Latest NewsIran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
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Guests unveil the event “China Bookshelf” in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Dec. 19, 2025. China Communications Construction Company Tanzania branch on Friday donated 300 books to
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Iran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
Read MoreVenezuela reaches oil production target amid US pressure
By Anadolu Agency Venezuela has reached its goal of producing 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day this year, despite intensifying US pressure and tanker seizures, said Vice President Delcy
Read MoreKenya seeks Egypt partnership to boost local defence manufacturing
By Kenyans Kenya has taken a step toward strengthening defence manufacturing capacity following a high-level visit to Egypt by senior officials from the Directorate of National Security
Read MoreJoshua delivers reality check to Paul with sixth-round KO
Dec 19, 2025; Miami, Florida, US; Anthony Joshua hits Jake Paul during a heavyweight boxing bout at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images By Reuters Former heavyweight
Read MoreChinese company donates 300 books to Tanzania’s University of Dar es Salaam
Guests unveil the event “China Bookshelf” in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Dec. 19, 2025. China Communications Construction Company Tanzania branch on Friday donated 300 books to
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Featured ArticlesIran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
Iran says missile program aimed at defending national sovereignty, non-negotiable
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei is pictured during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 14, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
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File photo of the entrance hall of Interpol’s headquarters in Lyon. Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP By Patrick Wintour Election of Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi would serve to validate UAE’s record on
Read MoreProtesters demand Sudan’s leader step down
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has rejected calls for him to resign. Security forces have fired tear gas at hundreds of Sudanese who took to the streets in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum,
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African Union Mission in Somalia Appointed new leader Ethiopian General Tigabu
Mogadishu ─ The Ethiopian government has succeeded in leading the leadership of the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom. General. Tigabu Yilma Wondimhunegn from Ethiopia has officially taken
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Read MoreProtesters demand Sudan’s leader step down
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has rejected calls for him to resign. Security forces have fired tear gas at hundreds of Sudanese who took to the streets in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum,
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Blog PostsAl-Shabaab May Look to Acquire Explosive Materials through Illicit Smuggling, Somalia Sanctions Committee Chair Warns Security Council
If the current chemicals used for Al-Shabaab’s homemade explosives become scarce, the group would shift to other sources of explosive materials or precursors, possibly through illicit smuggling,
D-day as Yatani tables Sh3.2trn Budget for Kenya
Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani will Thursday afternoon rally the nation behind his Sh3.2 trillion Budget for the year starting July 1, and which includes new taxes on items like cooking gas and
Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia
Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was
Ethiopia: Upper house of parliament elects new speaker
Aden Farah replaces Keria Ibrahim as speaker of House of Federation The upper house of Ethiopia’s parliament elected a new speaker on Wednesday. A majority of members of the House of Federation
African Development Bank and development partners propel Somalia back from the brink
Photo/Somali Times The Bank’s current portfolio in Somalia totals $298 million, covering operations in agriculture, water and sanitation, transport, social and energy, and multi-sectoral projects
Dubai ruler incorporates property firm Meraas into Dubai Holding
Dubai said on Tuesday that its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is making state-linked property firm Meraas part of his Dubai Holding investment vehicle. The move, which was announced
The latest in Mogadishu: Speaker of the upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections.
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the Upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections. The house of representatives held an emergency meeting today on Tuesday, calling on national and
EU urges ceasefire, exit of foreign forces from Libya
The European Union called on all parties involved in the Libyan conflict to end military operations and engage in peace talks in a joint statement signed Tuesday by EU foreign policy chief Josep
KDF Somalia war refunds fall 33pc as Covid-19 gobbles cash
Cash reimbursed to Kenya for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia by the European Union (EU) and its partners in the first 10 months of the current financial year declined by a third
Outgoing Burundi president Nkurunziza, famed for soccer and violence, dies
Photo: Credit Reuters President Pierre Nkurunziza, a fitness enthusiast who increasingly relied on religion and repression to rule the impoverished and unstable central African nation of Burundi
Al-Shabaab May Look to Acquire Explosive Materials through Illicit Smuggling, Somalia Sanctions Committee Chair Warns Security Council
If the current chemicals used for Al-Shabaab’s homemade explosives become scarce, the group would shift to other sources of explosive materials or precursors, possibly through illicit smuggling,
D-day as Yatani tables Sh3.2trn Budget for Kenya
Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani will Thursday afternoon rally the nation behind his Sh3.2 trillion Budget for the year starting July 1, and which includes new taxes on items like cooking gas and
Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia
Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was
Ethiopia: Upper house of parliament elects new speaker
Aden Farah replaces Keria Ibrahim as speaker of House of Federation The upper house of Ethiopia’s parliament elected a new speaker on Wednesday. A majority of members of the House of Federation
African Development Bank and development partners propel Somalia back from the brink
Photo/Somali Times The Bank’s current portfolio in Somalia totals $298 million, covering operations in agriculture, water and sanitation, transport, social and energy, and multi-sectoral projects
Dubai ruler incorporates property firm Meraas into Dubai Holding
Dubai said on Tuesday that its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is making state-linked property firm Meraas part of his Dubai Holding investment vehicle. The move, which was announced
The latest in Mogadishu: Speaker of the upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections.
Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the Upper house calls for urgent dialogue on 2021 elections. The house of representatives held an emergency meeting today on Tuesday, calling on national and
EU urges ceasefire, exit of foreign forces from Libya
The European Union called on all parties involved in the Libyan conflict to end military operations and engage in peace talks in a joint statement signed Tuesday by EU foreign policy chief Josep
KDF Somalia war refunds fall 33pc as Covid-19 gobbles cash
Cash reimbursed to Kenya for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia by the European Union (EU) and its partners in the first 10 months of the current financial year declined by a third
Outgoing Burundi president Nkurunziza, famed for soccer and violence, dies
Photo: Credit Reuters President Pierre Nkurunziza, a fitness enthusiast who increasingly relied on religion and repression to rule the impoverished and unstable central African nation of Burundi