Latest NewsWhat 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
Read MoreU.S. issues level 3 travel advisory for Kenya, flags Eastleigh, Kibera
By Kenyans The United States has raised its travel advisory for Kenya from level 2 to level 3, warning American citizens about terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime, and health risks linked to the
Read MoreMacron vows legal action against perpetrators of violence in France protests
Law enforcement officers stand guard outside a shop in Paris, France, Oct. 18, 2026. French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed legal action against those responsible for violence during
Read MoreFormer president Sharif Sheikh says Somalia does not belong to any single individual
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia Former Somalia president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, speaking at a press conference in Mogadishu, described recent
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What 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
Read MoreU.S. issues level 3 travel advisory for Kenya, flags Eastleigh, Kibera
By Kenyans The United States has raised its travel advisory for Kenya from level 2 to level 3, warning American citizens about terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime, and health risks linked to the
Read MoreMacron vows legal action against perpetrators of violence in France protests
Law enforcement officers stand guard outside a shop in Paris, France, Oct. 18, 2026. French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed legal action against those responsible for violence during
Read MoreFormer president Sharif Sheikh says Somalia does not belong to any single individual
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia Former Somalia president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, speaking at a press conference in Mogadishu, described recent
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Featured ArticlesWhat 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
What 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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKUS government report raises concerns over disappeared Saudi royals
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the arrest of senior royals in March 2020 (AFP/File photo) By Ali Harb In annual report on global human rights, Biden administration notes the purge
Read MoreRwanda says ‘will not sit idly by’ if attacked in dispute with Congo
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers take their position following renewed fighting near the Congolese border with Rwanda, outside Goma in the North Kivu province
Read MoreUS to send senior official to Saudi Arabia for months to help stabilise oil markets
Oil tanker at a port [REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo] The United States believes Saudi Arabia’s flooding of oil markets compounds the coronavirus-caused global economic crash and intends to send a
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US government report raises concerns over disappeared Saudi royals
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the arrest of senior royals in March 2020 (AFP/File photo) By Ali Harb In annual report on global human rights, Biden administration notes the purge
Read MoreRwanda says ‘will not sit idly by’ if attacked in dispute with Congo
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers take their position following renewed fighting near the Congolese border with Rwanda, outside Goma in the North Kivu province
Read MoreUS to send senior official to Saudi Arabia for months to help stabilise oil markets
Oil tanker at a port [REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo] The United States believes Saudi Arabia’s flooding of oil markets compounds the coronavirus-caused global economic crash and intends to send a
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Blog PostsWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Thousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
US says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
Stop Turkey and Hassan sheikh’s second genocide against the Southwest – Baidoa must not become a city of death
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib In 1992, Baidoa became a mass grave.Southwest families starved. Children died in their mothers’ arms. The world called it the “City of
Hichilema wins re-election in Zambia’s presidential poll
Members of the United Party for National Development, Zambia’s ruling party, celebrate after the declaration of the official results of the presidential poll in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 18,
Iran says 60-day deadline ‘lost its relevance’ after US ‘violations’ of memorandum
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the 60-day deadline for talks with the US following the June 17 memorandum of understanding
Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta
By The Associated Press Hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea were arrested by Moroccan security forces, Moroccan state television reported Sunday, as
Top 10 African countries with the most intelligent people in 2026
By The African Exponent Africa’s most intelligent population cannot be identified simply by size, university enrolment or claims. Instead, scientific output, research infrastructure, and
Brazilian president delays approval of new U.S. ambassador until after election
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the ruling Workers’ Party’s national convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 2, 2026. Photographer Paulo Lopes By Xinhua News
Why do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Thousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
US says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
Stop Turkey and Hassan sheikh’s second genocide against the Southwest – Baidoa must not become a city of death
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib In 1992, Baidoa became a mass grave.Southwest families starved. Children died in their mothers’ arms. The world called it the “City of
Hichilema wins re-election in Zambia’s presidential poll
Members of the United Party for National Development, Zambia’s ruling party, celebrate after the declaration of the official results of the presidential poll in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 18,
Iran says 60-day deadline ‘lost its relevance’ after US ‘violations’ of memorandum
By Anadolu Agency Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the 60-day deadline for talks with the US following the June 17 memorandum of understanding
Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta
By The Associated Press Hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea were arrested by Moroccan security forces, Moroccan state television reported Sunday, as
Top 10 African countries with the most intelligent people in 2026
By The African Exponent Africa’s most intelligent population cannot be identified simply by size, university enrolment or claims. Instead, scientific output, research infrastructure, and
Brazilian president delays approval of new U.S. ambassador until after election
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the ruling Workers’ Party’s national convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 2, 2026. Photographer Paulo Lopes By Xinhua News