Latest NewsSomalia rising as source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda
A section of the attendees at the Invest Somalia Conference & Expo 2024 in Mogadishu By The East African Somalia has emerged as a new source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda, accounting
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Somalia rising as source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda
A section of the attendees at the Invest Somalia Conference & Expo 2024 in Mogadishu By The East African Somalia has emerged as a new source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda, accounting
Read MoreRussia threatens West with severe response if its assets are touched
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Read MoreYemen’s Houthis release video showing downing U.S. spy drone
The screenshot captured from a video released by the Houthi group on April 27, 2024 shows the wreckage of what it said was a “U.S. MQ9 spy drone” in a mountain in Saada, northern
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Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024.
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Featured ArticlesSomalia rising as source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda
A section of the attendees at the Invest Somalia Conference & Expo 2024 in Mogadishu By The East African Somalia has emerged as a new source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda, accounting
Somalia rising as source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda
A section of the attendees at the Invest Somalia Conference & Expo 2024 in Mogadishu By The East African Somalia has emerged as a new source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda, accounting
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKPresident Farmajo has stopped any illegal contracts offered on government land
File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said he has suspended any agreement on the transfer, sale, lease of public lands, pending the finalization of parliamentary
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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the weekly question time debate in Parliament in London, Britain, May 26, 2021, in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS
Read MoreUS military confirms Houthis hit US-owned bulk carrier ship in Gulf of Aden
By Anadolu Agency The US military confirmed Wednesday that Yemen’s Houthi group targeted a US-owned carrier ship in the Gulf of Aden with a drone. “At approximately 8:30 pm (Sanaa
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President Farmajo has stopped any illegal contracts offered on government land
File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said he has suspended any agreement on the transfer, sale, lease of public lands, pending the finalization of parliamentary
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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the weekly question time debate in Parliament in London, Britain, May 26, 2021, in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS
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Photo (AP) Dubai is once again putting on hold expansion works for its second airport Al Maktoum International, which will ultimately handle more than 260 million passengers a year, amid subdued
Japan pushes need for sustainable African development in dig at China
Conference wraps up with nod to Tokyo’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific Leaders from Japan and Africa on Friday agreed on the need for infrastructure development that takes into
Japan supports peace, stability in Horn of Africa
With international logistics becoming more vigorous, Horn of Africa even more important hub: Japanese prime minister Japan’s prime minister on Thursday stressed Tokyo’s supportive stance for
Djibouti has ‘no choice’ but China for infrastructure development
Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, speaks at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development on Aug. 29 in Yokohama. (Photo by Akane Okutsu)
Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
Photo (AP) Airstrikes hit Yemeni government forces heading to the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, killing at least 30 troops, a
Migrant tragedies at sea continue as death toll tops 900
Migrants gather on a rescue ship after a search-and-rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 23, 2019. The tragedy of illegal migrants trying to reach European shores continues as the
Wife of missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen detained
Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Kamotho. Mr Cohen has been missing since July. Ms Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, the wife of 71-year old Dutch millionaire Tob Cohen, has been taken in for
UK’s Johnson moves to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit
FILE – In this file photo dated Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves from the steps outside 10 Downing Street in London. In a letter released
Abe pledges to push Japanese investment in Africa but steers clear of target at TICAD
Photo/Somali Times A three-day conference on African development kicked off Wednesday in Yokohama, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aggressively promote private-sector investment in Africa
Israel’s shadow war with Iran bursts into the open
Photo (AP) By AGENCIES IDF troops along the border with Lebanon are on high alert, amid fears of a repeat of the 2006 war The long shadow war between Israel and Iran has burst into the open in
Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport expansion delayed again amid slow GDP growth in Gulf
Photo (AP) Dubai is once again putting on hold expansion works for its second airport Al Maktoum International, which will ultimately handle more than 260 million passengers a year, amid subdued
Japan pushes need for sustainable African development in dig at China
Conference wraps up with nod to Tokyo’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific Leaders from Japan and Africa on Friday agreed on the need for infrastructure development that takes into
Japan supports peace, stability in Horn of Africa
With international logistics becoming more vigorous, Horn of Africa even more important hub: Japanese prime minister Japan’s prime minister on Thursday stressed Tokyo’s supportive stance for
Djibouti has ‘no choice’ but China for infrastructure development
Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, speaks at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development on Aug. 29 in Yokohama. (Photo by Akane Okutsu)
Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
Photo (AP) Airstrikes hit Yemeni government forces heading to the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, killing at least 30 troops, a
Migrant tragedies at sea continue as death toll tops 900
Migrants gather on a rescue ship after a search-and-rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 23, 2019. The tragedy of illegal migrants trying to reach European shores continues as the
Wife of missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen detained
Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Kamotho. Mr Cohen has been missing since July. Ms Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, the wife of 71-year old Dutch millionaire Tob Cohen, has been taken in for
UK’s Johnson moves to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit
FILE – In this file photo dated Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves from the steps outside 10 Downing Street in London. In a letter released
Abe pledges to push Japanese investment in Africa but steers clear of target at TICAD
Photo/Somali Times A three-day conference on African development kicked off Wednesday in Yokohama, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aggressively promote private-sector investment in Africa
Israel’s shadow war with Iran bursts into the open
Photo (AP) By AGENCIES IDF troops along the border with Lebanon are on high alert, amid fears of a repeat of the 2006 war The long shadow war between Israel and Iran has burst into the open in