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 WEEKUK’s Labour suspends lawmaker for saying Kwarteng ‘superficially’ Black
Britain’s Labour Party MP Rupa Huq /Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters An opposition Labour lawmaker was suspended from the party on Tuesday after being accused of making racist comments
Read MoreNew weapons from China, Turkey, Russia, UAE fuelling Sudan war
Credit Photo Reuters By The East African Newly manufactured weapons are fuelling the war in Sudan, a new report by Amnesty International claims. In a report, New Weapons Fuelling the Sudan
Read MoreProf Mohamed Abdille discovers herbal medicine to fight Covid-19
Prof Mohamed Hussein Abdille displays a herbal medicine called Cr7 at his home in Nakuru Town. By Daily Nation When the Covid-19 crisis hit the country last year, President Uhuru Kenyatta
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UK’s Labour suspends lawmaker for saying Kwarteng ‘superficially’ Black
Britain’s Labour Party MP Rupa Huq /Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters An opposition Labour lawmaker was suspended from the party on Tuesday after being accused of making racist comments
Read MoreNew weapons from China, Turkey, Russia, UAE fuelling Sudan war
Credit Photo Reuters By The East African Newly manufactured weapons are fuelling the war in Sudan, a new report by Amnesty International claims. In a report, New Weapons Fuelling the Sudan
Read MoreProf Mohamed Abdille discovers herbal medicine to fight Covid-19
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Blog PostsElectrical problem strikes Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility
This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Iran’s Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday, April 11, involving
How U.S. ‘Risk-Takers’ Took a Gamble on Somalia’s Oil — Then Vanished
By Phoebe Cooke and Abdalle Ahmed Mumin Two fossil fuel exploration companies bet big on one of oil’s final frontiers, and found out how volatile it could be. A few days into the New Year, armed
UK’s Prince Philip honored with 41-gun salutes after death
Members of the 104th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 41-round gun salute in the grounds of Cardiff Castle, to mark the death of Prince Philip, in Cardiff, Saturday, April 10, 2021.
Why is the security of the country’s elections handed over to the caretaker Prime Minister?
File Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia has announced the security of the country’s upcoming elections to be handed over to the caretaker Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein
India has ‘concerns’ with US for maritime operation
Navy guided-missile destroyer conducted freedom of navigation operation near India’s Lakshadweep Islands earlier this week India conveyed “concerns” to the United States after the USS John Paul
China fines Alibaba record $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations
The logo of Alibaba Group is seen at its office in Beijing, China January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo/File Photo By Reuters Chinese regulators have fined Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 18
Djibouti’s long-serving dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh elected himself
Photo: Credit Associated Press/Jason DeCrow. President Ismail Omar Guelleh was declared the winner in Friday’s presidential election in Djibouti. Ismail Omar Guelleh will lead Djibouti for
African Leaders’ Insatiable Appetite for Foreign Medical Care
Hospital Some of these countries billions and hundreds of millions of dollars from this brain drain of African doctors. The past few days have witnessed protests by some U.K. based Nigerians
The Latest: Biden lauds Philip’s decades of public service
File – In this Wednesday June 24, 2015 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travel by boat on the Spree river in Berlin, Germany. Buckingham Palace officials say
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
File – In this Wednesday Aug. 2, 2017 file photo, Britain’s Prince Philip, in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines, talks to troops as he attends a Parade on the forecourt
Electrical problem strikes Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility
This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Iran’s Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday, April 11, involving
How U.S. ‘Risk-Takers’ Took a Gamble on Somalia’s Oil — Then Vanished
By Phoebe Cooke and Abdalle Ahmed Mumin Two fossil fuel exploration companies bet big on one of oil’s final frontiers, and found out how volatile it could be. A few days into the New Year, armed
UK’s Prince Philip honored with 41-gun salutes after death
Members of the 104th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 41-round gun salute in the grounds of Cardiff Castle, to mark the death of Prince Philip, in Cardiff, Saturday, April 10, 2021.
Why is the security of the country’s elections handed over to the caretaker Prime Minister?
File Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia has announced the security of the country’s upcoming elections to be handed over to the caretaker Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein
India has ‘concerns’ with US for maritime operation
Navy guided-missile destroyer conducted freedom of navigation operation near India’s Lakshadweep Islands earlier this week India conveyed “concerns” to the United States after the USS John Paul
China fines Alibaba record $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations
The logo of Alibaba Group is seen at its office in Beijing, China January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo/File Photo By Reuters Chinese regulators have fined Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 18
Djibouti’s long-serving dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh elected himself
Photo: Credit Associated Press/Jason DeCrow. President Ismail Omar Guelleh was declared the winner in Friday’s presidential election in Djibouti. Ismail Omar Guelleh will lead Djibouti for
African Leaders’ Insatiable Appetite for Foreign Medical Care
Hospital Some of these countries billions and hundreds of millions of dollars from this brain drain of African doctors. The past few days have witnessed protests by some U.K. based Nigerians
The Latest: Biden lauds Philip’s decades of public service
File – In this Wednesday June 24, 2015 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travel by boat on the Spree river in Berlin, Germany. Buckingham Palace officials say
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
File – In this Wednesday Aug. 2, 2017 file photo, Britain’s Prince Philip, in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines, talks to troops as he attends a Parade on the forecourt