Latest NewsCongo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
Read MoreAfghanistan’s 1st mining expo aims to attract investment, tap mineral wealth
This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows various mineral specimens displayed at Afghanistan’s first specialized mining exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan marked a strategic
Read MoreUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Read MoreWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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Congo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
Read MoreAfghanistan’s 1st mining expo aims to attract investment, tap mineral wealth
This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2026 shows various mineral specimens displayed at Afghanistan’s first specialized mining exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan marked a strategic
Read MoreUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Read MoreWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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Featured ArticlesCongo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
Congo’s Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
By The Associated Press Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKUkraine’s shadow: Deadly crises like Somalia starved of aid
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud By The Associated Press More than two dozen children have died of hunger in the past two months in a single hospital in
Read MoreWorld Bank warns Kenya over $85.7b debt ceiling
Kenya’s National Treasury in Nairobi. There has been a rise in government borrowing since President Uhuru Kenyatta came to power in 2013 By NJIRAINI MUCHIRA The World Bank has warned Kenya
Read MoreSouth Sudan’s Kiir wants a delay in formation of unity government
The president of oil-rich South Sudan said on Wednesday that the formation of a unity government should be delayed by at least a year, despite a May 12 deadline in a September peace agreement
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Ukraine’s shadow: Deadly crises like Somalia starved of aid
File Photo Somali Times/Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud By The Associated Press More than two dozen children have died of hunger in the past two months in a single hospital in
Read MoreWorld Bank warns Kenya over $85.7b debt ceiling
Kenya’s National Treasury in Nairobi. There has been a rise in government borrowing since President Uhuru Kenyatta came to power in 2013 By NJIRAINI MUCHIRA The World Bank has warned Kenya
Read MoreSouth Sudan’s Kiir wants a delay in formation of unity government
The president of oil-rich South Sudan said on Wednesday that the formation of a unity government should be delayed by at least a year, despite a May 12 deadline in a September peace agreement
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Blog PostsCorruption and Nepotism Risk Unravelling EU Initiatives in Ghana
Akufo-Addo’s personal connections to the Agyapa deal is also raising eyebrows. Strategically situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is one of the European Union’s most
Erdogan: Turkey proud to help Africa against virus
Turkey does not see African countries as markets for Turkish goods, seeks win-win cooperation, says president Turkey is proud to have contributed to African countries in their fight against the
Greek, Turkish foreign ministers meet as tensions ease
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, left, meets with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, on the sidelines of a conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Greek
Ex-Somali Prime Minister Ali Khalif passes away
Former Somali Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh has died in the town of Jigjiga, the Somali government has announced. The announcement was made in a tweet by Somali Ministry of Information
Britain’s banks turn cyber sleuths to crack $100 billion mortgage mystery
Photo: Credit Reuters By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Does a cancelled gym membership spell financial disaster? That is the type of question British banks are asking as they try to
Ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death freed on $1M bond
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, left, faces murder and manslaughter charges in connection with the death of George Floyd. (Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former
Abdirahman Abdishakur says, ‘The independence of Somalia is in question.’
Photo: Credit Facebook Abdirahman Abdishakur said, ‘The independence of Somalia is in question for one reason.’ Wadajir Party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, an opposition
Protest leader: Normalising ties with Israel will not pay off Sudan’s debts
Normalising relations with Israel will not leave Sudan exempt from paying off its external debts, a leader in the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) said on Monday. Speaking to the Sudan Tribune,
Extremists release 2 Cuban doctors in Somalia, officials say
The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab has released two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped in Kenya and held for a year and a half in neighboring Somalia, officials say. A senior Somali
Trump, ‘Get your hands off Somali refugees!’
Rep. Ilhan Omar By Teresa Gutierrez Before being admitted to the hospital for coronavirus infection, Donald Trump spent the last two weeks on yet another vile anti-immigrant tirade. Both in a
Corruption and Nepotism Risk Unravelling EU Initiatives in Ghana
Akufo-Addo’s personal connections to the Agyapa deal is also raising eyebrows. Strategically situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is one of the European Union’s most
Erdogan: Turkey proud to help Africa against virus
Turkey does not see African countries as markets for Turkish goods, seeks win-win cooperation, says president Turkey is proud to have contributed to African countries in their fight against the
Greek, Turkish foreign ministers meet as tensions ease
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, left, meets with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, on the sidelines of a conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Greek
Ex-Somali Prime Minister Ali Khalif passes away
Former Somali Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh has died in the town of Jigjiga, the Somali government has announced. The announcement was made in a tweet by Somali Ministry of Information
Britain’s banks turn cyber sleuths to crack $100 billion mortgage mystery
Photo: Credit Reuters By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Does a cancelled gym membership spell financial disaster? That is the type of question British banks are asking as they try to
Ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death freed on $1M bond
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, left, faces murder and manslaughter charges in connection with the death of George Floyd. (Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former
Abdirahman Abdishakur says, ‘The independence of Somalia is in question.’
Photo: Credit Facebook Abdirahman Abdishakur said, ‘The independence of Somalia is in question for one reason.’ Wadajir Party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, an opposition
Protest leader: Normalising ties with Israel will not pay off Sudan’s debts
Normalising relations with Israel will not leave Sudan exempt from paying off its external debts, a leader in the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) said on Monday. Speaking to the Sudan Tribune,
Extremists release 2 Cuban doctors in Somalia, officials say
The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab has released two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped in Kenya and held for a year and a half in neighboring Somalia, officials say. A senior Somali
Trump, ‘Get your hands off Somali refugees!’
Rep. Ilhan Omar By Teresa Gutierrez Before being admitted to the hospital for coronavirus infection, Donald Trump spent the last two weeks on yet another vile anti-immigrant tirade. Both in a