Latest NewsUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
Read MoreKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy 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.
Read MoreThousands 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
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Featured ArticlesUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
UK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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How Rampant Illegal Fishing Is Destabilizing Somalia
Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Alamy Stock Photo New research examines how illegal fishing hurts Somalia’s economy, exacerbates conflicts, and upsets political stability. In Somali waters, illegal
Read MoreUnited Nations releases statement on the forced displacement 1,000 people in Las Anod, North Somalia
Photograph appear on the Internet Humanitarian agencies have strongly condemned the arrest and forced displacement of more than 1,000 people, including women, children and men, from Las Anod, of
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St. Louis Park’s youngest and first Somali-American city council member sworn in
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Uhuru urged to withdraw KDF troops from Somalia after Lamu attack
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Three held for trying to enter British army camp: Kenyan police
British Army soldiers on training. /COURTESY. NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 6 – Kenyan police have arrested three men who tried to force their way into a British military camp in central Kenya, according to
US-Iran tensions roil world markets as gold hits 7-year high
A woman rides a bicycle past at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Tokyo, marking the start of this
Miguna finally on his way to Nairobi after standoff in Germany
Miguna Miguna traveling to Kenya. [Source/Miguna Miguna/Facebook] Exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna has finally boarded a Nairobi-bound aircraft after hours of uncertainty at Frankfurt airport in
US won’t grant Iran foreign minister visa for UN visit
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to speak about Iran, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2020, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The U.S. won’t issue Iran’s foreign minister a
Tough times for motorists as US, Iran row raises oil price
Motorists and cooking gas users face tough times ahead after global crude oil prices rose to an eight-month high after last week’s assassination of a top Iranian general by the US last Friday
Stampede kills 32 at funeral for Iran general killed by US
Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his comrades, who were killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone strike on Friday, in the city of Kerman, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 7,
TIKA empowers Somaliland with agricultural development project
Turkey’s development aid agency TIKA launched a project to boost agriculture in Somaliland, covering the training of farmers, delivery of seeds and the modernization of agricultural
St. Louis Park’s youngest and first Somali-American city council member sworn in
St. Louis Park’s Nadia Mohamed sees a “new era” of inclusivity. Standing before City Clerk Melissa Kennedy, Nadia Mohamed took the oath of office Monday as an at-large member of
Push to oust US troops from Iraq a risky undertaking
FILE – In this Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, file photo, this photo provided by the U.S. Army, paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division walk as they prepare
Uhuru urged to withdraw KDF troops from Somalia after Lamu attack
President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past function [Source/State House/Twitter] Activist Boniface Mwangi has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta-led government to withdraw the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) from
Three held for trying to enter British army camp: Kenyan police
British Army soldiers on training. /COURTESY. NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 6 – Kenyan police have arrested three men who tried to force their way into a British military camp in central Kenya, according to
US-Iran tensions roil world markets as gold hits 7-year high
A woman rides a bicycle past at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Tokyo, marking the start of this