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By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
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Read MoreForty years of President Museveni isn’t enough-now his son wants to become the next president of Uganda
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World Bank launches probe into Ruto’s multi-billion loan programme
By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
Read MoreUAE says it intercepted an Iranian drone after weekend US strikes on rocket launchers in Iran
By The Associated Press The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the United
Read MoreSomalia’s economic fraud exposed-rising poverty and falling growth a fantasy budget
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire warned that Somalia was entering a dangerous economic downturn. The Ministers of Finance, Planning
Read MoreOne dead, several injured, in Swiss shooting incident, police say
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Read MoreForty years of President Museveni isn’t enough-now his son wants to become the next president of Uganda
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent Museveni’s son just announced his ambition to succeed his father as president, raising a heavy question: How long will citizens watch political
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Featured ArticlesWorld Bank launches probe into Ruto’s multi-billion loan programme
By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
World Bank launches probe into Ruto’s multi-billion loan programme
By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans.
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKVilla Somalia reject Roble plan to bring Mogadishu Bank of Egypt
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Read MoreWilliam Ruto faces return of costly foreign loans in first year
By Business Daily Africa The Treasury has said Kenya will find it challenging to sustain reliance on multilateral lenders like World Bank Group for external funding, signalling a return of costly
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Villa Somalia reject Roble plan to bring Mogadishu Bank of Egypt
File Photo/Somali Times Villa Somalia has thwarted a plan by Bahane Roble to open Banque Misr in Mogadishu, Sources told Somali Times. The opening of the new bank was aimed at removing the
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The bus belonging to Pollmans tours slid off the ramp owing to the heavy rains being experienced in the area. A bus plunged into the Indian Ocean at the Likoni ferry crossing in Mombasa on Sunday
UK ‘rejected offer’ of visa-free tours by musicians in EU, despite blaming Brussels for permit blow
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, welcomes British Prime Minister Boris Johnson prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Leaders of
Qatar: ‘We will normalise relations with Israel after it commits to Arab Peace Initiative’
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Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
Relatives of passengers arrive at a crisis center set up following a report that a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet has lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after take off, at
Prime Minister Roble says, ”We have decided to go ahead with the election.”
Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said in a statement that the government has finally decided to go to the polls, after meeting with the presidents of Galmudug, South
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Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
This Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 image shows the suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing
US airstrike kills 5 top al-Shabaab leaders in Somalia
Militant leaders killed in Jan. 7 airstrike were active in Saaxa Weyne region The US military on Friday said that its forces working with the Somali National Army killed five top al-Shabaab
Israel postpones Netanyahu’s trial amid virus lockdown
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement following his meeting with US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (Emil Salman/Pool via AP)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf – state media
Photo: Credit Reuters Major General Hossein Salami visits an underground missile site of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards at an undisclosed location in the Gulf Iran’s elite Revolutionary
Bus plunges into Indian Ocean at Likoni ferry crossing
The bus belonging to Pollmans tours slid off the ramp owing to the heavy rains being experienced in the area. A bus plunged into the Indian Ocean at the Likoni ferry crossing in Mombasa on Sunday
UK ‘rejected offer’ of visa-free tours by musicians in EU, despite blaming Brussels for permit blow
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, welcomes British Prime Minister Boris Johnson prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Leaders of
Qatar: ‘We will normalise relations with Israel after it commits to Arab Peace Initiative’
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has confirmed that his country will normalise its relations with Israel if it commits to the Arab Peace Initiative, RT reported on
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
Relatives of passengers arrive at a crisis center set up following a report that a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet has lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after take off, at
Prime Minister Roble says, ”We have decided to go ahead with the election.”
Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said in a statement that the government has finally decided to go to the polls, after meeting with the presidents of Galmudug, South
Farmajo has more chances to get re-elected since having three states
Photo/Somali Times The latest news Villa Somalia are outstanding achievements of individual meetings The Villa Somalia is the most outstanding achievements of individual meetings between the
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
This Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 image shows the suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing
US airstrike kills 5 top al-Shabaab leaders in Somalia
Militant leaders killed in Jan. 7 airstrike were active in Saaxa Weyne region The US military on Friday said that its forces working with the Somali National Army killed five top al-Shabaab
Israel postpones Netanyahu’s trial amid virus lockdown
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement following his meeting with US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (Emil Salman/Pool via AP)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf – state media
Photo: Credit Reuters Major General Hossein Salami visits an underground missile site of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards at an undisclosed location in the Gulf Iran’s elite Revolutionary