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Somalia’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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Guests visit the Chunhui Substation in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 21, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region
Read MoreOver 1,300 missing as death toll from flash floods on Nepal-China border rises to 180
By Anadolu Agency Search and rescue operations backed by helicopters and drones continued Thursday as the death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 180, while
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Featured ArticlesSomalia’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
Somalia’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
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Read MoreThe killer Tory MP Sir David Amess ‘radicalised hate preacher Anjem Choudary’
Credit to The Sun Newspaper. The Sun Newspaper has for the first time published a picture of Ali Harbi Ali, UK born a Somali heritage arrested in connection the killing of Tory MP Sir David Amess
Read MoreSomali Prime Minister urges the youth to join the fight against Al shabaab
Mogadishu Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Ali Kheyre on Thursday told the Somali youth that the country is getting in a state of war with the militant group of
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Dubai airport operating as normal after Houthi attack
The Dubai International Airport is operating as normal following an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday. “Air traffic in the UAE
Read MoreThe killer Tory MP Sir David Amess ‘radicalised hate preacher Anjem Choudary’
Credit to The Sun Newspaper. The Sun Newspaper has for the first time published a picture of Ali Harbi Ali, UK born a Somali heritage arrested in connection the killing of Tory MP Sir David Amess
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Blog PostsEthiopian PM arrives in Kenya for a state visit
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Moyale, Kenya on an official visit. Abiy previously announced that the visit will take two days, according to local media in Ethiopia. Abiy
Kenyan National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi stops, push for deputy Speakers’ juicy pension perks
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi. Deputy Speakers of Parliament have lost bid for juicy retirement benefits like monthly pension, four-wheel-drive cars and medical cover after Speaker
Thousands of Turks apply for UK work visa before Brexit deadline
UK border signage is pictured at the passport control in arrivals in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London (AFP) Turkish citizens have accelerated their applications ahead of the Ankara
Russia to establish navy base in Sudan for at least 25 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo
The UK delegation meets Farmajo and election-related pressure begins
Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo met with the UK Minister for Africa James Duddridge at the Presidential Palace today, where they discussed a number of issues. A
‘Turning point’: UK giving 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine
90 year old Margaret Keenan, the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, administered by nurse May Parsons at University Hospital, Coventry, England, Tuesday Dec.
British Ambassador to Somalia Ben Fender said a multi-faceted change would always depend on how committed Somalis are to implementing social agreements.
Photo: Credit Twitter British Ambassador to Somalia Ben Fender Speaking at the Somalia-International Cooperation Conference, Ambassador Ben Fender said that Somalia’s elections have always
What next for Ethiopia and its neighbours: Somalia and Eritrea
Photo/Somali Times From a historical standpoint, the current conflict in Ethiopia fits within an established political pattern. There have been power struggles between the centre and the border
Somalia announced new requirements for Kenyans arriving in the country.
Photo/Somali Times The federal government of Somalia has today announced new requirements for Kenyans or holders of Kenyan passports arriving in Somalia, amid deteriorating relations between the
Manchester Arena attack: bomber’s brother admits involvement
Hashem Abedi, 23. Photograph: Greater Manchester police/Reuters By Amy Walker Hashem Abedi, 23, makes admission for first time over bombing that killed 22 people, inquiry hears The imprisoned
Ethiopian PM arrives in Kenya for a state visit
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Moyale, Kenya on an official visit. Abiy previously announced that the visit will take two days, according to local media in Ethiopia. Abiy
Kenyan National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi stops, push for deputy Speakers’ juicy pension perks
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi. Deputy Speakers of Parliament have lost bid for juicy retirement benefits like monthly pension, four-wheel-drive cars and medical cover after Speaker
Thousands of Turks apply for UK work visa before Brexit deadline
UK border signage is pictured at the passport control in arrivals in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London (AFP) Turkish citizens have accelerated their applications ahead of the Ankara
Russia to establish navy base in Sudan for at least 25 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo
The UK delegation meets Farmajo and election-related pressure begins
Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo met with the UK Minister for Africa James Duddridge at the Presidential Palace today, where they discussed a number of issues. A
‘Turning point’: UK giving 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine
90 year old Margaret Keenan, the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, administered by nurse May Parsons at University Hospital, Coventry, England, Tuesday Dec.
British Ambassador to Somalia Ben Fender said a multi-faceted change would always depend on how committed Somalis are to implementing social agreements.
Photo: Credit Twitter British Ambassador to Somalia Ben Fender Speaking at the Somalia-International Cooperation Conference, Ambassador Ben Fender said that Somalia’s elections have always
What next for Ethiopia and its neighbours: Somalia and Eritrea
Photo/Somali Times From a historical standpoint, the current conflict in Ethiopia fits within an established political pattern. There have been power struggles between the centre and the border
Somalia announced new requirements for Kenyans arriving in the country.
Photo/Somali Times The federal government of Somalia has today announced new requirements for Kenyans or holders of Kenyan passports arriving in Somalia, amid deteriorating relations between the
Manchester Arena attack: bomber’s brother admits involvement
Hashem Abedi, 23. Photograph: Greater Manchester police/Reuters By Amy Walker Hashem Abedi, 23, makes admission for first time over bombing that killed 22 people, inquiry hears The imprisoned