Latest NewsRuto 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
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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
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Ruto 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
Read MoreAzerbaijan suspends cooperation with European Parliament over anti-Azerbaijani policy
By Anadolu Agency Azerbaijan’s parliament on Friday adopted a resolution on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament in “all areas” as it accused the legislative body of continuing its
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Featured ArticlesRuto 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
Ruto 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
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSweden discontinues Assange rape investigation
In this Wednesday May 1, 2019 file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. The alleged rape
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Somalia Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Osman Dubbe said United Arab Emirates of violating international law by belittling Somalia’s government as “interim” and
Read MoreSterling hits four-month high; dollar falters ahead of US inflation test
British pound banknote is displayed on U.S. Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken, February 14, 2022. Photographer Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Sterling strengthened to a
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Sweden discontinues Assange rape investigation
In this Wednesday May 1, 2019 file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. The alleged rape
Read MoreSomali government said the UAE is encouraging unrest
Somalia Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Osman Dubbe said United Arab Emirates of violating international law by belittling Somalia’s government as “interim” and
Read MoreSterling hits four-month high; dollar falters ahead of US inflation test
British pound banknote is displayed on U.S. Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken, February 14, 2022. Photographer Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Sterling strengthened to a
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Blog PostsChina summons US ambassador over Hong Kong bills
A protester holds American flags during a demonstration in Central, the financial district of Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. China reacted furiously to President Donald Trump’s signing
Mogadishu mayor discusses officials to fight al-Shabaab
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The Governor of Banadir region and the mayor of Mogadishu, Mr. Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Omar Filish) held a special meeting with officials of the country’s armed
Kenyan government report proposes more posts to tackle election violence
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta holds hands with Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and Opposition leader Raila Odinga during the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), a
United Nations Concern over delay of Somaliland elections
We, the undersigned regional and international partners* of Somaliland, recall the significant agreement between political parties in July 2019 which recognised the “critical importance of
Central Bank of Kenya rejects bailout for State in row over billions
CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has defied an order from the Treasury for State agencies to surrender cash and Treasury bills, saying that the banking regulator is
Kenya: BBI report seeks to bar public servants from State tenders
Civil servants will be blocked from running private businesses or competing for government tenders if the Building Bridges Initiative report. Civil servants will be blocked from running private
Somali Foreign Minister meets with Saudi counterpart
Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Ahmed Issa Awad, met yesterday in Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart Amir Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdallah, in
Exclusive: Sudan militia leader grew rich by selling gold
Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) display gold bars seized from a plane that landed at Khartoum Airport in an investigation into possible smuggling, in Khartoum Sudan May 9, 2019.
Thirteen French troops killed in Mali operation against militants
French soldiers work on a Tiger attack helicopter at a base in Gao, northern Mali, on August 1, 2019. Benoit Tessier, REUTERS Thirteen French soldiers fighting jihadists in Mali were killed in an
EU drug agency sees rising gang violence amid steady prices
Photo, a drug dealer poses with cannabis products as he waits for customers in downtown Lisbon. The European Union agency that monitors drug use says it has detected a trend of escalating
China summons US ambassador over Hong Kong bills
A protester holds American flags during a demonstration in Central, the financial district of Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. China reacted furiously to President Donald Trump’s signing
Mogadishu mayor discusses officials to fight al-Shabaab
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The Governor of Banadir region and the mayor of Mogadishu, Mr. Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Omar Filish) held a special meeting with officials of the country’s armed
Kenyan government report proposes more posts to tackle election violence
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta holds hands with Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and Opposition leader Raila Odinga during the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), a
United Nations Concern over delay of Somaliland elections
We, the undersigned regional and international partners* of Somaliland, recall the significant agreement between political parties in July 2019 which recognised the “critical importance of
Central Bank of Kenya rejects bailout for State in row over billions
CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has defied an order from the Treasury for State agencies to surrender cash and Treasury bills, saying that the banking regulator is
Kenya: BBI report seeks to bar public servants from State tenders
Civil servants will be blocked from running private businesses or competing for government tenders if the Building Bridges Initiative report. Civil servants will be blocked from running private
Somali Foreign Minister meets with Saudi counterpart
Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Ahmed Issa Awad, met yesterday in Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart Amir Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdallah, in
Exclusive: Sudan militia leader grew rich by selling gold
Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) display gold bars seized from a plane that landed at Khartoum Airport in an investigation into possible smuggling, in Khartoum Sudan May 9, 2019.
Thirteen French troops killed in Mali operation against militants
French soldiers work on a Tiger attack helicopter at a base in Gao, northern Mali, on August 1, 2019. Benoit Tessier, REUTERS Thirteen French soldiers fighting jihadists in Mali were killed in an
EU drug agency sees rising gang violence amid steady prices
Photo, a drug dealer poses with cannabis products as he waits for customers in downtown Lisbon. The European Union agency that monitors drug use says it has detected a trend of escalating