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 WEEKChina says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states
Director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Africa Department, Wu Peng, center, takes part in a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Wu told reporters on
Read MoreIran threatens to widen scope of war with US as Trump cancels strikes on Tehran
By Anadolu Agency The Iranian army threatened Thursday to widen the scope of war with the US beyond the Middle East and disrupt global oil and gas exports if Washington launches further attacks
Read MoreUK court jails Nigerian senator for nine years for kidney-harvesting plot
Credit Photo Facebook By Reuters A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and a doctor were jailed by a London court on Friday for trafficking a street trader from Lagos to Britain to illegally
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China says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states
Director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Africa Department, Wu Peng, center, takes part in a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Wu told reporters on
Read MoreIran threatens to widen scope of war with US as Trump cancels strikes on Tehran
By Anadolu Agency The Iranian army threatened Thursday to widen the scope of war with the US beyond the Middle East and disrupt global oil and gas exports if Washington launches further attacks
Read MoreUK court jails Nigerian senator for nine years for kidney-harvesting plot
Credit Photo Facebook By Reuters A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and a doctor were jailed by a London court on Friday for trafficking a street trader from Lagos to Britain to illegally
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Blog PostsPimlico Academy: Headteacher backs down over school’s ‘racist’ uniform policy after student protests
Police attended the protest on Wednesday / PA By Tom Ambrose The school’s principal Daniel Smith also told parents the school would stop flying the Union flag, subject to a review The headteacher
U.S., Philippines officials discuss Chinese activities in South China Sea
China Sea. The Philippine government expressed concern after spotting more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels it believed were crewed by militias at a reef claimed by both countries in the South
UN urges Somali leaders to break impasse delaying elections
By EDITH M. LEDERER The U.N. Security Council called on Somalia’s leaders Wednesday to meet “at the earliest opportunity” to break the impasse delaying the holding of elections that had been
Somali Health Minister Fowzio says staff rejects Covid-19 vaccine
Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Health of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ms. Fowzio Abikar Nur, said that staff at the Ministry of Health have refused to receive the Covid-19 vaccine
Mozambican oil group seeks global help to fight terror
Attacks in southern African country meant to disrupt investment in oil and gas projects, says group The Mozambican Oil and Gas Chamber Wednesday called on the international community to support
US government report raises concerns over disappeared Saudi royals
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the arrest of senior royals in March 2020 (AFP/File photo) By Ali Harb In annual report on global human rights, Biden administration notes the purge
In stark warning, Egypt leader says Nile water ‘untouchable’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi holds a news conference with the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan at the Presidential Palace in
Security forces close key roads in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Somali police forces this morning closed some of the main roads in Mogadishu, disrupting the movement of public and private vehicles. Troops in armored vehicles closed several
Uhuru on spot for Kemsa chair transfer during Covid-19 probe
Former Murang’a Senator Kembi Gitura. He was the Kemsa board chairman at the time of the scandal. By EDWIN MUTAI MPs have criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to move Kenya
Police seek Kenyan pilot who fled to Somalia over terror plot
This follows a series of events that have seen Al-Shabaab suffer major setbacks in Somalia following persistent airstrikes which have killed commanders and middle level operatives in good
Pimlico Academy: Headteacher backs down over school’s ‘racist’ uniform policy after student protests
Police attended the protest on Wednesday / PA By Tom Ambrose The school’s principal Daniel Smith also told parents the school would stop flying the Union flag, subject to a review The headteacher
U.S., Philippines officials discuss Chinese activities in South China Sea
China Sea. The Philippine government expressed concern after spotting more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels it believed were crewed by militias at a reef claimed by both countries in the South
UN urges Somali leaders to break impasse delaying elections
By EDITH M. LEDERER The U.N. Security Council called on Somalia’s leaders Wednesday to meet “at the earliest opportunity” to break the impasse delaying the holding of elections that had been
Somali Health Minister Fowzio says staff rejects Covid-19 vaccine
Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Health of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ms. Fowzio Abikar Nur, said that staff at the Ministry of Health have refused to receive the Covid-19 vaccine
Mozambican oil group seeks global help to fight terror
Attacks in southern African country meant to disrupt investment in oil and gas projects, says group The Mozambican Oil and Gas Chamber Wednesday called on the international community to support
US government report raises concerns over disappeared Saudi royals
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the arrest of senior royals in March 2020 (AFP/File photo) By Ali Harb In annual report on global human rights, Biden administration notes the purge
In stark warning, Egypt leader says Nile water ‘untouchable’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi holds a news conference with the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan at the Presidential Palace in
Security forces close key roads in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times Somali police forces this morning closed some of the main roads in Mogadishu, disrupting the movement of public and private vehicles. Troops in armored vehicles closed several
Uhuru on spot for Kemsa chair transfer during Covid-19 probe
Former Murang’a Senator Kembi Gitura. He was the Kemsa board chairman at the time of the scandal. By EDWIN MUTAI MPs have criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to move Kenya
Police seek Kenyan pilot who fled to Somalia over terror plot
This follows a series of events that have seen Al-Shabaab suffer major setbacks in Somalia following persistent airstrikes which have killed commanders and middle level operatives in good