Latest NewsChina back to funding SGR connecting Kenya and Uganda
Workers laying tracks for the Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A at Suswa section in Narok, Kenya By The East African Kenya has secured a commitment from China’s Exim Bank for the funding of the
Read MoreIranian president, foreign minister officially confirmed dead in helicopter crash: Deputy president
By Anadolu Agency Tehran on Monday confirmed the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash in the
Read MoreIranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says location of president’s crashed helicopter identified
Medical and rescue teams from Iranian town of Verzegan arrive at the accident site after one of the helicopters in Iranian President Raisi’s convoy crashed following the inauguration of a
Read MoreHelicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way
A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, May 19, 2024. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/Wana via Reuters By Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign
Read MoreFormer Somalia president Farmajo says the country’s leadership is still pursuing crooked plans reflect its own interests
The former president of the federal government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has described the issues that came out of the meeting of the National Consultative Council as increasing the
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China back to funding SGR connecting Kenya and Uganda
Workers laying tracks for the Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A at Suswa section in Narok, Kenya By The East African Kenya has secured a commitment from China’s Exim Bank for the funding of the
Read MoreIranian president, foreign minister officially confirmed dead in helicopter crash: Deputy president
By Anadolu Agency Tehran on Monday confirmed the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash in the
Read MoreIranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says location of president’s crashed helicopter identified
Medical and rescue teams from Iranian town of Verzegan arrive at the accident site after one of the helicopters in Iranian President Raisi’s convoy crashed following the inauguration of a
Read MoreHelicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way
A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, May 19, 2024. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/Wana via Reuters By Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign
Read MoreFormer Somalia president Farmajo says the country’s leadership is still pursuing crooked plans reflect its own interests
The former president of the federal government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has described the issues that came out of the meeting of the National Consultative Council as increasing the
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Featured ArticlesChina back to funding SGR connecting Kenya and Uganda
Workers laying tracks for the Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A at Suswa section in Narok, Kenya By The East African Kenya has secured a commitment from China’s Exim Bank for the funding of the
China back to funding SGR connecting Kenya and Uganda
Workers laying tracks for the Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A at Suswa section in Narok, Kenya By The East African Kenya has secured a commitment from China’s Exim Bank for the funding of the
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKKenya seeks G20 Sh32bn debt holiday extension
National Treasury building. By OTIATO GUGUYU Kenya may receive additional debt relief from the Paris Club of international creditors to help ease Covid-19 related financial distresses. The
Read MoreSomali dodgy speaker Aden Madobe took another step related to the extension
File Photo/Somali Times A debate and reaction has been caused by the plan for the extension of the term of the federal government, which is currently being discussed in Parliament, to make
Read MoreNairobi residentials good buys, realtor says
An exclusive private gated housing project in Karen. Knight Frank says Nairobi residential properties remain an attractive buy International realtor Knight Frank says Nairobi residential
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Kenya seeks G20 Sh32bn debt holiday extension
National Treasury building. By OTIATO GUGUYU Kenya may receive additional debt relief from the Paris Club of international creditors to help ease Covid-19 related financial distresses. The
Read MoreSomali dodgy speaker Aden Madobe took another step related to the extension
File Photo/Somali Times A debate and reaction has been caused by the plan for the extension of the term of the federal government, which is currently being discussed in Parliament, to make
Read MoreNairobi residentials good buys, realtor says
An exclusive private gated housing project in Karen. Knight Frank says Nairobi residential properties remain an attractive buy International realtor Knight Frank says Nairobi residential
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Blog PostsTear gas, arrests as Kenyans protest police brutality
A Kenyan policeman running to arrest a protester slips and falls over just as he reaches him, before proceeding to arrest him, during a demonstration in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, July 7,
Kenya-U.S. trade talks to come against growing Chinese influence
Editor’s note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communication expert, lecturer-scholar at the United States International University-Africa, author and international affairs columnist. The
Somali Foreign Minister warns Taiwan and Somaliland
Photo/Somali Times The Somali government reiterated its commitment to maintaining China’s independence and territorial integrity, as Taiwan, Somaliland, has established diplomatic relations
Qassem Soleimani’s killing by US drone strike was ‘unlawful’, says UN expert
The attack on Soleimani’s convoy as it left Baghdad airport violated the UN Charter, Agnes Callamard wrote in her report (AFP) The January US drone strike in Iraq that killed top Iranian
Kenya: Vehicle imports jump 16 percent in first quarter
The value of imported cars in the first quarter of 2020 increased by 16.86 percent, new data shows. The report by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows Sh22.24 billion vehicles were imported
Tensions heat up in South China Sea as US makes significant show of force
200706-N-VW723-1114 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 6, 2020) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 5 and Carrier Air Wing 17 fly in formation over the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force (CSF). The USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
Oil prices up with lowest US rig count since June 2009
Decline in oil rig count suggests that crude oil production in US will decrease in short term Crude oil prices were up on Monday based on expectations that oversupply would be trimmed on the
Somalia, China reiterate respect of each other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity
Somali President Mohamed Farmajo has held talks with Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Qin Jian, focusing on the respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two countries. During the
Death toll in Ethiopian protests after killing of singer jumps to 156
Photo capture the screen shot The number of people killed in protests in Ethiopia following the slaying of a popular singer has jumped to 156 from the initial tally of 80, a senior regional
Kenyan registered plane crashes at Bardera airport
Photo/Somali Times A Kenyan airplane crashes at Bardere airport in Gedo region. It is unclear what caused the accident. registered with 5Y WFC, is owned by Buff Air Airlines, which provides a
Tear gas, arrests as Kenyans protest police brutality
A Kenyan policeman running to arrest a protester slips and falls over just as he reaches him, before proceeding to arrest him, during a demonstration in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, July 7,
Kenya-U.S. trade talks to come against growing Chinese influence
Editor’s note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communication expert, lecturer-scholar at the United States International University-Africa, author and international affairs columnist. The
Somali Foreign Minister warns Taiwan and Somaliland
Photo/Somali Times The Somali government reiterated its commitment to maintaining China’s independence and territorial integrity, as Taiwan, Somaliland, has established diplomatic relations
Qassem Soleimani’s killing by US drone strike was ‘unlawful’, says UN expert
The attack on Soleimani’s convoy as it left Baghdad airport violated the UN Charter, Agnes Callamard wrote in her report (AFP) The January US drone strike in Iraq that killed top Iranian
Kenya: Vehicle imports jump 16 percent in first quarter
The value of imported cars in the first quarter of 2020 increased by 16.86 percent, new data shows. The report by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows Sh22.24 billion vehicles were imported
Tensions heat up in South China Sea as US makes significant show of force
200706-N-VW723-1114 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 6, 2020) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 5 and Carrier Air Wing 17 fly in formation over the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force (CSF). The USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
Oil prices up with lowest US rig count since June 2009
Decline in oil rig count suggests that crude oil production in US will decrease in short term Crude oil prices were up on Monday based on expectations that oversupply would be trimmed on the
Somalia, China reiterate respect of each other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity
Somali President Mohamed Farmajo has held talks with Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Qin Jian, focusing on the respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two countries. During the
Death toll in Ethiopian protests after killing of singer jumps to 156
Photo capture the screen shot The number of people killed in protests in Ethiopia following the slaying of a popular singer has jumped to 156 from the initial tally of 80, a senior regional
Kenyan registered plane crashes at Bardera airport
Photo/Somali Times A Kenyan airplane crashes at Bardere airport in Gedo region. It is unclear what caused the accident. registered with 5Y WFC, is owned by Buff Air Airlines, which provides a