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 WEEKKenya Airways reports worst ever loss of Sh36.2bn
A fleet of Kenya Airways planes at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Kenya Airways (KQ) net loss has nearly tripled to Sh36.2 billion, the worst ever in the history of the
Read MoreSomali army kills 37 Al-Shabaab militants in southern region
Photo: Credit Reuters Somali National Army (SNA) on Saturday killed 37 Al-Shabaab extremists in a fierce fight in the outskirts of Hudur town in the southern region of Bakol, officials confirmed
Read MorePentagon chief unveils additional $580m in doge cuts
By Anadolu Agency US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced more than $580 million in cuts to contracts as part of a partnership with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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Kenya Airways reports worst ever loss of Sh36.2bn
A fleet of Kenya Airways planes at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Kenya Airways (KQ) net loss has nearly tripled to Sh36.2 billion, the worst ever in the history of the
Read MoreSomali army kills 37 Al-Shabaab militants in southern region
Photo: Credit Reuters Somali National Army (SNA) on Saturday killed 37 Al-Shabaab extremists in a fierce fight in the outskirts of Hudur town in the southern region of Bakol, officials confirmed
Read MorePentagon chief unveils additional $580m in doge cuts
By Anadolu Agency US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced more than $580 million in cuts to contracts as part of a partnership with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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Blog PostsTesla posts $438M 1Q profit on strong electric vehicle sales
File – In this Monday, April 5, 2021 file photo, a Tesla electric vehicle charges at a station in Topeka, Kan. With strong sales of its electric cars and SUVs, Tesla on Monday, April 26,
Asian shares wobble ahead of Fed outcome and earnings
A man walks past a stock quotation board at a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Stanley White Asian shares fell and U.S. stock futures were steady on Tuesday
Turkish leader blasts Biden’s ‘unfounded’ remarks on 1915 events
Turkey’s president on Monday denounced US President Joe Biden’s “unfounded” statement on the events of 1915, saying it is “contrary to the facts. Addressing a news
Iran sentences British-Iranian aid worker to another year in jail
A British-Iranian aid worker, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, poses for a photo after she was released from house arrest in Tehran, Iran March 7, 2021. She appeared in court on Sunday on a new charge.
Somali special forces clash with militia in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Supporters of Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and those opposed to the extension of his four-year term clashed on Sunday on the streets of the capital, residents
Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 killed in Baghdad hospital fire
In this image made from video, first responders work the scene of a fire at a hospital in Baghdad on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The fire broke out in the Baghdad hospital that cares for
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack
Smoke rises from a tanker off the coastal city of Baniyas, Syria, in this handout picture released on April 24, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on
Turkey summons US Ambassador over genocide announcement
Demonstrators march in a rally protesting against Armenian genocide on 23rd Street, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in New York. The United States is formally recognizing that the systematic killing
Somalia Finance Minister calls diaspora to help financially support
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Finance Minister has for the first time said it has cut off international aid, leaving the economy in short supply. Somalia’s Minister of Finance
No need for any foreign, US troops in Iraq: Iraqi army
A top US general said on Friday no plans for US to withdraw troops from Iraq The Iraqi army said on Saturday it is not in need of any foreign or US troops to fight beside them. According to a
Tesla posts $438M 1Q profit on strong electric vehicle sales
File – In this Monday, April 5, 2021 file photo, a Tesla electric vehicle charges at a station in Topeka, Kan. With strong sales of its electric cars and SUVs, Tesla on Monday, April 26,
Asian shares wobble ahead of Fed outcome and earnings
A man walks past a stock quotation board at a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Stanley White Asian shares fell and U.S. stock futures were steady on Tuesday
Turkish leader blasts Biden’s ‘unfounded’ remarks on 1915 events
Turkey’s president on Monday denounced US President Joe Biden’s “unfounded” statement on the events of 1915, saying it is “contrary to the facts. Addressing a news
Iran sentences British-Iranian aid worker to another year in jail
A British-Iranian aid worker, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, poses for a photo after she was released from house arrest in Tehran, Iran March 7, 2021. She appeared in court on Sunday on a new charge.
Somali special forces clash with militia in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Supporters of Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and those opposed to the extension of his four-year term clashed on Sunday on the streets of the capital, residents
Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 killed in Baghdad hospital fire
In this image made from video, first responders work the scene of a fire at a hospital in Baghdad on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The fire broke out in the Baghdad hospital that cares for
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack
Smoke rises from a tanker off the coastal city of Baniyas, Syria, in this handout picture released on April 24, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on
Turkey summons US Ambassador over genocide announcement
Demonstrators march in a rally protesting against Armenian genocide on 23rd Street, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in New York. The United States is formally recognizing that the systematic killing
Somalia Finance Minister calls diaspora to help financially support
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Finance Minister has for the first time said it has cut off international aid, leaving the economy in short supply. Somalia’s Minister of Finance
No need for any foreign, US troops in Iraq: Iraqi army
A top US general said on Friday no plans for US to withdraw troops from Iraq The Iraqi army said on Saturday it is not in need of any foreign or US troops to fight beside them. According to a