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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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 WEEKSudan ruling general won’t run in elections
Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, answers questions during an interview, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Aron Ranen) By The Associated Press Sudan’s ruling military
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Sudan ruling general won’t run in elections
Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, answers questions during an interview, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Aron Ranen) By The Associated Press Sudan’s ruling military
Read MoreZimbabwe: Mugabe and Wife Grace ‘Refuse to Vacate State House
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe still has the keys to an official residence more than four months after he was forced to retire, a spokesperson has claimed. George Charamba, who was
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Somalia warns of the Kenya-Djibouti plan for African Union summit
File Photo/Somali Times The Somali government says Kenya and Djibouti is conducting a diplomatic campaign to persuade the African Union Commission to include its agenda of the Somali
Slain Chad leader’s son takes power as rivals slam ‘coup’
Photo: Credit AFP/Four Star General and head of the Republican Guard in Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, 37, son of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seen at a polling station in
Kenya seeks debt expert ahead of Eurobond issue
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani. The Treasury is seeking experts to help the country restructure its external commercial loans to reduce the cost and improve its debt sustainability
Mozambique’s Nyusi vows to restore peace in gas-rich Cabo Delgado
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi attends a signing ceremony following the talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia August 22, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey
Indonesia looking for submarine that may be too deep to help
Indonesian Navy ship KRI Singa sails to take part in the search for submarine KRI Nanggala. By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy ships on Thursday were intensely searching
UAE may impose virus curbs on unvaccinated people, official says
Photo: Credit Associated Press/ AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a fridge at the local vaccine center in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany. The United Arab Emirates has warned it could impose
Asian stocks fall as virus worries return to haunt markets
A man wearing a protective face mask is reflected on a stock quotation board at a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato By Stanley White Asian shares and U.S. stock
Indonesian military says submarine missing with 53 on board
File – In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Indonesia’s then Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto talks to journalists after his swearing-in ceremony at the presidential
Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death
People drive past a Chad army tank near the presidential palace, after Chad’s President Idriss Deby, who ruled the country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally, was
Denmark tells some Syrians to leave, separating families
Faeza Satouf, a Syrian refugee who was granted asylum in Denmark in 2015, talks to The Associated Press during an interview in Nivaa, Denmark, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Ten years after the start
Somalia warns of the Kenya-Djibouti plan for African Union summit
File Photo/Somali Times The Somali government says Kenya and Djibouti is conducting a diplomatic campaign to persuade the African Union Commission to include its agenda of the Somali
Slain Chad leader’s son takes power as rivals slam ‘coup’
Photo: Credit AFP/Four Star General and head of the Republican Guard in Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, 37, son of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seen at a polling station in
Kenya seeks debt expert ahead of Eurobond issue
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani. The Treasury is seeking experts to help the country restructure its external commercial loans to reduce the cost and improve its debt sustainability
Mozambique’s Nyusi vows to restore peace in gas-rich Cabo Delgado
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi attends a signing ceremony following the talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia August 22, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey
Indonesia looking for submarine that may be too deep to help
Indonesian Navy ship KRI Singa sails to take part in the search for submarine KRI Nanggala. By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy ships on Thursday were intensely searching
UAE may impose virus curbs on unvaccinated people, official says
Photo: Credit Associated Press/ AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a fridge at the local vaccine center in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany. The United Arab Emirates has warned it could impose
Asian stocks fall as virus worries return to haunt markets
A man wearing a protective face mask is reflected on a stock quotation board at a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato By Stanley White Asian shares and U.S. stock
Indonesian military says submarine missing with 53 on board
File – In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Indonesia’s then Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto talks to journalists after his swearing-in ceremony at the presidential
Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death
People drive past a Chad army tank near the presidential palace, after Chad’s President Idriss Deby, who ruled the country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally, was