Latest NewsTop 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
Read MoreCongo’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
Read MoreAfghanistan’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
Read MoreUS 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
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
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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
Read MoreCongo’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
Read MoreAfghanistan’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
Read MoreUS 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
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
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Featured ArticlesTop 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
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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKDialogue in Hungary aims to boost Europe-China tourism recovery
Gong Tao, Chinese ambassador to Hungary, speaks at the Europe-China Tourism Dialogue in Budapest, Hungary, on July 4, 2024. A Europe-China tourism dialogue opened in Budapest on Thursday, aiming
Read MoreSomali spy agency kidnaps Sufyan Sheikh Ahmed from Nairobi also known as Takeye who was popular on social media
A photograph appear on the internet Somali spy agency (NISA) said it has arrested Sufyan Sheikh Ahmed known as Takeye, who is accused of spreading extremist ideas and supporting the Al-Shabab
Read MorePresident Farmajo and Khaire created colony’s power in Galmudug
Photo/ Somali Times The Galmudug state is marked as the day when the division of Galmudug society is divided. The federal government has named the third “President” in the capital
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Dialogue in Hungary aims to boost Europe-China tourism recovery
Gong Tao, Chinese ambassador to Hungary, speaks at the Europe-China Tourism Dialogue in Budapest, Hungary, on July 4, 2024. A Europe-China tourism dialogue opened in Budapest on Thursday, aiming
Read MoreSomali spy agency kidnaps Sufyan Sheikh Ahmed from Nairobi also known as Takeye who was popular on social media
A photograph appear on the internet Somali spy agency (NISA) said it has arrested Sufyan Sheikh Ahmed known as Takeye, who is accused of spreading extremist ideas and supporting the Al-Shabab
Read MorePresident Farmajo and Khaire created colony’s power in Galmudug
Photo/ Somali Times The Galmudug state is marked as the day when the division of Galmudug society is divided. The federal government has named the third “President” in the capital
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Blog PostsChina says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states
Director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Africa Department, Wu Peng, center, takes part in a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Wu told reporters on
Mystery of burnt car in thicket, missing Somali-American
Photo: Credit Facebook Bashir Mohamed. Bashir, 36, is a Somali-American construction engineer working in the country. He is said to be one of the contractors on a government project in Kisumu
Zeinab Moalim host dinner for Benadir District Women Governors
Photo/Somali Times/First Lady Ms. Zeinab Abdi Moalim. The First Lady Ms. Zeinab Abdi Moalim had a dinner with the Chairpersons of Women’s Associations in 17 districts of the Benadir Region
Somalia dismisses revenue split with Kenya
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia has denied reports that the resumption of diplomatic relations with Kenya stems from an oil-sharing agreement on the offshore. Somalia has denied reports that the
Kenya to receive second tranche of Sh44bn IMF loan
National Treasury building. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will disburse Sh44 billion ($410 million) to Kenya in the coming weeks to boost the public purse amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The
Egypt urged to release mother who filed complaint over jailed son’s sexual abuse
Policewomen standing outside the entrance to al-Qanatir women’s prison on 27 December 2020 (AFP/File photo) By Middle East Eye Instead of investigating a report of her son’s assault
Several Kenya Defence Forces officers feared dead after car hits bomb
Photo: Credit Twitter Kenya Defence Forces officers at the scene of the incident in Somalia. By DERRICK OKUBASU Several Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers are feared dead after a car they were
Qatar detains Kenyan guard who wrote on laborers’ struggles
Photo: Credit AP/Kamran Jebreili, File. By JON GAMBRELL A Kenyan who wrote compelling dispatches under a pseudonym about the challenges of living as a low-wage worker in Qatar and advocated for
Spain, Morocco square off after 6,000 migrants arrive by sea
Spanish Guardia Civil officers try to stop people from Morocco swimming and entering into the Spanish territory at the border of Morocco and Spain, at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Monday, May
Faisal Ali Warabe threatened with deporting Hawiye communities in Hargeisa-Burao
Photo/Somali Times UCID party chairman Faisal Ali Warabe welcomed a recent statement by Somaliland’s deputy interior minister that they would take action against the Hawiye community, which
China says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states
Director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Africa Department, Wu Peng, center, takes part in a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Wu told reporters on
Mystery of burnt car in thicket, missing Somali-American
Photo: Credit Facebook Bashir Mohamed. Bashir, 36, is a Somali-American construction engineer working in the country. He is said to be one of the contractors on a government project in Kisumu
Zeinab Moalim host dinner for Benadir District Women Governors
Photo/Somali Times/First Lady Ms. Zeinab Abdi Moalim. The First Lady Ms. Zeinab Abdi Moalim had a dinner with the Chairpersons of Women’s Associations in 17 districts of the Benadir Region
Somalia dismisses revenue split with Kenya
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia has denied reports that the resumption of diplomatic relations with Kenya stems from an oil-sharing agreement on the offshore. Somalia has denied reports that the
Kenya to receive second tranche of Sh44bn IMF loan
National Treasury building. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will disburse Sh44 billion ($410 million) to Kenya in the coming weeks to boost the public purse amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The
Egypt urged to release mother who filed complaint over jailed son’s sexual abuse
Policewomen standing outside the entrance to al-Qanatir women’s prison on 27 December 2020 (AFP/File photo) By Middle East Eye Instead of investigating a report of her son’s assault
Several Kenya Defence Forces officers feared dead after car hits bomb
Photo: Credit Twitter Kenya Defence Forces officers at the scene of the incident in Somalia. By DERRICK OKUBASU Several Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers are feared dead after a car they were
Qatar detains Kenyan guard who wrote on laborers’ struggles
Photo: Credit AP/Kamran Jebreili, File. By JON GAMBRELL A Kenyan who wrote compelling dispatches under a pseudonym about the challenges of living as a low-wage worker in Qatar and advocated for
Spain, Morocco square off after 6,000 migrants arrive by sea
Spanish Guardia Civil officers try to stop people from Morocco swimming and entering into the Spanish territory at the border of Morocco and Spain, at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Monday, May
Faisal Ali Warabe threatened with deporting Hawiye communities in Hargeisa-Burao
Photo/Somali Times UCID party chairman Faisal Ali Warabe welcomed a recent statement by Somaliland’s deputy interior minister that they would take action against the Hawiye community, which