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 WEEKTurkey crossed out Netanyahu, will bring Israel’s war crimes to ICC: President Erdogan
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Read MoreGovernor Mike Sonko allowed to strike deal in Sh357m corruption case against out of court.
Governor Mike Sonko Governor Mike Sonko and 15 others have been allowed to approach the office of the director of public prosecutions (DPP) to settle a Sh357 million corruption case against them
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Turkey crossed out Netanyahu, will bring Israel’s war crimes to ICC: President Erdogan
By Anadolu Agency Turkey has “crossed out” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will do everything to bring Israel’s violation of human rights and war crimes to the International
Read MoreUK issues travel advisory on Kenya after Manda Bay attack
The Manda Bay Attack • Around 190,000 UK residents visit Kenya every year and most visits are trouble-free. • UK says that terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Kenya. The
Read MoreGovernor Mike Sonko allowed to strike deal in Sh357m corruption case against out of court.
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Blog PostsIMF Executive Board Completes the First Review of the Extended Credit Facility for Somalia
Photo/Somali Times Implementation of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) supported program is off to a good start despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, flooding and the desert locust
Exclusive: Ethiopia says disarms Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia over security
Photo: Credit Amisom. Ethiopia said on Wednesday peacekeepers from its Tigray region serving in Somalia had been disarmed over a security issue, raising concerns over the forces’ ability to fight
Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Guled organizing the 2021 elections process based on looting and corruption.
Photo/Somali Times “The 2021 elections will be similar to those in the South West, Galmudug and Hirshabelle.” Said Mahdi Guled. Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled Khadar
People go hungry in Ethiopia’s Tigray as conflict marches on
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed said in a social media post on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 that “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against
Trump may withdraw troops from Somalia as part of global pullback
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again campaign rally at the Erie International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 in Erie, PA [Noah Riffe/Anadolu Agency] President
Ethiopia pushes for Tigray capital, denies ‘ethnic bias’
Capital city of Tigray Region in Ethiopia. Mekele Ethiopian forces pushed towards the capital of the rebel Tigray region on Wednesday, ignoring international appeals for talks to end the conflict
Trump fires Homeland Security cyber chief
Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been terminated effective immediately, president tweets US President Donald Trump fired the country’s top cybersecurity official
Peace was swift in Ethiopia under Abiy. War was, too.
In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center, arrives for the opening session of the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit at the AU headquarters in Addis
Boris Johnson hit by backlash as foreign aid faces cut to pay for Covid crisis
FILE – In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) By Nicholas Cecil Boris Johnson was today hit
Suicide bomber strikes restaurant next to the police academy in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times The blast, which was reportedly carried out by a man wearing an explosives vest, took place at a tea shop near the General Kahiye Police Academy in Hamar Jajab district.
IMF Executive Board Completes the First Review of the Extended Credit Facility for Somalia
Photo/Somali Times Implementation of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) supported program is off to a good start despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, flooding and the desert locust
Exclusive: Ethiopia says disarms Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia over security
Photo: Credit Amisom. Ethiopia said on Wednesday peacekeepers from its Tigray region serving in Somalia had been disarmed over a security issue, raising concerns over the forces’ ability to fight
Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Guled organizing the 2021 elections process based on looting and corruption.
Photo/Somali Times “The 2021 elections will be similar to those in the South West, Galmudug and Hirshabelle.” Said Mahdi Guled. Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled Khadar
People go hungry in Ethiopia’s Tigray as conflict marches on
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed said in a social media post on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 that “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against
Trump may withdraw troops from Somalia as part of global pullback
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again campaign rally at the Erie International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 in Erie, PA [Noah Riffe/Anadolu Agency] President
Ethiopia pushes for Tigray capital, denies ‘ethnic bias’
Capital city of Tigray Region in Ethiopia. Mekele Ethiopian forces pushed towards the capital of the rebel Tigray region on Wednesday, ignoring international appeals for talks to end the conflict
Trump fires Homeland Security cyber chief
Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been terminated effective immediately, president tweets US President Donald Trump fired the country’s top cybersecurity official
Peace was swift in Ethiopia under Abiy. War was, too.
In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center, arrives for the opening session of the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit at the AU headquarters in Addis
Boris Johnson hit by backlash as foreign aid faces cut to pay for Covid crisis
FILE – In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) By Nicholas Cecil Boris Johnson was today hit
Suicide bomber strikes restaurant next to the police academy in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times The blast, which was reportedly carried out by a man wearing an explosives vest, took place at a tea shop near the General Kahiye Police Academy in Hamar Jajab district.