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
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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 WEEKMonica Juma urges UN listing of Al-Shabaab as terror group
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma who tweeted on Saturday in reference to the Friday attack in the Kismayo emerging smear campaign Monica Juma has urged the international community to
Read MoreTrump signs order imposing reciprocal tariffs on countries worldwide
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday delivering on his long-promised vow to impose reciprocal tariffs on nations worldwide in a move that has sent
Read MoreSomalia’s ambassador to Kenya pulls out of Kenyan conference of foreign ambassadors
Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Ahmed Nur Tarzan has today left the Kenyan government for a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Nairobi. The meeting, chaired by Kenyan President
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Monica Juma urges UN listing of Al-Shabaab as terror group
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma who tweeted on Saturday in reference to the Friday attack in the Kismayo emerging smear campaign Monica Juma has urged the international community to
Read MoreTrump signs order imposing reciprocal tariffs on countries worldwide
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday delivering on his long-promised vow to impose reciprocal tariffs on nations worldwide in a move that has sent
Read MoreSomalia’s ambassador to Kenya pulls out of Kenyan conference of foreign ambassadors
Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Ahmed Nur Tarzan has today left the Kenyan government for a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Nairobi. The meeting, chaired by Kenyan President
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Blog PostsUK sends Royal Navy to Jersey after French blockade threat
( Royal British Navy / Handout – Anadolu Agency ) France has accused UK of using new rules to restrict French fishing around Jersey Island in breach of Brexit agreement Britain is sending
Somali prime minister welcomes the demilitarization of Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Under agreement reached late Wednesday, Somali national police set to take charge of security in capital Somalia’s prime minister has welcomed an agreement to remove opposition
Prime Minister Roble opens conference with the international community in Somalia
Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and representatives of the international community are meeting in the Afisyoni tent in Mogadishu to discuss the political situation
Restaurant manager ordered to pay $546,000 to Black man he enslaved for five years
Bobby Edwards (left) beat and tortured Chris Smith into working for him for 5 years. — Left Photo: J. Reuben Long Detention Center | Right Screenshot via WPDE By FRANCIS AKHALBEY The United
EU plans tightening foreign investment with eye on China
European Commission Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager, center, Valdis Dombrovskis, left, and EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton participate in a media conference on the proposal
UAE topples UK as third largest buyer of Kenyan tea
Women pick tea leaves at a farm. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) overtook the United Kingdom (UK) as the third-largest buyer of Kenyan tea in February, underling the Covid-related upheavals of key
Egypt journalists: We are harassed by security forces and censored
Freedom of press in Egypt – Cartoon [Latuff/Middle East Monitor] Egyptian journalists have criticised the conditions of their imprisonment without trial or investigation in political cases during
Turkey rescues 39 asylum seekers in Aegean Sea
Asylum seekers were illegally pushed back by Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters, say security sources Turkey on Tuesday rescued 39 asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back by
Uhuru, Suluhu in deal to build Dar-Mombasa LNG pipeline
President Uhuru Kenyatta with Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania at State House, Nairobi. By BRIAN NGUGI Kenya and Tanzania yesterday signed a deal
Hyundai recalls over 390K vehicles for possible engine fires
File – This July 26 2018 file photo shows the logo of Hyundai Motor Co. in Seoul, South Korea. Hyundai is recalling over 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, for
UK sends Royal Navy to Jersey after French blockade threat
( Royal British Navy / Handout – Anadolu Agency ) France has accused UK of using new rules to restrict French fishing around Jersey Island in breach of Brexit agreement Britain is sending
Somali prime minister welcomes the demilitarization of Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Under agreement reached late Wednesday, Somali national police set to take charge of security in capital Somalia’s prime minister has welcomed an agreement to remove opposition
Prime Minister Roble opens conference with the international community in Somalia
Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and representatives of the international community are meeting in the Afisyoni tent in Mogadishu to discuss the political situation
Restaurant manager ordered to pay $546,000 to Black man he enslaved for five years
Bobby Edwards (left) beat and tortured Chris Smith into working for him for 5 years. — Left Photo: J. Reuben Long Detention Center | Right Screenshot via WPDE By FRANCIS AKHALBEY The United
EU plans tightening foreign investment with eye on China
European Commission Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager, center, Valdis Dombrovskis, left, and EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton participate in a media conference on the proposal
UAE topples UK as third largest buyer of Kenyan tea
Women pick tea leaves at a farm. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) overtook the United Kingdom (UK) as the third-largest buyer of Kenyan tea in February, underling the Covid-related upheavals of key
Egypt journalists: We are harassed by security forces and censored
Freedom of press in Egypt – Cartoon [Latuff/Middle East Monitor] Egyptian journalists have criticised the conditions of their imprisonment without trial or investigation in political cases during
Turkey rescues 39 asylum seekers in Aegean Sea
Asylum seekers were illegally pushed back by Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters, say security sources Turkey on Tuesday rescued 39 asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back by
Uhuru, Suluhu in deal to build Dar-Mombasa LNG pipeline
President Uhuru Kenyatta with Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania at State House, Nairobi. By BRIAN NGUGI Kenya and Tanzania yesterday signed a deal
Hyundai recalls over 390K vehicles for possible engine fires
File – This July 26 2018 file photo shows the logo of Hyundai Motor Co. in Seoul, South Korea. Hyundai is recalling over 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, for