Latest NewsChina desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
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China desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
Read MoreDjibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh campaigning for re-election
Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was in charge of national
Read MoreTrump says US may exit Iran war soon as new attacks hit Gulf states and Iran
Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society work at the site of a reported strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque in Zanjan, Iran, in this screen grab
Read MoreRwanda’s open door-is the visa policy paying off?
Photo by Tobias Doering / Unsplash By The African Exponent According to the Africa Visa Openness Index 2025, Rwanda is ranked the most visa‑open country in Africa, maintaining this position since
Read MoreNew Beijing-Helsinki direct route launched to boost China-Finland ties
Zeng Yongchao, executive vice president of China Southern Air Holding Company, speaks at a promotion event hosted by China Southern Airlines for the new Beijing-Helsinki direct route in Helsinki,
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Featured ArticlesChina desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
China desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKLoved ones of Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh mourn after terrorist attack
Photo/Facebook page Hodan Nalayeh Family and friends of Hodan Nalayeh are remembering the Somali-Canadian journalist killed in a terrorist attack this week for her work redefining the global
Read MoreAfrican migrants stuck in Tunisia say racism persists after crackdown
By Reuters Weeks after a violent crackdown on migrants in Tunisia that triggered a perilous rush to leave by smuggler boats for Italy, many African nationals are still homeless and jobless and
Read MoreJubaland re-elect President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe
File/Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Jubaland election re-elect President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Ahmed Madobe president of the Jubbaland regional administration. The three candidates – Ahmed
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Loved ones of Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh mourn after terrorist attack
Photo/Facebook page Hodan Nalayeh Family and friends of Hodan Nalayeh are remembering the Somali-Canadian journalist killed in a terrorist attack this week for her work redefining the global
Read MoreAfrican migrants stuck in Tunisia say racism persists after crackdown
By Reuters Weeks after a violent crackdown on migrants in Tunisia that triggered a perilous rush to leave by smuggler boats for Italy, many African nationals are still homeless and jobless and
Read MoreJubaland re-elect President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe
File/Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Jubaland election re-elect President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Ahmed Madobe president of the Jubbaland regional administration. The three candidates – Ahmed
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Blog PostsThe latest: Farmajo and Uhuru meet
Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta sat down together. The president has brought together the meeting which was
Uhuru in Djibouti over Somalia spat, Ethiopia conflict
Photo/Somali Times President Uhuru Kenyatta flew to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development leaders’ meeting in Djibouti on Sunday with hopes of solving regional troubles that are pulling
60% French unhappy with Macron: Survey
By Alaattin Dogru In an online survey French Institute of Public Opinion finds popularity of Macron dipping to 38% in December Nearly 60% of people in France are dissatisfied with President
Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant
People wait on the concourse at Paddington Station in London, on the last Saturday shopping day before Christmas, after the announcement that London will move into Tier 4 COVID-19 restrictions
Somali President Farmajo arrives in Djibouti for IGAD summit
Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him have arrived in Djibouti, where he will attend an emergency meeting of
UK medical officer: New virus variant spreading more rapidly
A sign reading open for deliveries, outside a restaurant, ahead of the county moving into Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions from Saturday, in Windsor, England, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Steve
Somalia warns the Kenyan government who have deployed weapons and militias in Mandera to raid Beled Hawo.
Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia has said that it is closely monitoring the Kenyan military operation in Mandera, North Eastern Province. A statement from the Somali
Al Shabaab destroys Safaricom mast in Mandera
There are fears of more such attacks after dozens of the militants crossed from Somalia to Kenya in Garissa border. The border region has borne the brunt of repeated attacks from the militants
Suicide bombing misses Somali Prime Minister, but killed top army commanders.
More details are emerging from a suicide bombing in Galkayo today, where Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble was visiting. ”The blast was claimed by al-Shabab, which said in a
Somalia suicide bombing kills 15, misses prime minister
Photo/Somali Times A suicide bomber attacked a stadium in Somalia’s central city of Galkayo Friday, killing 15 people shortly before the arrival of the country’s new prime minister, according to
The latest: Farmajo and Uhuru meet
Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta sat down together. The president has brought together the meeting which was
Uhuru in Djibouti over Somalia spat, Ethiopia conflict
Photo/Somali Times President Uhuru Kenyatta flew to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development leaders’ meeting in Djibouti on Sunday with hopes of solving regional troubles that are pulling
60% French unhappy with Macron: Survey
By Alaattin Dogru In an online survey French Institute of Public Opinion finds popularity of Macron dipping to 38% in December Nearly 60% of people in France are dissatisfied with President
Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant
People wait on the concourse at Paddington Station in London, on the last Saturday shopping day before Christmas, after the announcement that London will move into Tier 4 COVID-19 restrictions
Somali President Farmajo arrives in Djibouti for IGAD summit
Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him have arrived in Djibouti, where he will attend an emergency meeting of
UK medical officer: New virus variant spreading more rapidly
A sign reading open for deliveries, outside a restaurant, ahead of the county moving into Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions from Saturday, in Windsor, England, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Steve
Somalia warns the Kenyan government who have deployed weapons and militias in Mandera to raid Beled Hawo.
Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia has said that it is closely monitoring the Kenyan military operation in Mandera, North Eastern Province. A statement from the Somali
Al Shabaab destroys Safaricom mast in Mandera
There are fears of more such attacks after dozens of the militants crossed from Somalia to Kenya in Garissa border. The border region has borne the brunt of repeated attacks from the militants
Suicide bombing misses Somali Prime Minister, but killed top army commanders.
More details are emerging from a suicide bombing in Galkayo today, where Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble was visiting. ”The blast was claimed by al-Shabab, which said in a
Somalia suicide bombing kills 15, misses prime minister
Photo/Somali Times A suicide bomber attacked a stadium in Somalia’s central city of Galkayo Friday, killing 15 people shortly before the arrival of the country’s new prime minister, according to


