rolls-Royce
On Eid, Xinjiang imams defend China against US criticism
Abdureqip Tomurniyaz, who heads the association and the school for Islamic studies in Xinjiang, speaks during a government reception held for the Eid al-Fitr festival in Beijing on Thursday, May
Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again
Iran’s then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles as he meets with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations in New York September 24, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File
UK economy showed resilience ahead of big lockdown easing
File – In this Monday, April 12, 2021 file photo, empty Oxford Street in London before shops open at 7:00am, after coronavirus measures were lifted. The British economy contracted by 1.5%
Turkey says dialogue on disputes with Saudi Arabia to continue
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Turkey and Saudi Arabia will
President Farmajo receives warm welcome in Uganda
Photo/Somali Times The Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him have recently arrived in Kampala, Uganda. The President’s delegation was warmly
Kenya suspends all flights to Somalia
Photo: Credit Business Daily Africa. The Kenyan government has taken retaliatory action after the Somali government recently announced that it was still suspending imports of Mira khat. The Kenya
President Farmajo travel to attend inauguration of Uganda dictator Yoweri Museveni
Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him left for Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The President will attend the
China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to lowest ever
Woman ride bikes on a street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song By Ryan WooKevin Yao China’s population grew at