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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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
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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 WEEKPakistan launched multiple attacks along India’s western border, India says
A family sits in an open restaurant just before a suspected Pakistani attack in Jammu, May 8, 2025. Photographer Adnan Abidi By Reuters Pakistan’s armed forces launched “multiple
Read MoreBurundi’s AMISOM contingent receives Springbuck, Fahd vehicles
The new Springbuck HD MRAPS and Fahd wheeled APCs (background) for AMISOM’s Burundian contingent are seen lined up. (AMISOM) The Burundian contingent serving with the African Union Mission
Read MoreMogadishu Mayor returns to the owner’s property has been occupied non-owner by force since the civil war started in 1991.
Photo/Somali Times Somali diaspora escape the civil war, but the people are more than welcome to come back and get their property Mayor of Mogadishu and Benadir Regional Governor; Eng Abdirahman
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Pakistan launched multiple attacks along India’s western border, India says
A family sits in an open restaurant just before a suspected Pakistani attack in Jammu, May 8, 2025. Photographer Adnan Abidi By Reuters Pakistan’s armed forces launched “multiple
Read MoreBurundi’s AMISOM contingent receives Springbuck, Fahd vehicles
The new Springbuck HD MRAPS and Fahd wheeled APCs (background) for AMISOM’s Burundian contingent are seen lined up. (AMISOM) The Burundian contingent serving with the African Union Mission
Read MoreMogadishu Mayor returns to the owner’s property has been occupied non-owner by force since the civil war started in 1991.
Photo/Somali Times Somali diaspora escape the civil war, but the people are more than welcome to come back and get their property Mayor of Mogadishu and Benadir Regional Governor; Eng Abdirahman
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Blog PostsExplosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire
India’s air defence system intercepts objects in the sky, after India-Pakistan ceasefire announcement, in the city of Jammu, May 10, 2025. Photographer Adnan Abidi By Reuters Nuclear-armed
Mexican president sues Google for ‘Gulf of Mexico’ name change
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Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh. File Photo Somali Times By The African Exponent The South Sudan and Somalia governments’ spending is now being monitored in real-time using digital
Pakistan launched multiple attacks along India’s western border, India says
A family sits in an open restaurant just before a suspected Pakistani attack in Jammu, May 8, 2025. Photographer Adnan Abidi By Reuters Pakistan’s armed forces launched “multiple
Algeria’s president reaffirms commitment to memory file on French colonial rule on anniversary of massacres
By Anadolu Agency Algeria’s president reaffirmed Wednesday that the file of national memory related to France’s colonial rule over the country “will not be subject toto forgetfulness or denial.”
India strikes Pakistan over tourist killings, Pakistan says Indian jets downed
Metal debris lies on the ground in Wuyan in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district By Reuters India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday and Pakistan said it had shot down five
UK police extend detention of Iranians arrested in terrorism probe
A police officer walks outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters British counter-terrorism
China, Gabon pledge to advance cooperation
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy Mu Hong, also the vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese
Flights suspended at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport after missile attack from Yemen
By Anadolu Agency Israeli authorities suspended all flights at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday after a missile launched from Yemen struck near the facility. Israel’s emergency service, Magen David
Uganda’s military chief says missing opposition official is ‘in my basement’
By Reuters Uganda’s military chief, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding an opposition activist in his basement and has threatened violence against him, after the
Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire
India’s air defence system intercepts objects in the sky, after India-Pakistan ceasefire announcement, in the city of Jammu, May 10, 2025. Photographer Adnan Abidi By Reuters Nuclear-armed
Mexican president sues Google for ‘Gulf of Mexico’ name change
By Anadolu Agency Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday her government filed a lawsuit against Google for changing the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America”
Top 10 African countries with the most corruption in 2025
Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh. File Photo Somali Times By The African Exponent The South Sudan and Somalia governments’ spending is now being monitored in real-time using digital
Pakistan launched multiple attacks along India’s western border, India says
A family sits in an open restaurant just before a suspected Pakistani attack in Jammu, May 8, 2025. Photographer Adnan Abidi By Reuters Pakistan’s armed forces launched “multiple
Algeria’s president reaffirms commitment to memory file on French colonial rule on anniversary of massacres
By Anadolu Agency Algeria’s president reaffirmed Wednesday that the file of national memory related to France’s colonial rule over the country “will not be subject toto forgetfulness or denial.”
India strikes Pakistan over tourist killings, Pakistan says Indian jets downed
Metal debris lies on the ground in Wuyan in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district By Reuters India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday and Pakistan said it had shot down five
UK police extend detention of Iranians arrested in terrorism probe
A police officer walks outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters British counter-terrorism
China, Gabon pledge to advance cooperation
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy Mu Hong, also the vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese
Flights suspended at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport after missile attack from Yemen
By Anadolu Agency Israeli authorities suspended all flights at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday after a missile launched from Yemen struck near the facility. Israel’s emergency service, Magen David
Uganda’s military chief says missing opposition official is ‘in my basement’
By Reuters Uganda’s military chief, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding an opposition activist in his basement and has threatened violence against him, after the