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.
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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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 WEEKTurkey okays extended force deployment in Gulf of Aden
Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of Turkish forces serving in the strategic areas of the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, and the Arabian Sea. Parliament ratified a motion
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Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that a US oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as an illegal deal aimed at
Read MoreOver 38,000 dead from powerful twin earthquakes in southern Turkey
By Anadolu Agency At least 38,044 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Turkey on Feb. 6, the country’s disaster agency said early Friday. The magnitude 7.7 and
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Turkey okays extended force deployment in Gulf of Aden
Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of Turkish forces serving in the strategic areas of the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, and the Arabian Sea. Parliament ratified a motion
Read MoreSyria says US oil firm signed illegal deal with Kurdish rebels to steal oil
Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that a US oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as an illegal deal aimed at
Read MoreOver 38,000 dead from powerful twin earthquakes in southern Turkey
By Anadolu Agency At least 38,044 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Turkey on Feb. 6, the country’s disaster agency said early Friday. The magnitude 7.7 and
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Blog PostsPresident Farmajo will address Parliament today
File Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo will address a meeting on Saturday, May 1st, to the members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of
UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast
Last week, 130 migrants bound for Europe went missing and are feared to be dead after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean (AFP) The majority of the children were sent to detention centres in
Kenya most expensive in East Africa in mobile internet affordability index
By Faustine Ngila You are now paying twice as much for mobile internet compared to last year, according to the latest report by British technology research firm Cable. The report, Worldwide
Turkey’s exports hit $50B in Q1
Export-import coverage ratio at 81.9% in January-March period, according to TurkStat data Turkey’s exports increased 17.2% on an annual basis to reach $50 billion in the first quarter of 2021,
Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44
Medics and rescue workers attend to the Lag B’Omer event in Mount Meron, northern Israel, where fatalities were reported among the thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered at the tomb of a
Dark web drug dealers paid more than £3.5m in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in massive cocaine operation
Jehanzeb Amar and Salahydin Warsame (Image: Metropolitan Police) By Carl Jackson Jehanzeb Amar and Salahydin Warsame used social media sites called ‘LetsWork’ and
China says US increasing military activity directed at it
File – In this April 23, 2019, file photo, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary
Partner in failed Saudi takeover bid of Newcastle football club is major Tory donor
Newcastle United football club badge, 23 March 2019 [Kelly McClay/Flickr] As allegations of cronyism continue to bog down the ruling Conservative party, it’s now emerged that a co-investors
Saudi Arabia decides to close 8 Turkish schools with 2,256 students by end of 2021
Kingdom decides to terminate activities of schools in capital Riyadh, other provinces at end of 2020-2021 academic year The Saudi Arabian administration has decided to terminate the activities of
Farmajo seems to be sticking to the point and has more chances to be re-elected since having three states
File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has finally responded to pressure from the fight against the extension in Mogadishu, saying he is withdrawing the extension and
President Farmajo will address Parliament today
File Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo will address a meeting on Saturday, May 1st, to the members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of
UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast
Last week, 130 migrants bound for Europe went missing and are feared to be dead after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean (AFP) The majority of the children were sent to detention centres in
Kenya most expensive in East Africa in mobile internet affordability index
By Faustine Ngila You are now paying twice as much for mobile internet compared to last year, according to the latest report by British technology research firm Cable. The report, Worldwide
Turkey’s exports hit $50B in Q1
Export-import coverage ratio at 81.9% in January-March period, according to TurkStat data Turkey’s exports increased 17.2% on an annual basis to reach $50 billion in the first quarter of 2021,
Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44
Medics and rescue workers attend to the Lag B’Omer event in Mount Meron, northern Israel, where fatalities were reported among the thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered at the tomb of a
Dark web drug dealers paid more than £3.5m in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in massive cocaine operation
Jehanzeb Amar and Salahydin Warsame (Image: Metropolitan Police) By Carl Jackson Jehanzeb Amar and Salahydin Warsame used social media sites called ‘LetsWork’ and
China says US increasing military activity directed at it
File – In this April 23, 2019, file photo, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary
Partner in failed Saudi takeover bid of Newcastle football club is major Tory donor
Newcastle United football club badge, 23 March 2019 [Kelly McClay/Flickr] As allegations of cronyism continue to bog down the ruling Conservative party, it’s now emerged that a co-investors
Saudi Arabia decides to close 8 Turkish schools with 2,256 students by end of 2021
Kingdom decides to terminate activities of schools in capital Riyadh, other provinces at end of 2020-2021 academic year The Saudi Arabian administration has decided to terminate the activities of
Farmajo seems to be sticking to the point and has more chances to be re-elected since having three states
File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has finally responded to pressure from the fight against the extension in Mogadishu, saying he is withdrawing the extension and