Latest NewsTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
Read MoreThe transit fee for the Turkish Straits will be $6.70 starting July 1st
By Anadolu Agency Uraloğlu told an AA correspondent that the transit fees to be collected from ships passing through the Turkish Straits without calling at any port, which are determined in
Read MoreG7 summit ends without communique, exposing deepening divisions
By Xinhua News Agency The three-day Group of Seven G7 summit concluded Wednesday in Evian, France, amid visible divisions among member states, as leaders struggled to bridge differences on major
Read MoreRussia says frigate fired warning shots at British yacht in English Channel
By Anadolu Agency Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that the frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots after a British-flagged sailing yacht approached the warship in the
Read More8 people died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base in Southern California, officials say
Smoke plumes rise from a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff at a US airbase in Southern California, on June 15, 2026. Debbie Reyes Katz via AP Photo By The Associated Press A B-52
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Top 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
Read MoreThe transit fee for the Turkish Straits will be $6.70 starting July 1st
By Anadolu Agency Uraloğlu told an AA correspondent that the transit fees to be collected from ships passing through the Turkish Straits without calling at any port, which are determined in
Read MoreG7 summit ends without communique, exposing deepening divisions
By Xinhua News Agency The three-day Group of Seven G7 summit concluded Wednesday in Evian, France, amid visible divisions among member states, as leaders struggled to bridge differences on major
Read MoreRussia says frigate fired warning shots at British yacht in English Channel
By Anadolu Agency Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that the frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots after a British-flagged sailing yacht approached the warship in the
Read More8 people died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base in Southern California, officials say
Smoke plumes rise from a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff at a US airbase in Southern California, on June 15, 2026. Debbie Reyes Katz via AP Photo By The Associated Press A B-52
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Featured ArticlesTop 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
Top 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026
By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKFrance openly accuses Rwanda of supporting DRC’s M23 rebels
Military troops deployed in eastern DR Congo to prevent ongoing clashes between Congolese army and M23 rebels in Goma. France on Monday joined the US in accusing Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels/
Read MoreSomalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized
Mukhtar Robow was added to the U.S. list of designated terrorists in 2008 and a multi-million-dollar bounty was put on his head.AP file NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia saw a third day of protests on
Read MoreSomalia asks UN Security Council to delay Atmis troop drawdown
By The East African Federal Government of Somalia has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to delay the ongoing troops drawdown from the country, signaling the reality that such a
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France openly accuses Rwanda of supporting DRC’s M23 rebels
Military troops deployed in eastern DR Congo to prevent ongoing clashes between Congolese army and M23 rebels in Goma. France on Monday joined the US in accusing Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels/
Read MoreSomalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized
Mukhtar Robow was added to the U.S. list of designated terrorists in 2008 and a multi-million-dollar bounty was put on his head.AP file NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia saw a third day of protests on
Read MoreSomalia asks UN Security Council to delay Atmis troop drawdown
By The East African Federal Government of Somalia has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to delay the ongoing troops drawdown from the country, signaling the reality that such a
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Blog PostsDubai’s Jobs Vanish at the Fastest Pace in a Decade
Workers take a break at a construction site in Dubai. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg By Abeer Abu Omar Business growth in Dubai stalled while jobs disappeared at the fastest pace in at
Somalia: 5 killed in separate bomb blasts
Photo/ Somali Times 2 government soldiers killed, plus 3 civilians, in bomb blasts; no claim of responsibility but al-Shabaab terrorists likely At least two government soldiers were killed and
Kenya: Mandera leaders demand Jubbaland Security Minister Janan leaves Kenya as tensions rise
Photo/ Somali Times Nairobi-Leaders from Mandera have demanded that wanted Jubbaland Security Minister Abdirashid Janan leaves the country with immediate and also called on the Kenyan government
Trade, travel hit as Chinese airline suspends direct Nairobi flights
China Southern Airlines has cancelled all its four weekly direct flights only 10 days after Kenya Airways halted direct flights into Guangzhou, China. Trade between China and Kenya has been dealt
Somalia ratifies petroleum law
Final stage in the legislative process paves the way for IOC investment Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo ratified the country’s first petroleum law in the modern era in Mogadishu on
AU slams US ‘Deal of Century’
Addressing the annual summit of the African Union (AU) leaders, the chairman of the bloc heavily criticised the US’ so-called peace plan in Middle East, Anadolu Agency reports. “We all suffered
Kibaki given private viewing of Moi’s body
Photo Credit / Daily Nation/ Former President Mwai Kibaki meets Raymond and Gideon Moi at Parliament buildings after viewing the body of their father, former President Daniel arap Moi, on
Tension high in Mandera over fugitive Somali minister
Photo/ Somali Times Tension has remained high in Mandera town for the fourth day now with reports that troops of the Somalia National Army troops are converging along the border, planning to raid
DCI detectives arrest Chinese man caught on viral video caning Kenyan employee
A video emerged on social media showing a Chinese man beating up a Kenyan employee at Chez Wou restaurant in Kileleshwa- Detectives raided the restaurant on Sunday, February 9, and arrested four
U.S. warns Israel against ‘unilateral’ West Bank moves
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends a conference in Jerusalem January 8, 2020 REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare
Dubai’s Jobs Vanish at the Fastest Pace in a Decade
Workers take a break at a construction site in Dubai. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg By Abeer Abu Omar Business growth in Dubai stalled while jobs disappeared at the fastest pace in at
Somalia: 5 killed in separate bomb blasts
Photo/ Somali Times 2 government soldiers killed, plus 3 civilians, in bomb blasts; no claim of responsibility but al-Shabaab terrorists likely At least two government soldiers were killed and
Kenya: Mandera leaders demand Jubbaland Security Minister Janan leaves Kenya as tensions rise
Photo/ Somali Times Nairobi-Leaders from Mandera have demanded that wanted Jubbaland Security Minister Abdirashid Janan leaves the country with immediate and also called on the Kenyan government
Trade, travel hit as Chinese airline suspends direct Nairobi flights
China Southern Airlines has cancelled all its four weekly direct flights only 10 days after Kenya Airways halted direct flights into Guangzhou, China. Trade between China and Kenya has been dealt
Somalia ratifies petroleum law
Final stage in the legislative process paves the way for IOC investment Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo ratified the country’s first petroleum law in the modern era in Mogadishu on
AU slams US ‘Deal of Century’
Addressing the annual summit of the African Union (AU) leaders, the chairman of the bloc heavily criticised the US’ so-called peace plan in Middle East, Anadolu Agency reports. “We all suffered
Kibaki given private viewing of Moi’s body
Photo Credit / Daily Nation/ Former President Mwai Kibaki meets Raymond and Gideon Moi at Parliament buildings after viewing the body of their father, former President Daniel arap Moi, on
Tension high in Mandera over fugitive Somali minister
Photo/ Somali Times Tension has remained high in Mandera town for the fourth day now with reports that troops of the Somalia National Army troops are converging along the border, planning to raid
DCI detectives arrest Chinese man caught on viral video caning Kenyan employee
A video emerged on social media showing a Chinese man beating up a Kenyan employee at Chez Wou restaurant in Kileleshwa- Detectives raided the restaurant on Sunday, February 9, and arrested four
U.S. warns Israel against ‘unilateral’ West Bank moves
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends a conference in Jerusalem January 8, 2020 REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare