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 WEEK70 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian strike on military unit
By Anadolu Agency At least 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Russian strikes on a military unit in northeastern Ukraine, a local authority confirmed on Tuesday. The fatalities were confirmed
Read MoreI am not a Somali citizen, Duale says amid dual citizenship probe
• National Assembly Majority leader has dismissed claims that he holds both Somali and Kenyan citizenship. • Duale said he was being blackmailed by those he termed ‘busybodies’ after he refused
Read MoreEthiopian Airlines cargo plane catches fire at Shanghai airport, no casualties
Firefighters work at the site where an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane caught fire, at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song An Ethiopian
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70 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian strike on military unit
By Anadolu Agency At least 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Russian strikes on a military unit in northeastern Ukraine, a local authority confirmed on Tuesday. The fatalities were confirmed
Read MoreI am not a Somali citizen, Duale says amid dual citizenship probe
• National Assembly Majority leader has dismissed claims that he holds both Somali and Kenyan citizenship. • Duale said he was being blackmailed by those he termed ‘busybodies’ after he refused
Read MoreEthiopian Airlines cargo plane catches fire at Shanghai airport, no casualties
Firefighters work at the site where an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane caught fire, at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song An Ethiopian
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Blog PostsUAE and mercenaries has been denied by Somalia to access the port of Gara’ad
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates has been denied access to Gara’ad Village in the Jariban district of Mudug in Puntland, Somalia. Residents in Gara’ad reportedly opposed the
Saudi company requests US court freeze ex-spy chief’s $29m real estate assets
Last year, Saad al-Jabri filed a lawsuit against MBS, claiming a 50 person hit squad was dispatched to kill him in Canada (AFP) By Middle East Eye A Saudi state-run company has requested a court
Ministers dropped the ball on sexual violence in schools, says Labour
Jess Phillips, the shadow minister for domestic violence. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA By Sarah Marsh Jess Phillips says government has not taken issue seriously, five years after committee’s report
‘Africa needs debt relief, debt restructuring’
African Development Bank president says ‘it is time to put in place an African financial stability mechanism’ Africa needs debt relief, debt restructuring, and debt sustainability,
Biden wants $4T infrastructure package approved over summer
President Joe Biden speaks during an event on COVID-19 vaccinations, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By
Kenya: Sh80bn lost at NSE in a day on lockdown fears
Stocks listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) lost Sh80.02 billion of their value yesterday as foreigner sold off shares in blue-chip firms over the new lockdown, making it one of
Canal service provider says container ship in Suez set free
This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows the Ever Given cargo ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal Monday, March 29, 2021. Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the
J&J agrees to supply African Union with up to 400 million COVID shots
The exterior of Johnson and Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Vaccines in Leiden, Netherlands March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Johnson & Johnson has agreed to supply up to 400
The conference between Somali regional leaders and the international community opens in Halane
Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s members of the international community based in Mogadishu, meeting with leaders of regional administrations, which to discuss 2021 election issues. The meeting,
Somalia’s Election Impasse: History Repeating Itself
File Photo/Somali Times By Talya Parker Somalia has found itself in a situation that is very familiar – an election impasse. Despite hopes of a smooth transition of power and a new election model
UAE and mercenaries has been denied by Somalia to access the port of Gara’ad
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates has been denied access to Gara’ad Village in the Jariban district of Mudug in Puntland, Somalia. Residents in Gara’ad reportedly opposed the
Saudi company requests US court freeze ex-spy chief’s $29m real estate assets
Last year, Saad al-Jabri filed a lawsuit against MBS, claiming a 50 person hit squad was dispatched to kill him in Canada (AFP) By Middle East Eye A Saudi state-run company has requested a court
Ministers dropped the ball on sexual violence in schools, says Labour
Jess Phillips, the shadow minister for domestic violence. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA By Sarah Marsh Jess Phillips says government has not taken issue seriously, five years after committee’s report
‘Africa needs debt relief, debt restructuring’
African Development Bank president says ‘it is time to put in place an African financial stability mechanism’ Africa needs debt relief, debt restructuring, and debt sustainability,
Biden wants $4T infrastructure package approved over summer
President Joe Biden speaks during an event on COVID-19 vaccinations, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By
Kenya: Sh80bn lost at NSE in a day on lockdown fears
Stocks listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) lost Sh80.02 billion of their value yesterday as foreigner sold off shares in blue-chip firms over the new lockdown, making it one of
Canal service provider says container ship in Suez set free
This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows the Ever Given cargo ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal Monday, March 29, 2021. Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the
J&J agrees to supply African Union with up to 400 million COVID shots
The exterior of Johnson and Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Vaccines in Leiden, Netherlands March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Johnson & Johnson has agreed to supply up to 400
The conference between Somali regional leaders and the international community opens in Halane
Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s members of the international community based in Mogadishu, meeting with leaders of regional administrations, which to discuss 2021 election issues. The meeting,
Somalia’s Election Impasse: History Repeating Itself
File Photo/Somali Times By Talya Parker Somalia has found itself in a situation that is very familiar – an election impasse. Despite hopes of a smooth transition of power and a new election model