Latest NewsTop U.S. MAGA influencers turn against Trump over Iran war
People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in New York, the United States, March 7, 2026. Photographer Zhang Fengguo By Xinhua News Agency More top MAGA influencers are turning
Read MoreRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
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Top U.S. MAGA influencers turn against Trump over Iran war
People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in New York, the United States, March 7, 2026. Photographer Zhang Fengguo By Xinhua News Agency More top MAGA influencers are turning
Read MoreRuto gives timeline for revival of 100-year old railway linking Kenya and Tanzania
By Kenyans President William Ruto has announced that the long-dormant Voi-Mwatate-Taveta railway line will be fully operational by April next year, setting a concrete deadline for a project that
Read MoreIran warns it will attack US forces if they try to enter Hormuz Strait
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned it will target US forces if they attempt to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the
Read MoreEU’s regulatory turn risks undermining fair competition
A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. Photographer Meng Dingbo By Xinhua News Agency With
Read MoreTurkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and his family
File Photo/Somali Times Turkey has approved a $30 million grant agreement for Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family allies of Turkey, marking a new round of budgetary support for
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Featured ArticlesTop U.S. MAGA influencers turn against Trump over Iran war
People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in New York, the United States, March 7, 2026. Photographer Zhang Fengguo By Xinhua News Agency More top MAGA influencers are turning
Top U.S. MAGA influencers turn against Trump over Iran war
People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in New York, the United States, March 7, 2026. Photographer Zhang Fengguo By Xinhua News Agency More top MAGA influencers are turning
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKChinese ‘Ivory Queen’ smuggler sentenced to 15 years jail in Tanzania
Chinese businesswoman Yang Feng Glan, dubbed the “Ivory Queen”, sits inside the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Emmanuel
Read MoreCovid-19: New rules for Kenyans returning from China
Photo: Credit Daily Nation Kenyans willing to pay for their repatriation flight from China will have to sign a declaration requiring them to abide by quarantine conditions as the government
Read MoreDollar, bitcoin slow momentum as markets eye US inflation
Woman holds U.S. dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The U.S. dollar held below a 6-1/2-month peak against major peers
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Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ smuggler sentenced to 15 years jail in Tanzania
Chinese businesswoman Yang Feng Glan, dubbed the “Ivory Queen”, sits inside the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Emmanuel
Read MoreCovid-19: New rules for Kenyans returning from China
Photo: Credit Daily Nation Kenyans willing to pay for their repatriation flight from China will have to sign a declaration requiring them to abide by quarantine conditions as the government
Read MoreDollar, bitcoin slow momentum as markets eye US inflation
Woman holds U.S. dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The U.S. dollar held below a 6-1/2-month peak against major peers
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Blog PostsTwitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown
In this May 22, 2020, photo President Donald Trump speaks with reporters about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Trump has been claiming
Chinese lawmakers endorse Hong Kong national security law
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, May 28, 2020. China’s ceremonial legislature has
Health ministry has criminals, Kagwe admits
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe gives a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic in Nairobi on May 27, 2020. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe Wednesday admitted that his ministry has
Virginia man charged with aiding terror group al-Shabaab
Liban Haji Mohamed was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list after leaving the US ( FBI ) A Virginia man who fled the country in 2012 and was suspected of trying to recruit men to
EU proposes 750 billion-euro coronavirus recovery fund
European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni talks to journalists during a news conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (John Thys/Pool Photo via AP) The
UK lawmakers set to quiz Johnson amid pressure to fire aide
Dominic Cummings, top aide to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaves his home in north London, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The British government faced accusations of hypocrisy after the
Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh warns against election delay and calls civil war
Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed warns against election delay and calls civil war Former Somalia President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed warned federal government leadership, the speakers of the
Saudi Arabia targets family of ex-spy chief in effort to force him home
Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has centralised power and get rid of any opponents to his ascension to the throne (AFP/File photo) Authorities arrested Saad al-Jabri’s children and brother in an
KQ sinks into Sh12.9bn loss
Photo: Credit Daily Nation Kenya Airways Chairman Michael Joseph. Rising costs have sunk Kenya Airways deeper into the red, after it reported a Sh12.9 billion loss for the financial year ended
EU Ambassador to Somalia Nicolás Berlanga expresses concern over delays in the 2021 elections
The European Ambassador to Somalia Nicolás Berlanga expressed the concern that the election of Somalia should be postponed. It will be announced on Wednesday, 27 May 2020, that the Independent
Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown
In this May 22, 2020, photo President Donald Trump speaks with reporters about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Trump has been claiming
Chinese lawmakers endorse Hong Kong national security law
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, May 28, 2020. China’s ceremonial legislature has
Health ministry has criminals, Kagwe admits
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe gives a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic in Nairobi on May 27, 2020. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe Wednesday admitted that his ministry has
Virginia man charged with aiding terror group al-Shabaab
Liban Haji Mohamed was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list after leaving the US ( FBI ) A Virginia man who fled the country in 2012 and was suspected of trying to recruit men to
EU proposes 750 billion-euro coronavirus recovery fund
European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni talks to journalists during a news conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (John Thys/Pool Photo via AP) The
UK lawmakers set to quiz Johnson amid pressure to fire aide
Dominic Cummings, top aide to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaves his home in north London, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The British government faced accusations of hypocrisy after the
Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh warns against election delay and calls civil war
Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed warns against election delay and calls civil war Former Somalia President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed warned federal government leadership, the speakers of the
Saudi Arabia targets family of ex-spy chief in effort to force him home
Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has centralised power and get rid of any opponents to his ascension to the throne (AFP/File photo) Authorities arrested Saad al-Jabri’s children and brother in an
KQ sinks into Sh12.9bn loss
Photo: Credit Daily Nation Kenya Airways Chairman Michael Joseph. Rising costs have sunk Kenya Airways deeper into the red, after it reported a Sh12.9 billion loss for the financial year ended
EU Ambassador to Somalia Nicolás Berlanga expresses concern over delays in the 2021 elections
The European Ambassador to Somalia Nicolás Berlanga expressed the concern that the election of Somalia should be postponed. It will be announced on Wednesday, 27 May 2020, that the Independent


