Latest NewsBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
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Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
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Featured ArticlesBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKChinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank
A Chinese engineer and a local construction worker work on a section of the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Emali, Kenya, file. REUTERS/Noor Khamis/File Photo By Reuters
Read MoreMigrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Aegean coast, 13 missing
Thirteen people were missing on Monday after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s western coast, the Turkish coastguard said. Two migrants swam to shore not
Read MoreAmnesty International says Somalia drone strikes killing 23 civilians should be investigated as war crimes
File Photo/Somali Times Two strikes that killed 23 civilians during Somali military operations supported by Turkish drones must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today,
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Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank
A Chinese engineer and a local construction worker work on a section of the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Emali, Kenya, file. REUTERS/Noor Khamis/File Photo By Reuters
Read MoreMigrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Aegean coast, 13 missing
Thirteen people were missing on Monday after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s western coast, the Turkish coastguard said. Two migrants swam to shore not
Read MoreAmnesty International says Somalia drone strikes killing 23 civilians should be investigated as war crimes
File Photo/Somali Times Two strikes that killed 23 civilians during Somali military operations supported by Turkish drones must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today,
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Blog PostsChina launches Tianwen-2 to retrieve asteroid samples
China’s Tianwen-2 probe, atop a Long March-3B carrier rocket, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 29, 2025. China launched
UK grocery inflation hits highest level in 15 months, says Kantar
People queue for food in the financial district of Canary Wharf as it was announced that British consumer price inflation hit an annual rate of 9.0% in April in London, Britain, May 18, 2022.
EU to maintain Article 7 procedure over Hungary’s ‘rule of law breaches’
By Anadolu Agency European affairs ministers decided Tuesday to maintain the European Union’s Article 7 procedure against Hungary’s “rule of law breaches.” “Today’s
African football legends Eto’o, Jay Jay Okacha, and Adebayor arrives in Somalia for the first time
Photo/Somali Times African football legends Eto’o, Jay Jay Okacha and Adebayor arrived in Somalia for the first time today from FIFA and CAF and will conduct an evaluation at the stadiums
Top 10 African countries with the largest value of imported goods in 2025
By The African Exponent In 2024, the total value of imported goods in Africa reached $719 billion, showing a modest growth of 2.4% compared to 2023. Meanwhile, exports saw a larger increase,
African Development Bank to pick new head to confront US funding cuts
The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) are pictured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, January 30, 2020. Photographer Luc Gnago By Reuters The African Development Bank will meet in Ivory
ASEAN summit opens in Malaysia with key regional issues on agenda
By Anadolu Agency The 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit kicked off Monday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur as leaders from the region converged to discuss key
UAE invites two Somalia regional administration leaders Deni and Ahmed Madobe–What are they discussing?
File Photo/Somali Times The presidents of Puntland and Jubaland, who received an invitation from the UAE, met in Abu Dhabi in the past few hours, where sensitive meetings on Somalia affairs are
Premier Li urges China, Indonesia to expand cooperation, safeguard free trade
Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the Indonesia-China Business Reception 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 24, 2025. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto also attended the event. Photographer
Somalia MPs from Jubaland and Puntland join Mogadishu opposition conference
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia Mogadishu has seen a strong political movement, led by opposition politicians who oppose the ambitions of President Hassan Sheikh. Read: Exclusive: Somalia
China launches Tianwen-2 to retrieve asteroid samples
China’s Tianwen-2 probe, atop a Long March-3B carrier rocket, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 29, 2025. China launched
UK grocery inflation hits highest level in 15 months, says Kantar
People queue for food in the financial district of Canary Wharf as it was announced that British consumer price inflation hit an annual rate of 9.0% in April in London, Britain, May 18, 2022.
EU to maintain Article 7 procedure over Hungary’s ‘rule of law breaches’
By Anadolu Agency European affairs ministers decided Tuesday to maintain the European Union’s Article 7 procedure against Hungary’s “rule of law breaches.” “Today’s
African football legends Eto’o, Jay Jay Okacha, and Adebayor arrives in Somalia for the first time
Photo/Somali Times African football legends Eto’o, Jay Jay Okacha and Adebayor arrived in Somalia for the first time today from FIFA and CAF and will conduct an evaluation at the stadiums
Top 10 African countries with the largest value of imported goods in 2025
By The African Exponent In 2024, the total value of imported goods in Africa reached $719 billion, showing a modest growth of 2.4% compared to 2023. Meanwhile, exports saw a larger increase,
African Development Bank to pick new head to confront US funding cuts
The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) are pictured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, January 30, 2020. Photographer Luc Gnago By Reuters The African Development Bank will meet in Ivory
ASEAN summit opens in Malaysia with key regional issues on agenda
By Anadolu Agency The 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit kicked off Monday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur as leaders from the region converged to discuss key
UAE invites two Somalia regional administration leaders Deni and Ahmed Madobe–What are they discussing?
File Photo/Somali Times The presidents of Puntland and Jubaland, who received an invitation from the UAE, met in Abu Dhabi in the past few hours, where sensitive meetings on Somalia affairs are
Premier Li urges China, Indonesia to expand cooperation, safeguard free trade
Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the Indonesia-China Business Reception 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 24, 2025. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto also attended the event. Photographer
Somalia MPs from Jubaland and Puntland join Mogadishu opposition conference
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia Mogadishu has seen a strong political movement, led by opposition politicians who oppose the ambitions of President Hassan Sheikh. Read: Exclusive: Somalia