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
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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
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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 WEEKSomalia President Hassan Sheikh is under intense pressure ahead of Washington talks
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday in a meeting aimed at strengthening security and trade cooperation, as
Read MoreIran’s parliament approves closure of Hormuz Strait after US strikes on nuclear sites
By Anadolu Agency The Iranian parliament has approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz to naval traffic following US strikes on three nuclear facilities, a senior lawmaker said on Sunday.
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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attends a news conference at the Arab Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2022. Reuters/Ahmed Yosri By Reuters
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Somalia President Hassan Sheikh is under intense pressure ahead of Washington talks
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday in a meeting aimed at strengthening security and trade cooperation, as
Read MoreIran’s parliament approves closure of Hormuz Strait after US strikes on nuclear sites
By Anadolu Agency The Iranian parliament has approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz to naval traffic following US strikes on three nuclear facilities, a senior lawmaker said on Sunday.
Read MoreSaudi foreign minister: ‘All bets off’ if Iran gets nuclear weapon
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Somali singer Abdi Jama Qabojiye dies
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NKorea warns US of ‘very grave situation’ over Biden speech
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a closing speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers’ Party of Korea
Black candidate challenges political status quo in Spain
Serigne Mbaye, who is running on a ticket with the anti-austerity United We Can party, in the Madrid regional assembly elections, talks with a potential voter during an election campaign event in
Iran negotiator: based on accords so far, U.S. sanctions on oil, banks would be lifted
European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora, Iranian Deputy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi and Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. nuclear
Mourners hold protester funerals in Chad’s tense capital
Mourners lower the coffin of one of the victims of protest who was killed this week during his funeral at a cemetery in N’Djamena, Chad, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Hundreds of chanting mourners
Prime Minister Roble takes over talks federal election issues and foreign puppets Deni-Madobe
Photo/Somali Times President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who once again addressed members of Parliament after approving his request the September 17 election agreement, handed over federal
Farmajo asks parliament back to the September 17 2020 agreement
Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, in a recent address to the House of Representatives, called them to abandon the recent extension
Congo declares state of siege over eastern bloodshed
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi arrives at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo Congolese President
‘EU trying to avoid, externalize refugee issue’
Rising anti-refugee sentiments in Europe led EU to try to use 3rd countries, like Turkey, as buffer zones, says academic The EU is working to externalize the problem of refugees by keeping them
Prime Minister Roble meets with Qatar envoy Al-Qahtani
Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble met with the Qatar envoy Dr. Mutlaq Al-Qahtani in Mogadishu. Prime Minister Roble and Dr Al-Qahtani
Somali singer Abdi Jama Qabojiye dies
Photo: Credit Abdi Jama Qabojiye According to some relatives told Somali Times, Abdi Jama Qaboojiye has passed away in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Abdi Jama Qabojiye has been suffering from
NKorea warns US of ‘very grave situation’ over Biden speech
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a closing speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers’ Party of Korea
Black candidate challenges political status quo in Spain
Serigne Mbaye, who is running on a ticket with the anti-austerity United We Can party, in the Madrid regional assembly elections, talks with a potential voter during an election campaign event in
Iran negotiator: based on accords so far, U.S. sanctions on oil, banks would be lifted
European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora, Iranian Deputy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi and Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. nuclear
Mourners hold protester funerals in Chad’s tense capital
Mourners lower the coffin of one of the victims of protest who was killed this week during his funeral at a cemetery in N’Djamena, Chad, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Hundreds of chanting mourners
Prime Minister Roble takes over talks federal election issues and foreign puppets Deni-Madobe
Photo/Somali Times President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who once again addressed members of Parliament after approving his request the September 17 election agreement, handed over federal
Farmajo asks parliament back to the September 17 2020 agreement
Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, in a recent address to the House of Representatives, called them to abandon the recent extension
Congo declares state of siege over eastern bloodshed
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi arrives at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo Congolese President
‘EU trying to avoid, externalize refugee issue’
Rising anti-refugee sentiments in Europe led EU to try to use 3rd countries, like Turkey, as buffer zones, says academic The EU is working to externalize the problem of refugees by keeping them