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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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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
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Photographer Somali Times/Somalia president Hassan Sheikh The World Bank said it has approved a 70 million U.S. Dollar International Development Association grant to develop resilient water,
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs launches Empower Global, a digital marketplace for Black businesses
Sean “Diddy” Combs. Photo credit: wikimedia commons By Face2Face Africa Sean “Diddy” Combs has launched an e-commerce platform to make it easy for consumers to find, explore, and shop from
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The Hague, the Netherlands on Monday, March 15, 2021, is set to hear the maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya. Lawyers representing Somalia will today present their arguments on the
Kenyans government failed to claim Somalia, maritime border
The Kenyans government knows that they don’t have a legal justification to claim Somalia, maritime border now they are pulling out the dispute before law article 53 of ICJ rules says.
Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clot reports
File – In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 to a patient inside the convention center known as
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe appears before court in Iran charged with propaganda
The British-Iranian aid worker is charged with ‘propaganda against the system’ (Reuters) By Daisy Lester British Foreign Secretary accused Tehran of putting her through ‘a cruel and inhumane
Kenya’s forex reserves plunge by 254 mln USD on loan repayment
Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves have declined by 27.8 billion shillings (about 254 million U.S. dollars) since the start of March, pulled down by external loan repayments. The forex
Syria’s first lady faces possible prosecution and loss of UK citizenship
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Russia seeks Arab support in reviving Iran nuclear deal
By Elena Teslova Russian foreign minister visits UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar From March 8 – 12, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov toured the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and
Kenya pulls out of the maritime case with Somalia in the ICJ
Kenya has notified the International Court of Justice that it will not participate in the maritime case against Somalia just a day before it is scheduled to begin. Kenya has cited the
Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools
A burqa clad Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close
Speaker of the Upper House meets with British Ambassador to Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Senator Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, had a private meeting with the new British Ambassador to Somalia, Ms. Kate
Somalia-Kenya maritime hearing begins in the ICJ
The Hague, the Netherlands on Monday, March 15, 2021, is set to hear the maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya. Lawyers representing Somalia will today present their arguments on the
Kenyans government failed to claim Somalia, maritime border
The Kenyans government knows that they don’t have a legal justification to claim Somalia, maritime border now they are pulling out the dispute before law article 53 of ICJ rules says.
Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clot reports
File – In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 to a patient inside the convention center known as
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe appears before court in Iran charged with propaganda
The British-Iranian aid worker is charged with ‘propaganda against the system’ (Reuters) By Daisy Lester British Foreign Secretary accused Tehran of putting her through ‘a cruel and inhumane
Kenya’s forex reserves plunge by 254 mln USD on loan repayment
Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves have declined by 27.8 billion shillings (about 254 million U.S. dollars) since the start of March, pulled down by external loan repayments. The forex
Syria’s first lady faces possible prosecution and loss of UK citizenship
British-born Asma al-Assad has been under EU and US sanctions since 2012 (AFP) By Middle East Eye Britain’s Metropolitan police have opened a preliminary investigation into allegations that
Russia seeks Arab support in reviving Iran nuclear deal
By Elena Teslova Russian foreign minister visits UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar From March 8 – 12, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov toured the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and
Kenya pulls out of the maritime case with Somalia in the ICJ
Kenya has notified the International Court of Justice that it will not participate in the maritime case against Somalia just a day before it is scheduled to begin. Kenya has cited the
Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools
A burqa clad Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close
Speaker of the Upper House meets with British Ambassador to Somalia
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Senator Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, had a private meeting with the new British Ambassador to Somalia, Ms. Kate