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 WEEKUS allies rebuff Trump’s request for support in Strait of Hormuz
By Reuters Several U.S. allies said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump for military support to keep
Read MoreAustria contributes €14.9 million to International Monetary Fund’s in support of Somalia and Sudan Debt Relief
By International Monetary Fund United States of America, December 20, 2022/APO Group/ — On December 16, 2022, Austria disbursed a €14.9 million grant (about US$15.8 million) for the
Read MoreUK’s lowest-paid workers face highest jobless risk: research
A person looks at the adverts in the window of a job agency in London, Britain October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Britain’s lowest-paid workers, already hardest hit by the
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US allies rebuff Trump’s request for support in Strait of Hormuz
By Reuters Several U.S. allies said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump for military support to keep
Read MoreAustria contributes €14.9 million to International Monetary Fund’s in support of Somalia and Sudan Debt Relief
By International Monetary Fund United States of America, December 20, 2022/APO Group/ — On December 16, 2022, Austria disbursed a €14.9 million grant (about US$15.8 million) for the
Read MoreUK’s lowest-paid workers face highest jobless risk: research
A person looks at the adverts in the window of a job agency in London, Britain October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Britain’s lowest-paid workers, already hardest hit by the
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Blog PostsMan rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed
U.S. Capitol Police officers stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) By MICHAEL BALSAMO, NOMAAN MERCHANT
Car rams into police at Capitol barricade; officer killed
Police officers gather near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON
Somalia borrows more loans from the IMF
Photo/Somali Times Acting Somali Minister of Finance Abdirahman Duale Beyle attended the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, which took place on a long-distance basis. The week-long
International community wins arranging Somalia’s 2021 election conference
Photo/Somali Times After recent efforts by representatives of the international community in Somalia, a preliminary meeting will be held tomorrow to discuss the issues surrounding the election of
Train derails in eastern Taiwan, killing 48, injuring dozens
In this image made from a video released by hsnews.com.tw, passengers are helped to climb out of a derailed train in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan Friday, April 2, 2021. The train partially
Farmajo and Fahad Yasin deploys Gorgor troops to Puntland and Galmudug
Photo/Somali Times Somali officials from the Somali Special Forces in Gorgor told Somali Times that hundreds of troops will be deployed in parts of the Mudug region in the coming days. The troops
SOMALIA’S ELECTORAL CRISIS IN EXTREMIS
Photo/Somali Times By Peter Kirechu Somalia’s federal government careened into deeper political crisis after its mandate expired on Feb. 8 without an agreement to hold long-delayed presidential
Boris Johnson says vaccine passports will ‘definitely’ be used when international travel resumes
Vaccine passports could play a role in international travel this summer / PA By Luke O’Reilly Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his clearest hint yet that vaccine passports are likely
At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team ‘looks like America’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listen as President Joe Biden speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April
Met Police investigating claims officer raped two female colleagues but escaped suspension
Police outside New Scotland Yard in London at the beginning of March as people gathered to protest over women’s safety in the capital CREDIT: Yui Mok/PA By Gareth Davies, The male officer
Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed
U.S. Capitol Police officers stand near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) By MICHAEL BALSAMO, NOMAAN MERCHANT
Car rams into police at Capitol barricade; officer killed
Police officers gather near a car that crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON
Somalia borrows more loans from the IMF
Photo/Somali Times Acting Somali Minister of Finance Abdirahman Duale Beyle attended the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, which took place on a long-distance basis. The week-long
International community wins arranging Somalia’s 2021 election conference
Photo/Somali Times After recent efforts by representatives of the international community in Somalia, a preliminary meeting will be held tomorrow to discuss the issues surrounding the election of
Train derails in eastern Taiwan, killing 48, injuring dozens
In this image made from a video released by hsnews.com.tw, passengers are helped to climb out of a derailed train in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan Friday, April 2, 2021. The train partially
Farmajo and Fahad Yasin deploys Gorgor troops to Puntland and Galmudug
Photo/Somali Times Somali officials from the Somali Special Forces in Gorgor told Somali Times that hundreds of troops will be deployed in parts of the Mudug region in the coming days. The troops
SOMALIA’S ELECTORAL CRISIS IN EXTREMIS
Photo/Somali Times By Peter Kirechu Somalia’s federal government careened into deeper political crisis after its mandate expired on Feb. 8 without an agreement to hold long-delayed presidential
Boris Johnson says vaccine passports will ‘definitely’ be used when international travel resumes
Vaccine passports could play a role in international travel this summer / PA By Luke O’Reilly Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his clearest hint yet that vaccine passports are likely
At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team ‘looks like America’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listen as President Joe Biden speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April
Met Police investigating claims officer raped two female colleagues but escaped suspension
Police outside New Scotland Yard in London at the beginning of March as people gathered to protest over women’s safety in the capital CREDIT: Yui Mok/PA By Gareth Davies, The male officer