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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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.
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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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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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EU opens world’s second largest mission in Nairobi
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Blog PostsQatari PM attends Gulf summit but no mention of 2-1/2 year row
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets Qatar’s Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani during the Gulf Cooperation
Inter-clan clashes kill at least 20 in Somalia
At least 20 people have been killed and about 25 others injured on Monday in fierce fighting in the outskirt of Somalia’s central region of Mudug, an official said. Abdirahman Ali Diriye,
Debt forgiveness for Somalia would reward corruption, empower al-Shabaab
Photo/Somali Times When Somali Finance Minister Abdirahman Duale Beileh visited Washington for the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund earlier this fall, he was all
President Farmajo has asked parliamentarians to extend in office
Photo/Somali Times /Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Mogadishu, Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has embarked on a campaign of parliamentarians, trying to prevent the passage
UN urges Somalia to step up fight against graft
Credit: UN James Swan, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia The UN senior envoy in Somalia on Monday called on the government to enhance the fight against corruption
The various layers to the Somaliland-Puntland discord
The Sool-Sanaag dispute involves local, regional and national dynamics. Tensions between Somaliland and Puntland have increased over the past two years, with risks of further instability and
Secret Sh437m spend in lobby for Amina top job
Credit:Daily Nation Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed. She lost her bid to be the continent’s top diplomat to her Chad counterpart, Moussa Faki Mahamat. Kenya spent Sh437.7million in its failed bid
Kenyan police seal off court as Nairobi governor set to face graft charges
Nairobi’s Governor Mike Sonko speaks to a lawyer during a hearing after he was arrested on corruption-related charges, at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya. December 9, 2019.
Saudi Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants
Women sit among men in a newly opened cafe in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, August 2, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances
The European Union has announced a €170 million aid package to support Ethiopia’s economic reform
The European Union has announced a €170 million aid package to support Ethiopia’s economic reform, health, elections and climate change. Newly elected EU Commission president Ursula von der
Qatari PM attends Gulf summit but no mention of 2-1/2 year row
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets Qatar’s Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani during the Gulf Cooperation
Inter-clan clashes kill at least 20 in Somalia
At least 20 people have been killed and about 25 others injured on Monday in fierce fighting in the outskirt of Somalia’s central region of Mudug, an official said. Abdirahman Ali Diriye,
Debt forgiveness for Somalia would reward corruption, empower al-Shabaab
Photo/Somali Times When Somali Finance Minister Abdirahman Duale Beileh visited Washington for the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund earlier this fall, he was all
President Farmajo has asked parliamentarians to extend in office
Photo/Somali Times /Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Mogadishu, Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has embarked on a campaign of parliamentarians, trying to prevent the passage
UN urges Somalia to step up fight against graft
Credit: UN James Swan, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia The UN senior envoy in Somalia on Monday called on the government to enhance the fight against corruption
The various layers to the Somaliland-Puntland discord
The Sool-Sanaag dispute involves local, regional and national dynamics. Tensions between Somaliland and Puntland have increased over the past two years, with risks of further instability and
Secret Sh437m spend in lobby for Amina top job
Credit:Daily Nation Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed. She lost her bid to be the continent’s top diplomat to her Chad counterpart, Moussa Faki Mahamat. Kenya spent Sh437.7million in its failed bid
Kenyan police seal off court as Nairobi governor set to face graft charges
Nairobi’s Governor Mike Sonko speaks to a lawyer during a hearing after he was arrested on corruption-related charges, at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya. December 9, 2019.
Saudi Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants
Women sit among men in a newly opened cafe in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, August 2, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances
The European Union has announced a €170 million aid package to support Ethiopia’s economic reform
The European Union has announced a €170 million aid package to support Ethiopia’s economic reform, health, elections and climate change. Newly elected EU Commission president Ursula von der