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
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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
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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
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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 WEEKRoadside bomb kills 3 soldiers in Somalia
Photo/ Somali Times No group has yet claimed responsibility for bomb attack, also wounding more than 4 soldiers At least three Somali soldiers were killed after a blast struck a military vehicle
Read MorePresident Ruto urges global financial institutions to be fair to Africa
President William Ruto addressing participants during the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya on September 5, 2023 By The East African Africa is calling for a fair financial system that
Read MoreNATO congratulates Gokcen Firat over appointment as 1st Turkish female admiral
By Anadolu Agency NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) congratulated Gokcen Firat on Thursday after she was promoted to rear admiral, making her the first woman in the history of the Turkish
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Roadside bomb kills 3 soldiers in Somalia
Photo/ Somali Times No group has yet claimed responsibility for bomb attack, also wounding more than 4 soldiers At least three Somali soldiers were killed after a blast struck a military vehicle
Read MorePresident Ruto urges global financial institutions to be fair to Africa
President William Ruto addressing participants during the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya on September 5, 2023 By The East African Africa is calling for a fair financial system that
Read MoreNATO congratulates Gokcen Firat over appointment as 1st Turkish female admiral
By Anadolu Agency NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) congratulated Gokcen Firat on Thursday after she was promoted to rear admiral, making her the first woman in the history of the Turkish
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Blog PostsPresident Farmajo holds emergency meeting with health workers, Benadir regional administration and civil society organizations
Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, met with the National Commission for the control of COVID-19 and the Civil Society to hear a report
Rishi Sunak: economic recovery will be ‘swifter and more sustained’
Credit PA Media Victoria Jones Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak outside 11 Downing Street, London, before heading to the House of Commons to deliver his Budget. Picture date: Wednesday
UK Treasury boss to extend job support, tax breaks in budget
A cleaner sweeps up in front of 11 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will depart from his official residence to announce
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
File – This Dec. 29, 2019, aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western
Somalia health clinics will close due to UK aid cuts, charity warns
The former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell said ‘cutting aid is a death sentence’. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA By Patrick Wintour Aid agencies say they are
Somalia President Farmajo calls regional leaders to meet and discuss 2021 elections
File Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is hosting a ceremony on 4 March 2021 to mark the culmination of the efforts and discussions
Goodbye gas: Volvo to make only electric vehicles by 2030
Volvo car is parked behind the Volvo logo in the lobby of the company’s corporate headquarters, in Brussels. Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030. But for those who want
Jack Ma loses title as China’s richest man after coming under Beijing’s scrutiny
Alibaba Group co-founder and executive chairman Jack Ma attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song By Yingzhi Yang,
Asian stocks sink after Wall St rises
A man walks past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after
ICJ issues statement on Somalia-Kenya maritime case in March
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has confirmed in a statement that it will hear the case of Somalia and Kenya again in March. The Hague tribunal said the trial would begin at 3:00 pm on
President Farmajo holds emergency meeting with health workers, Benadir regional administration and civil society organizations
Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, met with the National Commission for the control of COVID-19 and the Civil Society to hear a report
Rishi Sunak: economic recovery will be ‘swifter and more sustained’
Credit PA Media Victoria Jones Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak outside 11 Downing Street, London, before heading to the House of Commons to deliver his Budget. Picture date: Wednesday
UK Treasury boss to extend job support, tax breaks in budget
A cleaner sweeps up in front of 11 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will depart from his official residence to announce
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
File – This Dec. 29, 2019, aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western
Somalia health clinics will close due to UK aid cuts, charity warns
The former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell said ‘cutting aid is a death sentence’. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA By Patrick Wintour Aid agencies say they are
Somalia President Farmajo calls regional leaders to meet and discuss 2021 elections
File Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is hosting a ceremony on 4 March 2021 to mark the culmination of the efforts and discussions
Goodbye gas: Volvo to make only electric vehicles by 2030
Volvo car is parked behind the Volvo logo in the lobby of the company’s corporate headquarters, in Brussels. Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030. But for those who want
Jack Ma loses title as China’s richest man after coming under Beijing’s scrutiny
Alibaba Group co-founder and executive chairman Jack Ma attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song By Yingzhi Yang,
Asian stocks sink after Wall St rises
A man walks past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after
ICJ issues statement on Somalia-Kenya maritime case in March
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has confirmed in a statement that it will hear the case of Somalia and Kenya again in March. The Hague tribunal said the trial would begin at 3:00 pm on