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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.
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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
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Read MoreOne dead, several injured, in Swiss shooting incident, police say
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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 WEEKEurope’s latest heat wave ‘most severe’ ever recorded, study finds
By Anadolu Agency Europe’s latest heat wave, which has brought red alerts to several countries throughout the week, is the “most severe” ever recorded in the region and was made
Read MoreMinister: The execution of a Norwegian citizen in Somaliland is unacceptable
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Somaliland that they expect the death sentence against a Norwegian
Read MoreHas Abiy Ahmed turned Ethiopia into a one-man show?
Photo Reuters Befeqadu Hailu, a blogger and human rights activist had good reason to celebrate Abiy Ahmed’s swearing-in ceremony on April 2 last year. Just days before, Hailu was arrested
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Europe’s latest heat wave ‘most severe’ ever recorded, study finds
By Anadolu Agency Europe’s latest heat wave, which has brought red alerts to several countries throughout the week, is the “most severe” ever recorded in the region and was made
Read MoreMinister: The execution of a Norwegian citizen in Somaliland is unacceptable
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Somaliland that they expect the death sentence against a Norwegian
Read MoreHas Abiy Ahmed turned Ethiopia into a one-man show?
Photo Reuters Befeqadu Hailu, a blogger and human rights activist had good reason to celebrate Abiy Ahmed’s swearing-in ceremony on April 2 last year. Just days before, Hailu was arrested
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Blog PostsHow terror took over the African continent
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Eight law enforcement officials, including three policemen and five members of a local anti-jihadist force, were killed in a jihadist attack in Burkina Faso on Tuesday.
Somali Information Minister Dubbe says the Afisyoni conference ends in failure
Photo/Somali Times The National Consultative Forum meeting, which has been working hard to convince the leaders of Puntland and Jubaland, has now come to an end. ”Today, we are making it
Egypt says Ethiopia’s intransigence led to failure of dam talks
The latest round of talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has led to no progress because Ethiopia refused a proposal which would have seen the formation of an international mediation
International community calls Somali leaders to find a solution of their differences
File Photo/Somali Times A meeting between the heads of the federal government, regional administrations and the Benadir region has recently resumed in Mogadishu. The conference was the
Iran ship serving as Red Sea troop base near Yemen attacked
This Oct. 1, 2020, satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows the Iranian cargo ship MV Saviz in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The Iranian cargo ship, believed to be a base for the
Tanzania’s new president changes policy on COVID-19, media
File – In this Tuesday, March 16, 2021, file photo, Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks during a tour of the Tanga region of Tanzania. Tanzania’s new president
State unveils Sh36bn Covid bailout for Kenya Airways, Kenya Power
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani. By OTIATO GUGUYU The government will spend Sh36 billion to bail out key parastatal which have sunk into losses as a result of Covid-19 economic fallout.
At least 100 killed in border clashes between Ethiopia’s Somali and Afar regions – official
Ethiopia’s Somali State President Mustafa Mohammad. Border clashes between Ethiopia’s Afar and Somali regions have killed at least 100 people, a regional official said on Tuesday, the
Prime Minister Roble visits soldiers wounded by Al-Shabaab terrorists
Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has visited some of the soldiers wounded in a deadly al-Shabaab attack on military bases in Barire and Awdhegle in the Lower
US, Iran expected to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna
Political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, right, arrives at the Grand Hotel Wien where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria,
How terror took over the African continent
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Eight law enforcement officials, including three policemen and five members of a local anti-jihadist force, were killed in a jihadist attack in Burkina Faso on Tuesday.
Somali Information Minister Dubbe says the Afisyoni conference ends in failure
Photo/Somali Times The National Consultative Forum meeting, which has been working hard to convince the leaders of Puntland and Jubaland, has now come to an end. ”Today, we are making it
Egypt says Ethiopia’s intransigence led to failure of dam talks
The latest round of talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has led to no progress because Ethiopia refused a proposal which would have seen the formation of an international mediation
International community calls Somali leaders to find a solution of their differences
File Photo/Somali Times A meeting between the heads of the federal government, regional administrations and the Benadir region has recently resumed in Mogadishu. The conference was the
Iran ship serving as Red Sea troop base near Yemen attacked
This Oct. 1, 2020, satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows the Iranian cargo ship MV Saviz in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The Iranian cargo ship, believed to be a base for the
Tanzania’s new president changes policy on COVID-19, media
File – In this Tuesday, March 16, 2021, file photo, Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks during a tour of the Tanga region of Tanzania. Tanzania’s new president
State unveils Sh36bn Covid bailout for Kenya Airways, Kenya Power
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani. By OTIATO GUGUYU The government will spend Sh36 billion to bail out key parastatal which have sunk into losses as a result of Covid-19 economic fallout.
At least 100 killed in border clashes between Ethiopia’s Somali and Afar regions – official
Ethiopia’s Somali State President Mustafa Mohammad. Border clashes between Ethiopia’s Afar and Somali regions have killed at least 100 people, a regional official said on Tuesday, the
Prime Minister Roble visits soldiers wounded by Al-Shabaab terrorists
Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has visited some of the soldiers wounded in a deadly al-Shabaab attack on military bases in Barire and Awdhegle in the Lower
US, Iran expected to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna
Political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, right, arrives at the Grand Hotel Wien where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria,